Ted Kluszewski
American baseball player and coach (1924-1988) · United States · On the map · Athletes · Died at 63
Theodore Bernard Kluszewski, nicknamed "Big Klu", was an American professional baseball player, best known as a power-hitting first baseman for the Cincinnati Reds teams of the 1950s.
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He played from 1947 through 1961 with four teams in Major League Baseball (MLB), spending 11 of those 15 seasons with the Reds, and became famous for his bulging biceps and mammoth home runs.
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United States
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Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1924 to 1988 · aged 63