Bob Klinger
Robert Harold Klinger
Born: June 4, 1908
Allenton, MO US
Deceased: August 19, 1977
Villa Ridge, MO US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 180
Career: 1929-1950
Major League Statistics
Bob Klinger compiled a career record of 115 wins and 105 losses and a 3.88 ERA in his 401-game pitching career with the Shawnee Robins, Danville Veterans, Houston Buffaloes, Elmira Red Birds, Rochester Red Wings, Columbus Red Birds, Elmira Red Wings, Sacramento Solons, Oakland Oaks, Houston Buffalos, Indianapolis Indians and Jersey City Giants. He began playing during the 1929 season and last took the field during the 1950 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | C | WA | Shawnee Robins | 14 | 8 | .636 | 2.79 | 30 | 184.0 | 190 | 106 | 57 | 52 | ||||||||||||
| 1930 | B | IIIL | Danville Veterans | 12 | 9 | .571 | 4.38 | 27 | 187.0 | 211 | 125 | 91 | 101 | ||||||||||||
| 1931 | B | IIIL | Danville Veterans | 8 | 11 | .421 | 4.50 | 29 | 174.0 | 178 | 121 | 87 | 104 | ||||||||||||
| 1931 | A | TL | Houston Buffaloes | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 1932 | B | EL | Elmira Red Birds | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.74 | 19 | 137.0 | 108 | 67 | 57 | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 1932 | AA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.50 | 6 | 18.0 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| 1932 | B | IIIL | Danville Veterans | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0.00 | 5 | 26.0 | 28 | 18 | 12 | |||||||||||||
| 1932 | AA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.00 | 5 | 9.0 | 12 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 1933 | A | EL | Elmira Red Wings | 16 | 12 | .571 | 3.08 | 37 | 234.0 | 227 | 98 | 80 | 84 | ||||||||||||
| 1934 | AA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | 15 | 13 | .536 | 4.76 | 40 | 189.0 | 209 | 127 | 100 | 82 | ||||||||||||
| 1935 | AA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | 14 | 14 | .500 | 4.27 | 49 | 34 | 255.0 | 322 | 155 | 121 | 85 | |||||||||||
| 1936 | AA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4.42 | 11 | 9 | 59.0 | 70 | 40 | 29 | 19 | |||||||||||
| 1936 | AA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 7 | 4 | .636 | 4.79 | 32 | 9 | 109.0 | 131 | 68 | 58 | 54 | |||||||||||
| 1937 | AA | PCL | Sacramento Solons | 19 | 13 | .594 | 3.77 | 37 | 279.0 | 292 | 126 | 117 | 81 | ||||||||||||
| 1948 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 16 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1948 | AA | TL | Houston Buffalos | 0 | 3 | .000 | 3.06 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | 52 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 1949 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 32 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1950 | AAA | IL | Jersey City Giants | 0 | 0 | 3.75 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Totals | 115 | 105 | .523 | 3.88 | 401 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1923.0 | 2064 | 1095 | 830 | 0 | 780 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | C | WA | Shawnee Robins | 32 | 77 | 77 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .208 | .208 | .273 | .481 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 1930 | B | IIIL | Danville Veterans | 27 | 77 | 77 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .273 | .286 | .558 | 22 | |||||||||||
| 1931 | B | IIIL | Danville Veterans | 32 | 80 | 80 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .312 | .312 | .475 | .788 | 38 | |||||||||||
| 1932 | AA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1932 | B | EL | Elmira Red Birds | 19 | 50 | 50 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .220 | .220 | .280 | .500 | 14 | |||||||||||
| 1933 | A | EL | Elmira Red Wings | 38 | 80 | 80 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .138 | .138 | .138 | .275 | 11 | |||||||||||
| 1934 | AA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | 42 | 68 | 68 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .221 | .221 | .250 | .471 | 17 | |||||||||||
| 1935 | AA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | 51 | 93 | 93 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .194 | .194 | .204 | .398 | 19 | |||||||||||
| 1936 | AA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | 11 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .211 | .211 | .316 | .526 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1936 | AA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 33 | 41 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .098 | .098 | .122 | .220 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1937 | AA | PCL | Sacramento Solons | 37 | 112 | 112 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .259 | .268 | .527 | 30 | |||||||||||
| 1948 | AA | TL | Houston Buffalos | 17 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1948 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1949 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 32 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 392 | 723 | 722 | 1 | 157 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .217 | .217 | .258 | .475 | 186 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | B | IIIL | Danville Veterans | P | 29 | .000 | |||||
| 1931 | A | TL | Houston Buffaloes | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1932 | AA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 6 | .000 | |||||
| 1932 | B | IIIL | Danville Veterans | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1932 | AA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1932 | B | EL | Elmira Red Birds | P | 19 | .000 | |||||
| 1933 | A | EL | Elmira Red Wings | P | 37 | .000 | |||||
| 1935 | AA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | P | 49 | .000 | |||||
| 1936 | AA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 32 | .000 | |||||
| 1936 | AA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | P | 11 | .000 | |||||
| 1948 | AA | TL | Houston Buffalos | P | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .294 |
| 1948 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | P | 16 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 1949 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | P | 32 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .800 | .125 |
| 1950 | AAA | IL | Jersey City Giants | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 267 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | .944 | .064 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | C | Western Association | Shawnee Robins | SLN | ||
| 1930 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Danville Veterans | SLN | ||
| 1931 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Danville Veterans | SLN | ||
| 1931 | A | Texas League | Houston Buffaloes | SLN | ||
| 1932 | B | New York-Pennsylvania League | Elmira Red Birds | SLN | ||
| 1932 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Danville Veterans | SLN | ||
| 1932 | AA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | SLN | ||
| 1932 | AA | American Association 2 | Columbus Red Birds | SLN | ||
| 1933 | A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Elmira Red Wings | SLN | ||
| 1934 | AA | American Association 2 | Columbus Red Birds | SLN | ||
| 1935 | AA | American Association 2 | Columbus Red Birds | SLN | ||
| 1936 | AA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | SLN | ||
| 1936 | AA | American Association 2 | Columbus Red Birds | SLN | ||
| 1937 | AA | Pacific Coast League | Sacramento Solons | SLN | ||
| 1948 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oakland Oaks | |||
| 1948 | AA | Texas League | Houston Buffalos | SLN | ||
| 1949 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | PIT | ||
| 1950 | AAA | International League | Jersey City Giants | NY1 |
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