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Chuck Klein
MLB debut July 30, 1928 for the Philadelphia Phillies Last MLB appearance June 1, 1944 for the Philadelphia Phillies Career statistics Batting average .320 Home runs 300 Runs batted in 1,201 Teams Philadelphia Phillies (1928–1933) Chicago Cubs (1934–1936) Philadelphia Phillies (1936–1939) Pittsburgh Pirates (1939) Philadelphia Phillies (1940–1944) Career highlights and awards 2× All-Star (1933, 1934) NL MVP (1932) Triple Crown (1933) NL batting champion (1933) 4× NL home run champion (1929, 1931–1933) 2× NL RBI champion (1931, 1933) Hit 4 home runs in one game on July 10, 1936 Philadelphia Phillies jersey retired Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction 1980 Vote Veterans Committee Charles Herbert "Chuck" Klein (October 7, 1904 – March 28, 1958), nicknamed the "Hoosier Hammer", was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Philadelphia Phillies (1928–33, 1936–39, 1940–44), Chicago Cubs (1934–36) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1939). 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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