Ed Klieman
Edward Frederick Klieman "Specs; Babe"
Born: March 21, 1918
Norwood, OH US
Deceased: November 15, 1979
Homosassa, FL US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 190
Career: 1937-1951
Major League Statistics
Ed Klieman compiled a career record of 105 wins and 69 losses and a 3.48 ERA in his 276-game pitching career with the Fremont Reds, Columbia Senators, Columbia Reds, Charleston Senators, Jacksonville Tars, Cedar Rapids Raiders, Baltimore Orioles, Indianapolis Indians and Sacramento Solons. He began playing during the 1937 season and last took the field during the 1951 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | D | OHSL4 | Fremont Reds | 6 | 9 | .400 | 3.97 | 20 | 136.0 | 149 | 73 | 60 | 40 | ||||||||||||
| 1938 | B | SALL2 | Columbia Senators | 11 | 7 | .611 | 3.88 | 25 | 137.0 | 142 | 74 | 59 | 42 | ||||||||||||
| 1939 | B | SALL2 | Columbia Reds | 12 | 12 | .500 | 3.54 | 34 | 224.0 | 236 | 110 | 88 | 83 | ||||||||||||
| 1940 | C | MATL | Charleston Senators | 9 | 5 | .643 | 4.43 | 20 | 122.0 | 135 | 70 | 60 | 37 | ||||||||||||
| 1941 | C | MATL | Charleston Senators | 16 | 10 | .615 | 2.23 | 32 | 206.0 | 161 | 85 | 51 | 82 | ||||||||||||
| 1942 | B | IIIL | Cedar Rapids Raiders | 17 | 7 | .708 | 3.28 | 35 | 181.0 | 184 | 91 | 66 | 60 | ||||||||||||
| 1943 | AA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | 23 | 11 | .676 | 2.84 | 45 | 32 | 17 | 2 | 276.0 | 245 | 109 | 87 | 103 | 105 | 6 | 0 | 15 | |||||
| 1946 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 8 | 5 | .615 | 4.13 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 109.0 | 114 | 56 | 50 | 45 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1950 | AAA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | 0 | 0 | 5.33 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.0 | 34 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| 1951 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento Solons | 3 | 3 | .500 | 5.73 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.0 | 47 | 34 | 28 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Totals | 105 | 69 | .603 | 3.48 | 276 | 47 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1462.0 | 1447 | 721 | 565 | 0 | 529 | 0 | 170 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | D | OHSL4 | Fremont Reds | 39 | 98 | 98 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .204 | .204 | .224 | .429 | 22 | |||||||||||
| 1938 | B | SALL2 | Columbia Senators | 26 | 55 | 55 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .218 | .418 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1939 | B | SALL2 | Columbia Reds | 35 | 79 | 79 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .316 | .316 | .367 | .684 | 29 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | B | SALL2 | (+) Jacksonville Tars | 14 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | C | MATL | Charleston Senators | 20 | 43 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .233 | .233 | .302 | .535 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | B | SALL2 | (+) Columbia Reds | 14 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | C | MATL | Charleston Senators | 33 | 74 | 74 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .270 | .284 | .554 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 1942 | B | IIIL | Cedar Rapids Raiders | 36 | 67 | 67 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .179 | .179 | .209 | .388 | 14 | |||||||||||
| 1943 | AA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | 45 | 107 | 88 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | .193 | .260 | .216 | .476 | 19 | 0 | 11 | |||
| 1946 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 19 | 43 | 37 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .243 | .282 | .351 | .633 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1950 | AAA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1951 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento Solons | 32 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Totals | 300 | 574 | 548 | 17 | 125 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 25 | .228 | .242 | .265 | .507 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | D | OHSL4 | Fremont Reds | P | 20 | .000 | |||||
| 1938 | B | SALL2 | Columbia Senators | P | 25 | .000 | |||||
| 1939 | B | SALL2 | Columbia Reds | P | 34 | .000 | |||||
| 1940 | C | MATL | Charleston Senators | P | 20 | .000 | |||||
| 1941 | C | MATL | Charleston Senators | P | 32 | .000 | |||||
| 1942 | B | IIIL | Cedar Rapids Raiders | P | 35 | .000 | |||||
| 1943 | AA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | P | 45 | 19 | 68 | 5 | 5 | .946 | 1.933 |
| 1946 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | P | 18 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.611 |
| 1950 | AAA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | P | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .400 |
| 1951 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento Solons | P | 32 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | .938 | .469 |
| Totals | 276 | 26 | 111 | 6 | 8 | .958 | .496 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | D | Ohio State League | Fremont Reds | CIN | ||
| 1938 | B | South Atlantic League | Columbia Senators | CIN | ||
| 1939 | B | South Atlantic League | Columbia Reds | CIN | ||
| 1940 | C | Middle Atlantic League | Charleston Senators | CLE | ||
| 1940 | B | South Atlantic League | Jacksonville Tars | |||
| 1940 | B | South Atlantic League | Columbia Reds | CIN | ||
| 1941 | C | Middle Atlantic League | Charleston Senators | CLE | ||
| 1942 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Cedar Rapids Raiders | CLE | ||
| 1943 | AA | International League | Baltimore Orioles | CLE | ||
| 1946 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | BSN | ||
| 1950 | AAA | International League | Baltimore Orioles | SLA | ||
| 1951 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Sacramento Solons | CHA |
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