Lou Klimchock

Louis Stephen Klimchock
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: October 15, 1939 in Hostetter, PA
Signed: 1957 by the Kansas City Athletics
Acquired: sent from the Milwaukee Braves to complete an earlier deal, September 1965; the Braves had traded two players to be named later (Ernie Bowman and Klimchock) for Billy Cowan
Departed: traded to the Cleveland Indians with Ernie Bowman for Floyd Weaver, October 1966

Only got into five games for the Mets, but did spend time in the big leagues with such vanished franchises as the Kansas City Athletics, Washington Senators, and Milwaukee Braves. Had his most success, however, with the Cleveland Indians right at the end of his career. Pictured here at the beginning, on a 1960 Topps card; 1961 appears below.

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BATTING RECORD

YEAR CLUB     G  AB  R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  TB SB CS SO BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
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1958 K C AL   2  10  2   2  0  0  1   1   5  0  0  1  0   0   0  0 .200 .500 .200
1959 K C AL  17  66 10  18  1  0  4  13  31  0  0  6  1   0   1  0 .284 .470 .273
1960 K C AL  10  10  0   3  0  0  0   0   3  0  0  0  0   0   0  0 .300 .300 .300
1961 K C AL  57 121  8  26  4  1  1  16  35  0  0 13  5   0   1  1 .244 .289 .215
1962 Mil NL   8   8  0   0  0  0  0   0   0  0  0  2  0   0   0  0 .000 .000 .000
1963 2teams  33  60  7  11  1  0  0   3  12  0  1 13  0   0   1  0 .183 .200 .183
1964 Mil NL  10  21  3   7  2  0  0   2   9  0  0  2  1   0   0  0 .364 .429 .333
1965 Mil NL  34  39  3   3  0  0  0   3   3  0  0  8  2   0   0  1 .119 .077 .077
1966 *METS*   5   5  0   0  0  0  0   0   0  0  0  3  0   0   0  0 .000 .000 .000
1968 Cle AL  11  15  0   2  0  0  0   3   2  0  0  0  1   0   0  1 .176 .133 .133
1969 Cle AL  90 258 26  74 13  2  6  26 109  0  0 14 18   0   1  2 .331 .422 .287
1970 Cle AL  41  56  5   9  0  0  1   2  12  0  0  9  3   1   0  1 .213 .214 .161
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METS TOTALS   5   5  0   0  0  0  0   0   0  0  0  3  0   0   0  0 .000 .000 .000
OTHER CLUBS 313 664 64 155 21  3 13  69 221  0  1 68 31   1   4  6 .266 .333 .233
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CAREER TOTS 318 669 64 155 21  3 13  69 221  0  1 71 31   1   4  6 .264 .330 .232

SPLIT SEASONS

YEAR CLUB     G  AB  R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  TB SB CS SO BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
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1963 Was AL   9  14  1   2  0  0  0   2   2  0  0  1  0   0   0  0 .143 .143 .143
1963 Mil NL  24  46  6   9  1  0  0   1  10  0  1 12  0   0   1  0 .196 .217 .196

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This is a list of the cards of this player that I had in my Mets collection before I transferred the ownership of said collection to another diligent and capable Mets fan. The cards that are listed in light gray print and struck through are cards that were sold for charity prior to my divestiture. The cards listed in white text are the ones that still remained until that final deal. Items listed in green I kept out of the deal, just so I'd have something to display in my office and den. At the bottom and listed in orange text are cards that I picked up after the dealing was done, in order to maintain a certain continuity at this site; that is, so I'd have a card to show you at the top of the page, and maybe in the autographs and game-used areas. If an orange card is struck through, it has also departed the collection. I’m still accepting donations, should you feel so moved. Contact me by following this link: NYMHall.

1961 Topps

1960 Leaf #116
1960 Topps #137 (Rookie Star)

1961 Topps #462 (Rookie)

1962 Topps #259

1963 Topps #542

1965 Topps #542

1966 Topps #589

1970 Topps #247

1991 Nobody Beats the Wiz Mets #214

2019 Topps Heritage Real Ones Autographs #ROA-LK (autographed)

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