Jay Kleven

Jay Kleven
Jay Kleven
	Catcher
	Born: December 2, 1949; Oakland, California
	Died: June 30, 2009 (aged 59); San Lorenzo, California
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	June 20, 1976, for the New York Mets
Last MLB appearance
	June 27, 1976, for the New York Mets
MLB statistics
Batting average	.200
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	2
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	New York Mets (1976);

Jay Allen Kleven (December 2, 1949 – June 30, 2009) was a Major League Baseball player in 1976 for the New York Mets. He played in 2 games as a catcher that year due to injuries to starting catcher Jerry Grote and second-string catcher Ron Hodges. Kleven singled in his next to final at bat as a major leaguer, going one for five for his career. This lone hit of his career drove in two runs against future Hall-of Famer Bruce Sutter.

Kleven attended California State University, East Bay in Hayward, California, where he played baseball from 1967–1971. He was named to the All Far Western First Team twice and is listed in the CSUEB Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame.^[1]

References

^ CSUEB, Athletics Hall of Fame Archived 2013-12-24 at the Wayback Machine, accessed December 19, 2007

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference
SABR BioProject

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[1] CSUEB, Athletics Hall of Fame Archived 2013-12-24 at the Wayback Machine, accessed December 19, 2007

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