Chuck Klein

Baseball Player

1904 – 1958

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Who was Chuck Klein?

Charles Herbert "Chuck" Klein, nicknamed the "Hoosier Hammer", was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates. He was one of the most prodigious National League sluggers in the late 1920s and early 1930s. He became the first baseball player to be named to the All-Star Game as a member of two different teams.

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Born
Oct 7, 1904
Indianapolis
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Southport High School
Died
Mar 28, 1958
Indianapolis

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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