biography
| name: |
Klein, Charles Herbert
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known as Chuck
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pronunciation:
[kliyn]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1904–58)
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| biography:
| Baseball player, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. During his 17 year career as an outfielder, mostly with the Philadelphia Phillies (1928–44), he posted a lifetime batting average of ·320 and hit 300 home runs. He is the only player in the 20th-c to collect 200 or more hits in each of his first five major league seasons. In 1980 he was elected to baseball's Hall of Fame. |
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