Johnny Klippstein

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 173lb (185cm, 78kg)

Born: October 17, 1927 in Washington, DC us

Died: October 10, 2003 in Elgin, IL

Buried: St. Mary Cemetery, Huntley, IL

High School: Montgomery Blair HS (Silver Spring, MD)

Debut: May 3, 1950 (Age 22-198d, 10,703rd in major league history)
vs. PHI 4.0 IP, 9 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 4 ER, L

Last Game: May 27, 1967 (Age 39-222d)
vs. WSA 2.2 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1950 season

Full Name: John Calvin Klippstein

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1959 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

11.0

101

118

ERA

4.24

711

161

1967.2

1158

WHIP

1.470

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-30 / in Starts: 5-9
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	16 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 39 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	24 (14-8-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 39 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	24 (13-7-3)

Most Driven In
R McMillan	1

Most Driven In By
S Mele	1
C Harmon	1
S Burgess	1

1955 Batting Game Log

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1955 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	196	3 (2)	Apr 14	CIN		CHC	L,4-6	10-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					7						P
2	197	4	Apr 16	CIN		MLN	L,5-9	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	198	8 (3)	Apr 19	CIN	@	STL	L,5-6	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
4	199	13 (4)	Apr 27	CIN	@	BRO	L,2-7	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	200	17 (3)	May 1	CIN	@	NYG	L,1-2	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	.52	-0.001	.47	0.00%	0.02	P
6	201	24 (6)	May 10	CIN		NYG	L,4-8	GS-6	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	.69	0.015	.66	0.01%	0.16	P
7	202	28 (3)	May 15 (2)	CIN		BRO	W,11-4	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.429	.200	.629	9	.49	0.020	.27	0.01%	0.26	P
8	203	34 (5)	May 22 (2)	CIN		STL	L,2-5	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.429	.200	.629	9						P
9	204	37 (2)	May 27	CIN	@	STL	L,4-7	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.429	.200	.629	2						P
10	205	39 (1)	May 29	CIN	@	STL	L,2-7	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.429	.200	.629	9						P
11	206	40	May 30 (1)	CIN		MLN	L,6-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.429	.200	.629	9						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	207	43 (2)	Jun 2	CIN	@	NYG	L,3-6	3-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.375	.167	.542	9	.73	-0.021	.46	-0.01%	-0.24	P
13	208	46 (2)	Jun 5 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	L,6-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.375	.167	.542	9						P
14	209	52 (5)	Jun 14	CIN		BRO	L,0-9	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.375	.167	.542	9						P
15	210	62 (9)	Jun 24 (1)	CIN		PHI	L,6-8	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.375	.167	.542	9						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	211	70 (7)	Jul 3	CIN		MLN	L,3-7	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.375	.167	.542	9						P
17	212	72 (1)	Jul 4 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	L,3-4	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.375	.167	.542	9						P
18	213	75 (2)	Jul 7	CIN		STL	L,8-9	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.375	.167	.542	9						P
19	214	76	Jul 8 (1)	CIN	@	MLN	L,2-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.375	.167	.542	9						P
20	215	78 (1)	Jul 9	CIN	@	MLN	L,2-5	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.375	.167	.542	9						P
21	216	84 (5)	Jul 17 (1)	CIN	@	BRO	L,2-6	6-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.375	.167	.542	9						P
22	217	85	Jul 17 (2)	CIN	@	BRO	L,5-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.375	.167	.542	1						P
23	218	90 (4)	Jul 20 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,2-4	GS-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.375	.167	.542	9	1.73	-0.022	.01	0.00%	-0.20	P
24	219	96 (5)	Jul 26	CIN		BRO	L,2-4	3-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.143	.333	.143	.476	9	1.33	-0.066	.00	0.00%	-0.81	P
25	220	97	Jul 27	CIN		BRO	W,4-3	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.333	.143	.476	9						P
26	221	98	Jul 28	CIN		BRO	L,2-10	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.333	.143	.476	9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
27	222	104 (5)	Aug 2 (1)	CIN		PHI	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.250	.100	.350	9	.74	-0.056	.00	0.00%	-0.52	P
28	223	108 (3)	Aug 5	CIN		NYG	L,9-12	1-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.250	.100	.350	9						P
29	224	112 (3)	Aug 9	CIN	@	CHC	L,3-4	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.231	.091	.322	9	.34	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.11	P
30	225	115 (2)	Aug 11	CIN	@	CHC	W,6-5	10-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.214	.083	.298	9	2.33	-0.060	.00	0.00%	-0.24	P
31	226	122 (6)	Aug 19	CIN		STL	W,7-5	1-GF	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.176	.067	.243	9	.55	-0.049	.00	0.00%	-0.80	P
32	227	127 (4)	Aug 25 (1)	CIN	@	BRO	W,8-5	GS-9	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.190	.158	.348	9	.55	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.72	P
33	228	131 (3)	Aug 28 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	L,6-7	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.105	.190	.158	.348	9						P
34	229	134 (2)	Aug 30 (1)	CIN	@	NYG	L,0-5	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.217	.150	.367	9	.94	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.04	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
35	230	140 (5)	Sep 4	CIN	@	MLN	L,2-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.208	.143	.351	9	.86	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.23	P
36	231	142 (1)	Sep 7	CIN		PHI	W,6-3	3-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.185	.125	.310	9	.99	-0.074	.00	0.00%	-0.96	P
37	232	146 (3)	Sep 11 (1)	CIN		BRO	W,9-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.074	.167	.111	.278	9	.47	-0.076	.00	0.00%	-1.60	P
38	233	149 (2)	Sep 17	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-3	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.161	.107	.268	9	.46	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.11	P
39	234	152 (2)	Sep 21	CIN		MLN	W,14-5	CG	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.065	.171	.097	.268	9	.31	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-1.24	P
							9-30		39	31	3	2	1	0	0	1	3	0	16	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	.065	.171	.097	.268		.68	-0.482	.09	0.01%	-7.38

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