Player
Billy Klaus
Player Info
- Full Name
- William Joseph
- Born
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December 9, 1928
Spring Grove, IL, USA - Died
- December 3, 2006
- Size
- 5'9" / 160 lbs
- B/T
- L / R
- Debut
- April 16, 1952
- Final Game
- May 17, 1963
- Career
- 12 years
Teams
- Boston Braves 1952-1952
- Milwaukee Braves 1953-1953
- Boston Red Sox 1955-1958
- Baltimore Orioles 1959-1960
- Washington Senators 1961-1961
- Philadelphia Phillies 1962-1963
Career Batting
821
G
.249
AVG
626
H
40
HR
250
RBI
.687
OPS
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Philadelphia Phillies | 11 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .056 |
| 1962 | Philadelphia Phillies | 102 | 248 | 51 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 30 | .206 |
| 1961 | Washington Senators | 91 | 251 | 57 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 26 | .227 |
| 1960 | Baltimore Orioles | 46 | 43 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .209 |
| 1959 | Baltimore Orioles | 104 | 321 | 80 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 33 | .249 |
| 1958 | Boston Red Sox | 61 | 88 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .159 |
| 1957 | Boston Red Sox | 127 | 477 | 120 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 76 | .252 |
| 1956 | Boston Red Sox | 135 | 520 | 141 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 91 | .271 |
| 1955 | Boston Red Sox | 135 | 541 | 153 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 83 | .283 |
| 1953 | Milwaukee Braves | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| 1952 | Boston Braves | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 |