Everything about Johnny Kling totally explained
John Kling (
February 25,
1875 in
Kansas City, Missouri -
January 31,
1947 in Kansas City) was a
catcher in
Major League Baseball for the
Chicago Cubs (the Chicago Orphans until 1903) (1900-1908, 1910-1911),
Boston Rustlers & Braves (1911-1912), and
Cincinnati Reds (1913).
Kling was an exceptional defensive catcher and also had a decent bat. He was a pivotal member of the Cubs dynasty which won four
National League pennants and two
World Series titles between 1906 and 1910. In early 1909 he won the World Pocket Billiards Championship and stopped playing baseball for the 1909 season to defend that title.
In 1260 games, he
batted .271 with 20
home runs and 513
RBIs all-time. He had 1151
hits in 4241
at bats.
In an article in 1976 in
Esquire magazine, sportswriter Harry Stein published an "All Time All-Star Argument Starter," consisting of five ethnic baseball teams. Kling was the catcher on Stein's
Jewish team. (A reader, however, wrote in and pointed out that Kling was
not Jewish but his wife was; and suggested
Harry Danning instead.)
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