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

+10

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

11.0

101

118

ERA

4.24

711

161

1967.2

1158

WHIP

1.470

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 14	CIN		CHC	L,4-6	GF	5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	4	Apr 16	CIN		MLN	L,5-9	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	8 (3)	Apr 19	CIN	@	STL	L,5-6	GF	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	13 (4)	Apr 27	CIN	@	BRO	L,2-7		8	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	17 (3)	May 1	CIN	@	NYG	L,1-2	GS	26	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
6	24 (6)	May 10	CIN		NYG	L,4-8	GS	23	5.1	0	3	0	3	0	P
7	28 (3)	May 15 (2)	CIN		BRO	W,11-4	GS	27	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
8	34 (5)	May 22 (2)	CIN		STL	L,2-5	GS	15	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	37 (2)	May 27	CIN	@	STL	L,4-7	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
10	39 (1)	May 29	CIN	@	STL	L,2-7		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	40	May 30 (1)	CIN		MLN	L,6-7	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	43 (2)	Jun 2	CIN	@	NYG	L,3-6		15	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	46 (2)	Jun 5 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	L,6-7	GF	8	1.1	0	0	1	1	0	P
14	52 (5)	Jun 14	CIN		BRO	L,0-9	GS	10	1.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
15	62 (9)	Jun 24 (1)	CIN		PHI	L,6-8		5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	70 (7)	Jul 3	CIN		MLN	L,3-7		11	2.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
17	72 (1)	Jul 4 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	L,3-4	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	75 (2)	Jul 7	CIN		STL	L,8-9		7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	76	Jul 8 (1)	CIN	@	MLN	L,2-4	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
20	78 (1)	Jul 9	CIN	@	MLN	L,2-5		12	1.2	0	1	1	2	0	P
21	84 (5)	Jul 17 (1)	CIN	@	BRO	L,2-6	GF	11	3.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
22	85	Jul 17 (2)	CIN	@	BRO	L,5-8	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	90 (4)	Jul 20 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,2-4	GS	17	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	96 (5)	Jul 26	CIN		BRO	L,2-4		9	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	97	Jul 27	CIN		BRO	W,4-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	98	Jul 28	CIN		BRO	L,2-10		11	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	104 (5)	Aug 2 (1)	CIN		PHI	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	108 (3)	Aug 5	CIN		NYG	L,9-12		13	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	112 (3)	Aug 9	CIN	@	CHC	L,3-4	GS	20	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
30	115 (2)	Aug 11	CIN	@	CHC	W,6-5	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	122 (6)	Aug 19	CIN		STL	W,7-5	GF	35	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
32	127 (4)	Aug 25 (1)	CIN	@	BRO	W,8-5	GS	44	8.2	1	2	0	3	0	P
33	131 (3)	Aug 28 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	L,6-7		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	134 (2)	Aug 30 (1)	CIN	@	NYG	L,0-5	GS	28	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	140 (5)	Sep 4	CIN	@	MLN	L,2-5	GS	14	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
36	142 (1)	Sep 7	CIN		PHI	W,6-3	GF	21	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	146 (3)	Sep 11 (1)	CIN		BRO	W,9-0	CG	31	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
38	149 (2)	Sep 17	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-3	GS	25	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	152 (2)	Sep 21	CIN		MLN	W,14-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
							39gm		138.0	9	23	3	35	0