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Ed
Klieman		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 195
 
Born: March 21, 1918 in Usa, OH, NORWOOD
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1943 25 STL NL   7 2 3 3 4 5 5 7 7 7
1944 26 TAM AL   7 3 3 3 4 5 5 7 7 7
1945 27 MIN AL $ 300,000 6 2 3 2 5 6 5 7 7 7
1946 28 MIN AL $ 300,000 5 2 3 3 4 5 5 7 8 7
1947 29 MIN AL   5 2 2 2 4 5 4 6 7 7
1948 30 MIN AL   5 2 2 2 4 5 4 7 7 7
1949 31 MIN AL   5 2 2 2 4 5 4 7 7 7
1950 32 MIN AL   5 2 2 2 4 4 4 7 7 7
1951 33 MIN AL   5 1 1 1 4 4 4 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings   5 1 1 1 4 4 4 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 7 3 3 3 5 6 5 7 8 7
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1943 25 STL NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1944 26 TAM AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1945 27 MIN AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1946 28 MIN AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1947 29 MIN AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1948 30 MIN AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1949 31 MIN AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1950 32 MIN AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1951 33 MIN AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1943 25 AAA   1 2 .333 10 0 0 0 5 9.0 11 7 1 5 3 7.00 .306 .390 .472 .862  
1944 26 AA   4 9 .308 48 0 0 0 22 53.7 54 23 5 27 29 3.86 .276 .363 .393 .756  
1945 27 MIN AL 0 2 .000 25 0 0 0 0 39.0 31 12 1 23 4 2.77 .217 .325 .252 .577 2.5
1946 28 MIN AL 0 1 .000 29 1 0 0 0 49.7 66 28 4 28 7 5.07 .330 .409 .435 .844 1.4
1947 29 AAA   1 2 .333 27 0 0 0 0 47.0 54 22 3 29 24 4.21 .290 .386 .398 .784  
1948 30 AAA   0 1 .000 14 0 0 0 0 23.7 27 15 2 13 11 5.71 .293 .381 .435 .816  
1949 31 AAA   2 1 .667 37 0 0 0 0 63.3 67 36 4 45 39 5.12 .273 .386 .384 .770  
1950 32 AAA   0 2 .000 7 0 0 0 0 9.0 13 9 1 9 2 9.00 .325 .449 .425 .874  
1951 33 AAA   2 0 1.000 14 0 0 0 0 28.3 26 10 1 19 12 3.18 .250 .366 .346 .712  
2 Years Sim 0 3 .000 54 1 0 0 0 88.7 97 40 5 51 11 4.06 .283 .374 .359 .732 3.9
6 Years AAA 6 8 .429 109 0 0 0 5 180.3 198 99 12 120 91 4.94 .282 .386 .395 .782  
1 Years AA 4 9 .308 48 0 0 0 22 53.7 54 23 5 27 29 3.86 .276 .363 .393 .756  
7 Years Minors 10 17 .370 157 0 0 0 27 234.0 252 122 17 147 120 4.69 .280 .381 .395 .776  
Season Average 0 1 .000 27 0 0 0 0 44.3 48 20 2 25 5 4.06 .283 .374 .359 .732  
Career Highs 0 2 .000 29 1 0 0 0 49.7 66 28 4 28 7 5.07 .330 .409 .435 .844  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   39 16 2 21 7   .228 .313 .281 .593
vs LH   58 24 3 30 4   .337 .436 .436 .872
Home 0 1 .000 24 0 0 0 0 35.3 39 14 2 21 3 3.57 .281 .375 .353 .728
Away 0 2 .000 30 1 0 0 0 53.3 58 26 3 30 8 4.39 .284 .376 .363 .739
Mar/Apr 0 3 .000 14 1 0 0 0 22.3 21 9 1 9 4 3.63 .250 .323 .333 .656
May 0 0 .000 11 0 0 0 0 16.7 21 13 2 14 1 7.02 .323 .443 .446 .889
June 0 0 .000 8 0 0 0 0 13.7 22 10 1 9 0 6.59 .393 .477 .500 .977
July 0 0 .000 7 0 0 0 0 7.3 9 3 1 2 0 3.69 .300 .344 .400 .744
August 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 0 10.3 7 3 0 6 3 2.61 .189 .302 .216 .519
Sep/Oct 0 0 .000 9 0 0 0 0 18.3 17 2 0 11 3 0.98 .239 .341 .254 .595
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1945 27 MIN AL 25 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
1946 28 MIN AL 29 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .286 .333 .619 0.7 0.1
2 Years Sim 54 12 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .083 .154 .167 .321 0.1 0.1
162 Game Average 36 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .083 .154 .167 .321 0.4  
Career Highs 29 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .286 .333 .619 0.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   11 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .091 .167 .182 .348 -0.2
vs LH   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Home 24 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .400 .600 0.3
Away 30 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .125 .000 .125 -0.7
RISP   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Mar/Apr 10 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 1.000 1.667 0.6
May 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
June 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
August 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Sep/Oct 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1945 27 MIN AL P 25 0 39.0 6 10 0 0 1.000 3.69    
1946 28 MIN AL P 29 1 49.7 4 10 0 0 1.000 2.54    
Career Totals   54 1 88.7 10 20 0 0 1.000 3.05    
Career Highs   29 1 49.7 6 10 0 0 1.000 3.69    
History
Drafted in 4th round, 63rd overall pick, by Tampa Bay in 1943
Injured on 4/24/1943 with a Torn Ligament Elbow, out for full season
Traded from Tampa Bay to St. Louis on 7/1/1943 (Going to STL: 3B Connie Ryan, 2B Babe Barna, P Junior Thompson, P Ed Klieman. Going to TAM: 1B Les Fleming, P Ken Heintzelman, P Sam Nahem, RF Enos Slaughter)
Traded from St. Louis to Tampa Bay on 3/3/1944 (Going to TAM: 2B Babe Barna, P Ed Klieman. Going to STL: 3B Chuck Aleno)
Traded from Tampa Bay to Minnesota on 4/2/1945 (Going to TAM: P Nick Strincevich. Going to MIN: P Ed Klieman, P Whitey Wilshere, LF Chet Laabs)
Had first career hit (double) on 4/7/1946, off Johnny Rigney (NYA)
Injured on 5/22/1948 with a Sore Back, out for 1-2 weeks
 
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