# Joe Klinger

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{{Short description|American baseball player (1902–1960)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
| name       =Joe Klinger
| image      =
| caption    =
| position   =[First baseman](/source/First_baseman) / [Catcher](/source/Catcher)
| birth_date  ={{Birth date|1902|8|2}}
| birth_place =[Canonsburg, Pennsylvania](/source/Canonsburg%2C_Pennsylvania), U.S.
| death_date  ={{death date and age|1960|7|31|1902|8|2}}
| death_place =[Little Rock, Arkansas](/source/Little_Rock%2C_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](/source/Batting_average_(baseball))
| stat1value =.385
| stat2label =Hits
| stat2value =5
| stat3label =[Runs batted in](/source/Runs_batted_in)
| stat3value =1
| teams      =
*[New York Giants](/source/New_York_Giants_(NL)) ({{mlby|1927}})
*[Chicago White Sox](/source/Chicago_White_Sox) ({{mlby|1930}})
}}

'''Joseph John Klinger''' (August 2, 1902 &ndash; July 31, 1960) was an American [first baseman](/source/first_baseman), [catcher](/source/catcher), and [left fielder](/source/left_fielder) who played in [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) in 1927 and 1930. Klinger played in three games for the [New York Giants](/source/New_York_Giants_(NL)) in 1927 and in four games for the [Chicago White Sox](/source/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](/source/Baseball-Reference.com).com |access-date=July 5, 2010}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Baseballstats|br=k/klingjo02|fangraphs=1007009|brm=klinge001jos}}

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Category:1902 births
Category:1960 deaths
Category:Major League Baseball first basemen
Category:Major League Baseball catchers
Category:Major League Baseball left fielders
Category:New York Giants (baseball) players
Category:Chicago White Sox players
Category:Sportspeople from Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
Category:Baseball players from Washington County, Pennsylvania
Category:Jackson Generals (KITTY League) players
Category:Bloomington Cubs players
Category:Cedar Rapids Raiders players
Category:Charleroi Tigers players
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Category:Little Rock Travelers players
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Category:Springfield Pirates players
Category:Springfield Senators players
Category:Wilkes-Barre Barons (baseball) players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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