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Stan Klores
Biographical details
Born(1916-05-03)May 3, 1916
West Allis, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedDecember 3, 1944(1944-12-03) (aged 28)
Ormoc Bay, Philippines
Alma materNorthwestern University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Baseball
1940–1941Northwestern
Head coaching record
Overall25–24–1

Stanley Peter Klores (May 3, 1916 – December 3, 1944) was an American baseball player and college coach. An alumnus of Northwestern University who played for several minor league teams during his education, he coached the school's baseball team in the early 1940s. After his second season, he enlisted in the Navy to serve in World War II, in which he was killed.

Biography

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University and baseball career

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A native of West Allis, Wisconsin, Klores graduated from West Allis High School, where he played basketball.[1][2] He entered Northwestern University in 1934 as a liberal arts major; as a freshman, he played football and baseball.[2] In January 1935, Klores signed a contract to play with the Chicago Cubs, but his professional career never arose.[2][3] He instead played for various minor league teams over the next three years, including the Peoria Tractors, Asheville Tourists, Portsmouth Cubs, Huntington Red Birds, Martinsville Manufacturers, Montgomery Bombers, and Bloomington Bloomers.[3] In the off-season, Klores returned to Northwestern to study.[2]

Coaching career

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Between 1937 and 1940, while still studying at Northwestern, Klores served as the university's assistant baseball coach under Burt Ingwersen.[4] In the spring of 1940, Ingwersen resigned to coach the football team, allowing Klores, a senior at the time, to rise to the position of head baseball coach.[4][5] This made him the youngest team coach in the Big Ten Conference and the only major university coach to be an undergraduate.[5]

The Northwestern team began their season with 36 players in March 1940.[6]

Military service

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References

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  1. ^ "West Allis Given Questionable Win". The Journal Times. February 6, 1933. p. 15. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Stan Klores, Now a Cub, Was Freshman Grid Star". The Chicago Heights Star. February 1, 1935. p. 9. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Stanley Klores Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Stan Klores Success as 'Cat Mentor". The Capital Times. June 3, 1940. p. 12. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "An Early Start". Journal Gazette. June 19, 1940. p. 5. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  6. ^ "36 Seek Places on Baseball Squad at N.U." Chicago Tribune. March 17, 1940. p. 34. Retrieved February 8, 2024.



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