Chuck Klein

Charles Herbert Klein (October 7, 1904 – March 28, 1958) was an American professional baseball outfielder who played in Major League Baseball. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, the son of immigrant farmers Frank and Margaret Klein, he finished high school at Southport High School and began working at a steel mill rather than attending college, owing to poor grades. Nicknamed "the Hoosier Hammer" for his Indiana roots, Klein played for the Philadelphia Phillies (1928–1933, 1936–1939, 1940–1944), the Chicago Cubs (1934–1936), and the Pittsburgh Pirates (1939).

Klein led the National League in home runs four times and won the NL Most Valuable Player Award in 1932. In 1933 he became one of six NL players at the time to win a batting Triple Crown. In 1930 he set the NL record for extra-base hits with 107. On July 10, 1936, he hit four home runs in a game, becoming the fourth player to accomplish the feat. He was also the first player selected to the All-Star Game as a member of two different teams, the Phillies and the Cubs. Klein was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1980.