Bob Klinger
Encyclopedia
Robert Harold Klinger was a professional baseball
player. He was a right-handed pitcher
over parts of eight seasons (1938–1943, 1946–1947) with the Pittsburgh Pirates
and Boston Red Sox
. For his career, he compiled an 66-61 record in 265 appearances, with a 3.68 earned run average
and 357 strikeout
s. Klinger was a relief pitcher
on Boston's
American League
pennant-winning team in 1946, earning the loss in Game 7 of the 1946 World Series
. He was on the mound when Enos Slaughter
made the famous "Mad Dash" from first base to score the go-ahead run in the 8th inning
on a hit by Harry Walker
.
He was born in Allenton, Missouri and later died in an automobile accident in Villa Ridge, Missouri
at the age of 69.
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
player. He was a right-handed pitcher
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
over parts of eight seasons (1938–1943, 1946–1947) with the Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions...
and Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...
. For his career, he compiled an 66-61 record in 265 appearances, with a 3.68 earned run average
Earned run average
In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...
and 357 strikeout
Strikeout
In baseball or softball, a strikeout or strike-out occurs when a batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters....
s. Klinger was a relief pitcher
Relief pitcher
A relief pitcher or reliever is a baseball or softball pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed due to injury, ineffectiveness, fatigue, ejection, or for other strategic reasons, such as being substituted by a pinch hitter...
on Boston's
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...
American League
American League
The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...
pennant-winning team in 1946, earning the loss in Game 7 of the 1946 World Series
1946 World Series
-Game 1:Sunday, October 6, 1946 at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis, MissouriThe Red Sox won Game 1 when Rudy York hit a home run into the left field bleachers.-Game 2:Monday, October 7, 1946 at Sportsman's Park in St...
. He was on the mound when Enos Slaughter
Enos Slaughter
Enos Bradsher Slaughter , nicknamed "Country", was an American Major League Baseball right fielder. During a 19-year baseball career, he played from 1938–1942 and 1946-1959 for four different teams, but is noted primarily for his time with the St...
made the famous "Mad Dash" from first base to score the go-ahead run in the 8th inning
Inning
Inning is a municipality in the district of Erding in Bavaria in Germany....
on a hit by Harry Walker
Harry Walker
Harry William Walker, known to baseball fans of the middle 20th century as "Harry the Hat" , was an American baseball player, manager and coach.-Early life and family:...
.
He was born in Allenton, Missouri and later died in an automobile accident in Villa Ridge, Missouri
Villa Ridge, Missouri
Villa Ridge is a census-designated place in Franklin County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2.417 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Villa Ridge is located at ....
at the age of 69.