Chuck Klein Quotes


I worked on a farm. 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.


Citations

"Chuck Klein." SABR BioProject, Society for American Baseball Research, sabr.org/bioproj/person/chuck-klein/.

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Chuck Klein
Chuck Klein
  • Born: October 7, 1904
  • Died: March 28, 1958
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Athlete

Charles Herbert Klein, nicknamed the "Hoosier Hammer", 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).