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Charles Herbert Klein (October 7, 1904 – March 28, 1958), nicknamed "the Hoosier Hammer" because of his Indiana roots, was an American professional baseball outfielder. Klein played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies (1928–1933, 1936–1939, 1940–1944), Chicago Cubs (1934–1936), and Pittsburgh Pirates (1939).

Key Information

Klein led the National League (NL) in home runs four times, and won the NL Most Valuable Player Award in 1932.[1][2] In 1933 he became one of six (at the time) NL players to win a batting Triple Crown. In 1930 he set the NL record for extra-base hits with 107. On July 10, 1936, he hit four home runs in a game, becoming the fourth player to do so.[3] He was the first player to be selected to the All-Star Game as a member of two different teams (Phillies and Cubs). Klein was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1980.[4]

Early life

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Klein was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, on October 7, 1904, the son of immigrant farmers Frank and Margaret Klein.[5] After finishing high school at Southport High School, he began working at a steel mill[6] instead of attending college due to his poor grades at school. As a result, Klein's talents were not noticed by the major league clubs until his early 20s.[7] He was picked up by a semi-pro team and played for them for a few years earning $200 a week (equivalent to $3,620 in 2024).[7] The St. Louis Cardinals noticed his talent and signed him to a minor-league contract. Within a year, he worked his way up to the Cardinals' farm team in Fort Wayne, which played in the Class B Central League (roughly equivalent to today's Double-A).

After hitting 26 homers in 88 games in 1928, Klein was slated to be called up to St. Louis midway through the season. However, Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis discovered that the Cardinals owned a team in Dayton, Ohio, that also played in the Central League with Fort Wayne. Landis ordered the Cardinals to sell off the Fort Wayne team and give up the rights to its players. The Phillies purchased Klein's contract for a sum of $5,000[8] (equivalent to $91,560 in 2024) and in the process outbid the New York Yankees for Klein's services. Klein joined the Phillies in July.

MLB career

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Peak years

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Klein hit .356 in 1929, his first full season, and won the NL home run title. In the middle of the season, the Phillies added a 15-foot screen on top of the short right-field wall of Baker Bowl. The timing was peculiar as Klein was coming off of a torrid July where he hit 14 home runs,[9] and was making a run at the home run record. However, William Baker, the Phillies' notoriously miserly owner, defended the addition of the screen, stating, "a number of accidents happen[ing] on Broad street owing to the balls going over the fence and hitting pedestrians, also damaging automobiles, breaking windshields, etc."[10] For the remainder of the season, due to the new height of the right field wall, Klein only hit 4 home runs in the 25 games he played at Baker Bowl after August 1.[9] In those 25 home games however, he hit 12 doubles.[9] On the last day of the season, the Phillies played a doubleheader against the New York Giants. The Giants' star slugger, Mel Ott, was tied with Klein for the lead with 42. In the first game, Klein homered to put him one ahead of Ott, who was held to a single. In the second game, the Phillies' pitchers walked Ott five straight times, including once with the bases loaded. Early in the 1930 season before their season debut with the Giants, New York press acknowledged that Klein's home run record was tainted, because of what happened with Ott in the last game the previous season. "He calls me the pop fly home run champ." Klein said in referring to Ott. "Say, I can hit a ball farther with one hand than that little runt can with two. Bring on those Giants. I'll eat them up!"[11]

In 1930, Klein enjoyed one of the best offensive years in baseball history, batting .386 with 250 hits and 158 runs scored,[1] all career highs. He also set career bests and still-standing Phillies records with 59 doubles, 170 runs batted in (RBI), a .687 slugging percentage and 445 total bases. No player has had as many total bases in a season since. His 107 extra-base hits that year are a National League record, tied by Barry Bonds in 2001.[12] Along with his batting prowess, Klein was also a good defensive right fielder; he is tenth on the all-time list for assists for a right fielder.[13] 1930 marked the second straight season where Klein had collected at least 200 hits, along with his hitting records he set the single season mark for assists by a right fielder with 44.[14][15] This is due to the height that was added to the right field wall in 1929 which caused more balls to fall in right field.[16] On July 1, 1931, in a game against the Chicago Cubs, Klein hit for the cycle, going 4-for-5 with five RBI.[17] At the end of the season, he led the National League in runs scored with 121 and RBI with 121. He also led the league in home runs for the second time in his career with 31,[15] and amassed at least 200 hits for the third season in a row.

Klein's 1933 Goudey baseball card

After the 1932 season, Klein was awarded the National League MVP award. During the season, he led the league in home runs for the third time, as well as hits and runs scored,[1] he also became the first player in the live-ball era to lead the league in both home runs and stolen bases.[15] No player since has led the league in both categories in the same year. He finished the season with 226 hits, marking the fourth year in a row that he exceeded the 200 hit mark. On May 26, 1933, the Phillies lost a 14 inning game to the St. Louis Cardinals,[18] during this game Klein hit for the cycle for the second time in his career.[15] On July 6, 1933, he became the first Phillies player ever to bat in an All-Star Game after receiving a majority of the fans’ votes.[19] At the end of the season, he became the fourth NL player since 1901 to win the Triple Crown with a batting average of .368, and led the NL in home runs with 28 and RBI with 120.[19][1] At the end of the season, due in part to Carl Hubbell's brilliant pitching season, and the Giants winning the 1933 World Series, Klein finished second in MVP voting behind Hubbell.

Chuck Klein was honored alongside the retired numbers of the Philadelphia Phillies in 2001.

Later career

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On November 21, 1933, Klein was traded to the Cubs for $65,000 (equivalent to $1,578,882 in 2024) and three other players,[1][20][12] Klein hit 20 and 21 home runs in his two full seasons with the Cubs (1934, 1935) and batted .301 and .293 in those seasons respectively. As good as those numbers were, they were nowhere near what Klein had posted in Philadelphia, leading to claims that he would not have hit nearly as many homers had he not played in notoriously hitter-friendly Baker Bowl. The Phillies reacquired him on May 21, 1936. On July 10, 1936, in the spacious Forbes Field, against the 42-34 Pirates, Klein became the first NL player to hit four home runs in a game in the 20th century, and only the 4th player in major league history to accomplish the feat. His fourth home run that game was a leadoff home run in the top of the tenth inning, the Phillies scored 2 more runs to win the game 9–6 after ten innings.[21][22]

Klein went to the Pirates during the 1939 season, but was back in Philadelphia in 1940 for what proved to be his last year as a regular player. From 1941 onward, he never played in more than 50 games in a season, and was often used as a pinch hitter. In his last eight seasons, from 1937 to 1944, he averaged 69 games played, batted .253 and hit 43 home runs.[1] He retired midway through the 1944 season after getting one hit in seven at-bats.

Later life

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After retiring, he owned and operated a bar in Kensington, Philadelphia, until 1947.[12] He endured some difficult financial times, largely due to a drinking problem. He would later suffer a stroke which left one leg paralyzed. By 1947, Klein was living with his brother, and his wife in Indianapolis, Indiana.[12] He died there in 1958.[23]

Legacy

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In his 17-year major league career, Klein played in 1,753 games, batted .320, with 1,201 RBI, 1,168 runs, 2,076 hits, 398 doubles, 74 triples, 300 home runs, .379 on-base percentage, .543 slugging percentage, and an OPS of .922. Klein was known for exploiting the Phillies home park, the Baker Bowl, and its short right field wall.[24] In his career he hit for a .395 average and slugged 164 home runs in only 581 career games at the Baker Bowl.[25] Klein recorded five five-hit games, 36 four-hit games in his career and 28 multi-home run games.

After never receiving more than 28% on the ballot, a campaign was started to get Klein elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame via the Veterans Committee.[26] He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1980 via the Veterans Committee. Richard Nixon listed Klein on his all-time baseball team.[26] In 1999, he ranked number 92 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players,[27] and was a nominee for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team.

As with another Philadelphia legend from the pre-numbers era of baseball, Grover Cleveland Alexander, the Phillies simply honored Klein with his name and an Old English-style "P" where a retired uniform number would go on the outfield wall of Veterans Stadium. The Phillies began using numbers in 1932, and in that season and 1933, Klein wore number 3. He was then traded to the Chicago Cubs, and when he returned to the Phillies in 1936, he wore 32 (later retired by the Phillies for Steve Carlton), and soon switched to 36 (later retired by the Phillies for Robin Roberts) for that season and 1937. In 1938, he wore number 1 (later retired by the Phillies for Richie Ashburn), wore 26 and then 14 (later retired by the Phillies for Jim Bunning) in 1939, wore 29 in 1940 and 1941, 3 again in 1942, 8 in 1943 and 26 again in 1944, his last major league season.[28]

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Charles Herbert "Chuck" Klein (October 7, 1904 – March 28, 1958) was an American professional baseball player who excelled as a in (MLB) for 17 seasons, most notably with the Philadelphia Phillies, where he established himself as one of the National League's premier power hitters during . Born in , , to German immigrant parents, Klein worked in a steel mill after high school before breaking into professional baseball through semipro leagues, debuting with the Phillies in 1928 at age 23. His career stood at .320, with 300 home runs and 1,201 runs batted in (RBIs) over 1,753 games, including stints with the Chicago Cubs (1934–1936) and (1939). Klein's peak years from 1929 to 1933 showcased extraordinary offensive dominance, as he led the National League in home runs four times—starting with a league-record 43 in 1929—and amassed five consecutive seasons of 200 or more hits. In 1930, he set an NL record with 158 runs scored and a .687 , batting .386 with 40 home runs and 170 RBIs. He won the National League Most Valuable Player Award in 1932 after batting .348 with 38 home runs and 137 RBIs, and captured the Triple Crown in 1933 by leading the league in (.368), home runs (28), and RBIs (120). Notable feats included on May 26, 1933, and becoming the first NL player to hit four home runs in a single game on July 10, 1936, while with the Cubs. Klein contributed to the Cubs' 1935 appearance, batting .333 with one . After being traded back to the Phillies in mid-1936, his later career was hampered by injuries and trades that reflected the Phillies' financial struggles. He served as a coach for the Phillies from 1942 to 1945 and briefly owned a in before a 1947 stroke affected his health, leading to his divorce in 1956. Klein died of a cerebral hemorrhage in at age 53 and was posthumously inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1980 by the Veterans Committee, honoring his slugging prowess often compared to in the National League.

Early years

Childhood and education

Charles Herbert "Chuck" Klein was born on October 7, 1904, in , , to German immigrant parents Frank and Margaret Klein, who owned a small corn south of the city. As the son of farmers, Klein grew up immersed in rural life, performing manual labor on the family from a young age while enjoying simple pastimes such as and in the nearby White River. He later reflected on his boyhood, stating, “I worked on a . Played ball, and loafed along the fishing and swimming holes of the White River, and my boyhood was not a lot different from that of other youngsters.” Klein's formal education began at Silver Nock Grammar School, which he entered at age six. He then attended Southport High School starting in 1919, graduating in 1923, where he distinguished himself as a star and slugger on the team despite struggling academically. His poor grades ultimately barred him from pursuing , limiting his opportunities beyond high school sports. Following graduation, Klein briefly worked on a , wielding a , before taking a job at the Chapman-Prico in from 1923 to 1926. There, he performed grueling physical tasks, such as heaving 200-pound ingots, which significantly built his strength and endurance, transforming him into a robust 6-foot, 190-pound by 1927. Klein himself acknowledged the mill's impact, noting, “There is one thing I can say about working in a . If it does not kill you, it will make a man out of you.” This period of honed the physique that would later serve him well in , leading him to play semipro games as a stepping stone to professional scouting.

Minor league beginnings

In 1927, while playing semipro for the Keystone Athletic Club in , Chuck Klein was scouted by Prohibition agent Adolph Stahlman, who recommended him to A.G. Beard, owner of the Evansville Hubs in the Three-I League. This opportunity came after Klein had built a strong physical foundation through years of labor in a in , honing the durability that would define his . Klein signed a with the Cardinals organization and was assigned to the Evansville Hubs, where he quickly impressed in his brief stint, batting .327 with 2 home runs in 14 games. However, his season ended abruptly in his 15th game when he broke his ankle sliding into third base, sidelining him for the remainder of and limiting his development that year. Following recovery from the injury over the winter, Klein's contract was sold to Fort Wayne in the for $200 before the 1928 season. The Philadelphia Phillies then purchased his contract from Fort Wayne for $7,500 later that year, but he remained with the Fort Wayne team, where he thrived under manager Punch Knoll, hitting .331 with 26 home runs and 29 doubles in 88 games. This performance showcased his power and consistency, setting the stage for his major league transition.

Major League Baseball career

Philadelphia Phillies (1928–1933)

Charles Herbert Klein made his major league debut with the Philadelphia Phillies on July 30, 1928, as a against the at the , and quickly established himself as a promising . Acquired from the Fort Wayne Chiefs of the earlier that summer for $5,000, Klein appeared in 64 games that rookie season, primarily in right field, where he batted .360 with 11 home runs and 34 RBI, helping to solidify his role on a struggling Phillies team that finished last in the National League. In 1929, Klein's first full season, he emerged as one of the league's premier power hitters, batting .356 with 43 home runs—a Phillies record that stood until 1979—and 145 RBI, earning 11th place in National League voting. This performance transitioned him to a full-time starting position in right field, where his strong arm and speed complemented his offensive prowess. The following year, 1930, Klein led the National League with 158 runs scored—a single-season record at the time—and 44 outfield assists, while batting .386 with 40 home runs and 170 RBI, finishing fourth in MVP balloting. Klein's peak came in 1932, when he captured the National League MVP Award after leading the circuit with a .348 , 38 home runs, 137 RBI, and 20 stolen bases, becoming the only player in the post-1920 era to top the league in both home runs and stolen bases in the same season. His exceptional all-around play highlighted the Phillies' offense despite the team's seventh-place finish. In 1933, Klein achieved the Triple Crown, leading the National League with a .368 , 28 home runs, and 120 RBI, though he finished second in MVP voting to Carl Hubbell of the . Much of Klein's power output during this period was amplified by the dimensions of the Phillies' home ballpark, , which featured a notably short right field distance of 280 feet to the foul pole, protected by a 60-foot-high wall known as the "Baker Wall." This configuration favored left-handed pull hitters like Klein, who slugged .420 at home compared to .296 between 1929 and 1933, resulting in 131 of his 180 home runs during that span coming at . On November 21, 1933, amid the Phillies' financial difficulties, Klein was traded to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for outfielder Harvey Hendrick, infielder , infielder Ted Kleinhans, and $65,000, marking the end of his initial stint with .

Chicago Cubs and return to Phillies (1934–1936)

Following his trade to the Chicago Cubs on November 21, 1933, in exchange for outfielder Harvey Hendrick, infielder , infielder Ted Kleinhans, and $65,000, Klein joined a contending team as their right fielder. In 1934, he started strongly, batting .301 through the early season, but suffered a leg injury on May 30 while sliding into third base during a game against the , which sidelined him and limited him to 115 games overall, with 20 home runs and 80 RBIs. The injury hampered his mobility and power for the next two years, contributing to a dip in production despite his selection to the that summer. Klein's contributions proved vital to the Cubs' 1935 National League pennant win, as he played in 119 games with a .293 , 21 , and 73 RBIs. In the against the Detroit Tigers, he delivered key hits in Games 5 and 6, including a two-run in the third inning of Game 5 at that helped the Cubs stave off elimination with a 3-1 victory, and a single in Game 6 that advanced a runner during Chicago's late rally. Though the Cubs lost the series 4-2, Klein batted .333 with one and two RBIs over five games, showcasing the aggressive plate approach he had carried from his Phillies days, where opponents like the Giants' had reportedly been intentionally walked to avoid facing him in critical spots as early as 1929. On May 21, , amid the Cubs' early struggles and Klein's ongoing recovery from injury—where he had appeared in only 29 games batting .294 with five home runs—the team traded him back to the Phillies along with pitcher Fabian Kowalik for outfielder , pitcher Curt Davis, and $35,000 in cash. Reinvigorated in familiar surroundings, Klein thrived with , batting .309 in 117 games for the season with 20 home runs and 86 RBIs, helping the last-place Phillies avoid a total collapse. His highlight came on July 10 at against the , when he hit four home runs—one each in the first, fifth, seventh, and tenth innings—in a 9-6, 10-inning victory, becoming the first National Leaguer in the modern era to achieve the feat and tying the major-league record at the time.

Later teams and retirement (1937–1944)

Following his return to the Philadelphia Phillies in 1936, Chuck Klein experienced a noticeable decline in performance starting in 1937, as age and lingering injuries began to affect his output. In 1937, he batted .325 with 15 home runs and 57 RBI over 115 games, but his production dropped sharply the next year to .247 with just 8 home runs and 61 RBI in 129 games, partly due to the Phillies' move to the more spacious , which reduced his power numbers compared to the hitter-friendly . This trend continued into 1939, when Klein hit only .191 in 25 games with the Phillies before being released on June 6. Klein quickly signed with the on June 7, 1939, where he rebounded to bat .284 with 12 s and 56 RBI combined across both teams in 110 games that season. However, after being released by the in March 1940, he returned to the Phillies on March 26 and struggled further, posting a .218 average with 7 s and 37 RBI in 116 games. His playing time diminished thereafter; in 1941, he appeared in 50 games as a pinch-hitter, batting .123 with 1 . From 1942 to 1944, Klein's role shifted increasingly to coaching for the Phillies, a position he held from through 1945, while making sporadic appearances as a player. He batted .071 in 14 games in 1942, .100 in 12 games in 1943, and .143 in just 4 games in 1944, recording his final hit on June 11 of that year before being released on June 12. At age 39, Klein retired from playing after the 1944 season, concluding a 17-year major league career that spanned 1,753 games.

Personal life

Marriage and family

Chuck Klein married Mary Torpey Leet, a from whom he had met in Medford Lakes, , on May 22, 1936, at St. Mary's Church in , shortly after his trade back to the Philadelphia Phillies. The couple settled in , where Klein resumed his playing career, and their marriage remained childless throughout its duration. Klein maintained close ties to his parents, German immigrants Frank Klein, a farmer and local deputy sheriff, and Margaret Vacker Klein, particularly with his mother after his father's death in 1926; he returned to in 1947 to live with her and his brother until her passing in 1955. Outside of , Klein pursued off-field interests, including ownership of a neighborhood at Coral and York streets in Philadelphia's section starting in 1945, a venture that involved his amid his post-playing years. The marriage ended in in 1956 after 20 years, strained by financial difficulties from the failure of his business.

Health issues and death

Following his playing retirement in 1944, Klein served as a coach for the Phillies until 1945, after which he owned and operated a at the corner of Coral and York streets in 's neighborhood. This venture, however, was short-lived, as Klein faced mounting financial difficulties exacerbated by and chronic , ultimately forcing the sale of the in 1947. Klein's health vulnerabilities traced back to earlier injuries during his , including a broken ankle in while sliding into third base during a minor league with Evansville, which sidelined him for much of the season and threatened his professional prospects. Similarly, a leg muscle tear on May 30, 1934, caused him to miss time but still allowed him to play in 115 games that season with the Chicago Cubs, contributing to a subpar performance and foreshadowing long-term mobility issues. These incidents, combined with years of heavy drinking and poor nutrition, culminated in a severe in 1947 at age 42, which paralyzed his left and was attributed to a . After the stroke, Klein returned to his native to recover under the care of his mother and brother, quitting alcohol entirely and achieving partial improvement through and , though he never regained full mobility and was unable to return to work in his final years. His public appearances became rare, confined mostly to occasional visits with family and limited social outings, as ongoing weakness and dependency on a cane restricted his activities. Klein's health deteriorated further, leading to his death from a cerebral hemorrhage on March 28, 1958, at age 53 in . He was buried at Holy Cross and Saint Joseph Cemetery in , with the Phillies organization issuing public condolences and reflecting on his legacy as a key figure in the team's history.

Legacy

Career statistics and records

Over his 17-season Major League career from 1928 to 1944, Chuck Klein compiled a .320 with 2,076 hits, 300 home runs, 1,201 runs batted in, and 1,168 runs scored in 1,752 games. His adjusted OPS+ of 137 ranked him among the top offensive outfielders of his era, reflecting strong performance relative to league and park-adjusted standards. Klein set several National League records, including 158 runs scored in 1930, which tied the modern-era mark and underscored his speed and on-base ability. That same year, he established the single-season record for outfield assists with 44, a mark that remains unbroken and highlights his defensive range in right field. In his peak years with the Philadelphia Phillies, Klein delivered standout statistical performances. In 1930, he batted .386 with 40 home runs, 170 RBI, and 250 while leading the league in (445). The following season, 1932, saw him hit .348 with 38 home runs and 137 RBI, again topping the NL in (226) and (420). In 1933, Klein won the Triple Crown with a .368 average, 28 home runs, and 120 RBI, anchoring his MVP-caliber production. Klein's power numbers were notably influenced by , the Phillies' home park, which featured a short right-field wall favoring left-handed hitters like him. During his tenure (1928–1933), he hit 131 of 191 s at compared to 60 on the road, a disparity that inflated his totals relative to neutral conditions; park-adjusted estimates suggest his career output would drop by about 38 when normalized. Compared to National League peers such as (career OPS+ 155) and (OPS+ 125), Klein's adjusted metrics held up well despite the park boost, positioning him as a top-tier slugger in a dead-ball transition era. Klein was selected to the first two All-Star Games, representing the National League in 1933 as a Phillie and in 1934 after his trade to the Chicago Cubs, making him the inaugural player to earn consecutive selections across team changes.

Awards and honors

Chuck Klein's outstanding performance in the 1932 season earned him the National League Award, recognizing his league-leading 38 home runs, 137 runs batted in, and .348 . In 1933, Klein achieved the rare Triple Crown by leading the National League in (.368), home runs (28), and RBIs (120), becoming one of only 10 players in MLB history to accomplish this feat at the time. He was also a four-time National League home run leader, topping the circuit in 1929 with 43, and again in 1931 (31), 1932 (38), and 1933 (28). Klein's contributions to baseball were posthumously honored with his induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1980 by the Veterans Committee, acknowledging his impact as a prolific hitter and during the 1930s. That same year, he was inducted into the Philadelphia Phillies Wall of Fame, celebrating his tenure with the franchise where he spent the majority of his career. In 2001, the Phillies retired his jersey number—symbolized by the letter "P" due to his use of multiple numbers—further cementing his legacy with the team. The () has recognized Klein through detailed biographical profiles that highlight his exceptional outfield play, including his strong throwing arm and defensive prowess in right field, which complemented his offensive achievements. These retrospectives emphasize his role as one of the era's premier sluggers and all-around players, influencing modern evaluations of talent.

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