Baseball History 2: Chuck Klein HOF Mystery Cache
Baseball History 2: Chuck Klein HOF
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“BASEBALL HISTORY 2 - CHUCK
KLEIN”
Chuck
Klein's 1992 Conlon Baseball
Card
Chuck Klein was a young Indianapolis native when the Philadelphia
Phillies discovered him playing semi-pro ball with a Fort Wayne
club. The Phillies purchased the rights to Klein and he wasted no
time showing he could play at the major league level. In his first
partial season he got 91 hits in 64 games, resulting in a .360
batting average.
Over the next five seasons Klein was one of the dominant players in
the National League. In 1932 he led the league in home runs and
stolen bases, the last player to accomplish that. In 1933 he won
the triple crown, but finished 2nd in MVP voting to pitcher Carl
Hubbell. Klein was an excellent fielder as well. His 44 assists in
1930 is still the national league record.
Klein was obtained by the Cubs for the 1934 season, and while his
statistics were okay with the Cubs, they were below the All Star
levels he had put up in Philadelphia. He returned to the Phillies
shortly after the start of the 1936 season and finished out his
career there with the exception of one season with the Pirates. His
last three seasons during the war years were spent making the
ocassional pitch hitting appearance.
After his baseball career ended, Klein openned a bar in
Philadelphia, but after suffering a stroke he returned to
Indianapolis, where he died at the young age of 53. The veteran's
committee voted Chuck Klein into the Baseball Hall of Fame in
1980.
Here is a summary of the highlights of Chuck Klein's career:
MVP (1932)
Triple Crown (1933)
Twice All-Star (1933-34)
4-time led league in home runs (1929, 1931-33)
3-time led league in runs batted in (1931, 1933, 1936)
3-time led league in runs (1930-32)
5-time collected more than 200 hits (1929-33)
Twice led league in hits (1932-33)
Twice led league in games played (1930, 1932)
Twice led league in doubles (1930, 1933)
Led league in batting average (1933)
Led league in triples (1932)
Led league in stolen bases (1932)
4-time led league in extra-bases hits (1929-30, 1932-33)
4-time led league in total bases (1930-33)
Hit 4 home runs in a game (1936)
Twice 26 consecutive-game hitting streak in the same season (1930)
Hit safely in 135 of his team's 156 games (1930)
Twice hit for the cycle (1931, 1933)
Holds the single-season record of assists for a right fielder
(1930)
Chuck
Klein's Headstone
The posted coordinates will take you to Chuck Klein's headstone in
the St. Joseph and Holy Cross Cemetery on the near southside of
Indianapolis. You will notice the headstones of Chuck's mother and
father along side him. This is a gated cemetery and is only open
between 8-5, although it does stay open until 7:00 from April to
September. Plan your visit accordingly.
If you have any trouble spotting the headstones of the Klein
family, look for a taller stone for Ray Mormino with a statue of
Mary on it. The Kleins are two rows due west of the Mormino
monument.
The final cache is at 39.44.ABC 86 09.DEF.
You will need the year's from Frank and Margaret Klein to get the
numbers you need.
Frank Klein 1867-GHIJ Margaret Klein 1875-KLMN
A = H - L
B = N - I
C = M
D = J
E = B
F = J - I
NOTE: I got better coordinates for the final but did not write
down the dates from the headstones. So you can get closer by adding
2 to the north coordinate and subtracting 11 from the west
coordinate.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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