{{Short description|American baseball player (1902–1960)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography | name =Joe Klinger | image = | caption = | position =First baseman / Catcher | birth_date ={{Birth date|1902|8|2}} | birth_place =Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. | death_date ={{death date and age|1960|7|31|1902|8|2}} | death_place =Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. | bats =Right | throws =Right |debutleague = MLB | debutdate =September 13 | debutyear =1927 | debutteam =New York Giants |finalleague = MLB | finaldate =May 13 | finalyear =1930 | finalteam =Chicago White Sox |statleague = MLB | stat1label =Batting average | stat1value =.385 | stat2label =Hits | stat2value =5 | stat3label =Runs batted in | stat3value =1 | teams = *New York Giants ({{mlby|1927}}) *Chicago White Sox ({{mlby|1930}}) }}
'''Joseph John Klinger''' (August 2, 1902 – July 31, 1960) was an American first baseman, catcher, and left fielder who played in Major League Baseball in 1927 and 1930. Klinger played in three games for the New York Giants in 1927 and in four games for the Chicago White Sox in 1930.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/klingjo02.shtml |title=Joe Klinger |author= |date= |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com.com |access-date=July 5, 2010}}</ref>
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