Billy Klaus
William Joseph Klaus
Born: December 9, 1928
Spring Grove, IL USA
Deceased: 2006
Sarasota, FL USA
Primary Position: SS
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, SS, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 160
Career: 1952-1963
Minor League Statistics
Billy Klaus compiled a career batting average of .249 with 40 home runs and 250 RBI in his 821-game career with the Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Washington Senators and Philadelphia Phillies. He began playing during the 1952 season and last took the field during the 1963 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | NL | Boston Braves | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .200 | .000 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 135 | 610 | 541 | 83 | 153 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 60 | 6 | 0 | 60 | 44 | .283 | .351 | .377 | .729 | 204 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 1956 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 135 | 620 | 520 | 91 | 141 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 43 | .271 | .378 | .387 | .764 | 201 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 1957 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 127 | 537 | 477 | 76 | 120 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 53 | .252 | .326 | .369 | .695 | 176 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 1958 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 61 | 93 | 88 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 | .159 | .204 | .239 | .443 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 104 | 377 | 321 | 33 | 80 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 51 | 38 | .249 | .350 | .312 | .662 | 100 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1960 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 46 | 53 | 43 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | .209 | .346 | .326 | .672 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | AL | Washington Senators | 91 | 287 | 251 | 26 | 57 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 34 | .227 | .311 | .359 | .670 | 90 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 1962 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 102 | 283 | 248 | 30 | 51 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 43 | .206 | .290 | .302 | .593 | 75 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 1963 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 11 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .056 | .105 | .056 | .161 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 821 | 2887 | 2513 | 357 | 626 | 106 | 15 | 40 | 250 | 14 | 7 | 331 | 285 | .249 | .335 | .351 | .686 | 882 | 37 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 7 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | NL | Boston Braves | SS | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .250 | |
| 1955 | AL | Boston Red Sox | SS | 126 | 121 | 1099.7 | 207 | 391 | 28 | 55 | .955 | 4.894 | 4.746 |
| 1955 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 8 | 8 | 68.0 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 0 | .900 | 3.574 | 3.375 |
| 1956 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 106 | 105 | 944.0 | 120 | 242 | 21 | 18 | .945 | 3.451 | 3.415 |
| 1956 | AL | Boston Red Sox | SS | 26 | 25 | 228.7 | 35 | 64 | 6 | 8 | .943 | 3.897 | 3.808 |
| 1957 | AL | Boston Red Sox | SS | 118 | 116 | 1026.0 | 204 | 417 | 25 | 93 | .961 | 5.447 | 5.263 |
| 1958 | AL | Boston Red Sox | SS | 27 | 8 | 115.3 | 18 | 35 | 7 | 2 | .883 | 4.136 | 1.963 |
| 1959 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | SS | 59 | 41 | 407.0 | 77 | 147 | 7 | 21 | .970 | 4.953 | 3.797 |
| 1959 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 3B | 49 | 45 | 362.3 | 43 | 84 | 6 | 7 | .955 | 3.155 | 2.592 |
| 1959 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 2B | 1 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1960 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 2B | 30 | 3 | 85.7 | 19 | 29 | 2 | 9 | .960 | 5.043 | 1.600 |
| 1960 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | SS | 12 | 5 | 47.0 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 5.170 | 2.250 |
| 1960 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 3B | 2 | 2 | 15.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.600 | 3.000 |
| 1961 | AL | Washington Senators | 3B | 51 | 43 | 406.0 | 40 | 107 | 6 | 3 | .961 | 3.259 | 2.882 |
| 1961 | AL | Washington Senators | SS | 18 | 16 | 141.0 | 24 | 47 | 2 | 8 | .973 | 4.532 | 3.944 |
| 1961 | AL | Washington Senators | 2B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 |
| 1961 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1962 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 3B | 53 | 39 | 345.3 | 43 | 72 | 2 | 4 | .983 | 2.997 | 2.170 |
| 1962 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | SS | 30 | 8 | 131.0 | 29 | 49 | 7 | 11 | .918 | 5.359 | 2.600 |
| 1962 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 2B | 11 | 7 | 67.0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 5.642 | 3.818 |
| 1963 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 3B | 3 | 2 | 17.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.647 | 1.667 |
| 1963 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | SS | 5 | 0 | 12.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | .600 |
| Totals | 741 | 594 | 5523.0 | 899 | 1756 | 123 | 252 | .956 | 4.326 | 3.583 |
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
