Ed Klieman

Who was Ed Klieman?

Edward Frederick "Specs" Klieman was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of eight seasons with the Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators, Chicago White Sox and Philadelphia Athletics. For his career, he compiled a 26–28 record in 222 appearances, with a 3.49 earned run average and 130 strikeouts. Klieman was a relief pitcher on the 1948 World Series champion Indians, pitching in one World Series game, giving up three runs without recording an out.

He was born in Norwood, Ohio and later died in Homosassa, Florida at the age of 61.