Clyde Kluttz

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Clyde Franklin Kluttz (December 12, 1917 - May 12, 1979) born in Rockwell, North Carolina was a catcher for the Boston Braves (1942-45), New York Giants (1945-46), St. Louis Cardinals (1946), Pittsburgh Pirates (1947-48), St. Louis Browns (1951) and Washington Senators (1951-52).

He helped the Cardinals win the 1946 World Series.

In 9 seasons Kluttz played in 656 games, and had 1,903 at-bats, 172 runs, 510 hits, 90 doubles, 8 triples, 19 home runs, 212 RBI, 5 stolen bases, 132 walks, .268 batting average, .318 on-base percentage, .354 slugging percentage, 673 total bases and 30 sacrifice hits.

He died in Salisbury, North Carolina at the age of 61.

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