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.

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	5 (4)	Apr 21	CIN	@	PHI	W,4-2	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	7 (1)	Apr 24	CIN		MLN	L,2-6	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	9 (1)	Apr 26	CIN		PIT	L,4-8	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	16 (6)	May 7	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-5	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	20 (3)	May 11	CIN	@	MLN	L,6-7	GS	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	23 (2)	May 15	CIN	@	PIT	W,9-4		14	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	26 (2)	May 19	CIN		MLN	L,3-4	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	30 (3)	May 24	CIN		LAD	W,5-4	GS	22	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	34 (3)	May 28	CIN		CHC	L,4-6		6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	38 (3)	Jun 1 susp	CIN	@	PHI	W,12-11		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	41 (2)	Jun 4	CIN	@	LAD	L,0-3	GS	13	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
12	51 (9)	Jun 15 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	W,4-2	GF	19	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
				Player went from Cincinnati Redlegs to Los Angeles Dodgers
13	56	Jun 17	LAD	@	PHI	L,6-9	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	59 (2)	Jun 20	LAD	@	PIT	L,1-2		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	61 (1)	Jun 22 (1)	LAD	@	PIT	W,4-1	GF	14	3.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	64 (2)	Jun 24 (1)	LAD	@	CIN	W,13-10		11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	68 (3)	Jun 28	LAD	@	MLN	L,3-7		23	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	70 (1)	Jun 30	LAD	@	STL	L,2-4		21	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	74 (3)	Jul 5	LAD		CHC	L,1-7		28	5.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	77 (2)	Jul 10	LAD		MLN	L,4-8		6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	78	Jul 11	LAD		MLN	L,4-7		11	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	82 (3)	Jul 14	LAD		CIN	W,8-5	GF	11	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	83	Jul 15	LAD		PIT	L,2-6	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
24	84	Jul 16	LAD		PIT	L,4-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	86 (1)	Jul 18	LAD		PHI	W,8-6		15	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	89 (2)	Jul 23 (1)	LAD	@	PIT	L,3-11		10	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	91 (1)	Jul 24	LAD	@	PIT	L,3-5		5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	95 (3)	Jul 27 susp	LAD	@	PHI	L,2-6		4	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
29	96	Jul 29	LAD	@	MLN	W,4-2	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	97	Jul 30	LAD	@	MLN	L,3-4	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	99 (1)	Aug 1	LAD	@	CIN	W,6-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	101 (1)	Aug 3 (1)	LAD	@	CIN	W,8-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	103 (1)	Aug 4	LAD	@	STL	L,2-3		5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	106 (2)	Aug 7	LAD	@	CHC	W,3-1	GF	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	107	Aug 8	LAD		SFG	W,6-3	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	109 (1)	Aug 10	LAD		SFG	L,8-12		16	3.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
37	110	Aug 12	LAD		CHC	L,3-9		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	112 (1)	Aug 14	LAD		CHC	W,7-3		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	114 (1)	Aug 15 (2)	LAD		STL	W,5-3	GF	19	4.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
40	119 (4)	Aug 20	LAD		MLN	W,2-1	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	120	Aug 21	LAD		MLN	L,0-4		14	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	122 (1)	Aug 24	LAD		CIN	L,5-6	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	124 (1)	Aug 26	LAD		CIN	L,4-6	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
44	125	Aug 27	LAD		CIN	L,7-8		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	127 (1)	Aug 30 (1)	LAD	@	SFG	L,2-3		10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	130 (2)	Sep 1 (1)	LAD	@	SFG	L,6-8		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	131	Sep 1 (2)	LAD	@	SFG	L,5-6		17	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	134 (2)	Sep 4	LAD		SFG	L,3-13		6	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	136 (1)	Sep 6	LAD	@	STL	L,2-3	GF	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	137	Sep 7	LAD	@	STL	W,7-5		14	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	138	Sep 9	LAD	@	PHI	L,3-4	GF	10	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	143 (4)	Sep 14	LAD	@	MLN	W,5-3	GF	12	4.0	3	0	0	3	0	P
53	146 (2)	Sep 16 (2)	LAD	@	CIN	L,5-7	GF	18	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
54	148 (1)	Sep 20	LAD	@	CHC	L,2-3	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
55	149	Sep 21	LAD	@	CHC	W,2-1	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
56	150	Sep 23	LAD		STL	L,1-5		6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
57	152 (1)	Sep 26 (1)	LAD		CHC	W,6-3	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
							57gm		123.0	8	11	0	19	1