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

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Team Record in Appearances: 25-31

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 28, Entered with runners on base: 29

1965 Pitching Game Log

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1965 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	625	8	Apr 24	MIN	@	DET	L,4-7	4-7	BS(1)	99	3.1	3	2	2	2	3	2	0	5.40	10.32	15	3	4	0	0	3		3	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.65	-0.170	5.60	-0.35%	0.06	4b 123 2 out a1	7b 3 out d1
2	626	10	Apr 28	MIN	@	CLE	L,3-9	3-4		3	1.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.86	8.73	5	3	1	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.24	0.025	.76	0.05%	0.85	3b 12- 2 out d4	4b 3 out d4
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
3	627	13	May 2(1)	MIN	@	CHW	W,3-2	9-9		3	0.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.38	7.20	3	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.65	0.062	5.26	0.12%	0.22	9b --- 0 out tie	9b 1-- 2 out tie
4	628	18	May 7	MIN		CHW	L,5-13	8-8		4	1.0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	2.84	6.15	4	0	2	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.18	-0.036	.64	-0.08%	-1.17	8t 1-- 0 out d3	8t 3 out d5
5	629	22	May 11	MIN		CAL	W,3-2	9-GF	W(1-0)	3	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.45	5.11	4	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.22	0.129	8.40	0.29%	0.46	9t --- 0 out tie	9t end tie
6	630	24	May 13	MIN		CAL	L,3-4	7-7		1	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.25	4.64	2	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.76	0.088	7.14	0.21%	0.49	7t 1-- 1 out tie	7t 3 out tie
7	631	27	May 16(1)	MIN	@	KCA	L,4-7	6-7	H(1)	2	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.93	4.12	5	3	0	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.50	0.142	5.66	0.32%	0.64	6b 1-- 2 out a1	7b 3 out a1
8	632	28	May 16(2)	MIN	@	KCA	L,2-4	7-GF(8)	L(1-1)	-1	2.0	4	2	2	1	1	1	0	3.18	5.08	10	0	4	0	0	4		0	0	2	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.99	-0.243	3.50	-0.52%	-1.13	7b --- 0 out tie	8b end d 2
9	633	29	May 17	MIN	@	CAL	L,4-5	9-10	L(1-2)	0	1.1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	3.55	4.89	6	2	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.28	-0.076	8.32	-0.17%	-0.04	9b --- 0 out tie	10b --3 1 out tie
10	634	37	May 27	MIN	@	BOS	L,0-2	8-GF(8)		9	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.29	4.93	3	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.22	0.012	.92	0.03%	0.47	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
11	635	38	May 28	MIN	@	WSA	W,4-1	6-8	H(2)	0	2.0	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	3.45	4.81	11	2	4	0	0	4		1	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.37	0.100	5.26	0.23%	-0.14	6b 1-- 2 out a1	8b 1-- 2 out a3
12	636	42	May 31(2)	MIN	@	BAL	L,4-5	8-GF	L(1-3)	2	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	3.78	5.52	5	1	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	1	1	0	0	2.77	-0.273	14.35	-0.85%	-0.55	8b --- 0 out tie	9b end d 1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
13	637	44	Jun 3	MIN		BOS	W,4-3	8-9	H(3)	2	1.0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	3.57	5.57	6	1	1	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.39	0.248	16.08	0.71%	0.95	8t -23 1 out a1	9t 12- 1 out a2
14	638	50	Jun 10	MIN		CLE	L,1-4	7-GF		6	3.0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.05	4.94	11	4	2	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.25	0.037	1.43	0.13%	1.38	7t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
15	639	53	Jun 12	MIN	@	DET	L,5-8	7-GF(8)		1	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.78	4.77	7	2	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	.20	0.015	1.08	0.05%	0.89	7b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
16	640	54	Jun 13	MIN	@	DET	L,4-5	7-7		0	0.1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	3.13	4.86	3	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.38	-0.014	2.09	-0.05%	-0.41	7b --- 0 out d2	7b 12- 1 out d2
17	641	56	Jun 16	MIN	@	CHW	L,1-3	7-GF(8)		2	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.88	4.52	6	2	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.21	0.027	1.38	0.11%	0.82	7b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
18	642	59	Jun 19	MIN	@	NYY	L,3-5	5-7		2	3.0	2	1	1	3	0	0	0	2.89	4.62	14	4	5	0	1	2		0	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	1	0	0	0	.24	0.010	1.13	0.03%	0.30	5b --- 0 out d3	7b 3 out d4
19	643	62	Jun 22	MIN	@	CLE	L,4-5	5-6		2	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.76	4.53	4	2	2	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.09	0.106	6.62	0.39%	1.17	5b 123 2 out d1	6b 3 out d1
20	644	64	Jun 24	MIN	@	CLE	L,1-3	8-8		1	0.2	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	2.70	4.72	5	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.37	-0.004	2.23	-0.02%	-0.29	8b --- 0 out d2	8b 123 2 out d2
21	645	65	Jun 25	MIN		DET	W,4-3	9-GF	W(2-3)	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.61	4.58	3	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.46	0.034	2.43	0.11%	0.46	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
22	646	66	Jun 26	MIN		DET	L,2-5	9-GF		0	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.56	4.47	2	1	0	0	0	0		3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.50	-0.005	2.61	-0.02%	0.52	9t 123 1 out d2	9t end d 3
23	647	68	Jun 27(2)	MIN		DET	W,6-5	8-8	BS(2)	0	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	1	0	3.03	4.75	5	2	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.63	-0.274	8.99	-0.91%	-1.54	8t --- 0 out a2	8t 3 out tie
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
24	648	73	Jul 3	MIN	@	KCA	W,3-2	5-6		5	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.91	4.55	5	1	2	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.33	0.137	6.33	0.39%	0.89	5b 1-3 2 out tie	6b 3 out tie
25	649	74	Jul 4	MIN	@	KCA	W,5-2	6-GF	W(3-3)	0	4.0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	2.61	4.07	12	6	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.19	0.348	6.19	1.08%	1.74	6b --- 0 out a1	9b end a 3
26	650	78	Jul 7	MIN		BOS	W,5-2	6-9	H(4)	2	3.1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2.40	4.04	12	4	5	2	0	0		3	1	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	1	1	0	1.06	0.203	6.09	0.70%	1.49	6t 123 1 out a3	9t 12- 2 out a3
27	651	81	Jul 10(2)	MIN		NYY	L,6-8	8-8	BS(3)	2	1.0	2	1	1	0	2	1	0	2.55	4.22	5	1	0	0	0	2		3	3	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.08	-0.299	6.14	-1.02%	-1.72	8t 123 0 out a1	8t 3 out d3
28	652	82	Jul 11	MIN		NYY	W,6-5	8-8		0	0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.51	4.10	2	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.10	0.105	12.23	0.37%	0.49	8t 1-- 1 out tie	8t 3 out tie
29	653	83	Jul 15(1)	MIN		KCA	W,11-3	7-GF	S(1)	3	3.0	1	0	0	3	6	0	0	2.35	3.93	13	2	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.003	.19	0.01%	1.38	7t --- 0 out a8	9t end a 8
30	654	86	Jul 17	MIN		KCA	L,4-5	7-8	BS(4)	1	1.1	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	2.66	4.16	6	2	2	0	0	2		1	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.24	-0.242	7.27	-0.85%	-1.33	7t 1-- 2 out a2	8t 3 out tie
31	655	88	Jul 18(2)	MIN		CAL	W,5-4	8-8	W(4-3)	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.64	4.15	1	0	1	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.82	0.023	4.87	0.08%	0.21	8t 1-- 2 out d1	8t 3 out d1
32	656	91	Jul 21(1)	MIN	@	BOS	W,8-6	6-9	H(5)	2	3.1	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	2.65	4.05	14	4	6	0	0	4		3	2	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.37	0.104	8.38	0.38%	-0.46	6b 123 0 out a4	9b 1-3 1 out a3
33	657	94	Jul 23	MIN	@	BAL	L,2-3	9-GF		1	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.65	4.05	1	0	0	0	0	1		3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.86	-0.172	47.09	-0.83%	-1.00	9b 123 1 out tie	9b end d 1
34	658	96	Jul 25	MIN	@	BAL	W,8-5	9-GF	S(2)	1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.60	4.02	4	1	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.02	0.035	8.66	0.18%	0.45	9b --- 0 out a3	9b end a 3
35	659	98	Jul 27(1)	MIN	@	WSA	L,7-10	4-4		1	0.2	4	4	4	1	0	1	0	3.25	4.30	7	1	1	0	0	4		1	1	0	0	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	.09	-0.067	.54	-0.24%	-4.54	4b 1-- 1 out d4	4b 3 out d9
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
36	660	103	Aug 1	MIN		BAL	L,6-7	5-5		4	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.25	4.36	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.28	-0.039	16.72	-0.17%	-0.33	5t 12- 2 out tie	5t 123 2 out tie
37	661	104	Aug 2	MIN		BAL	W,6-5	9-GF	W(5-3)	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.23	4.31	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.26	0.031	10.37	0.16%	0.10	9t --- 2 out tie	9t end tie
38	662	106	Aug 3(2)	MIN		WSA	L,2-4	8-GF		0	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.11	4.21	6	3	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.27	0.040	1.41	0.13%	0.92	8t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
39	663	108	Aug 5	MIN		WSA	W,8-5	7-GF	S(3)	1	2.1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	2.98	4.12	8	1	4	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.63	0.092	3.57	0.31%	1.23	7t -2- 2 out a3	9t end a 3
40	664	115	Aug 13	MIN	@	CLE	L,1-3	8-GF(8)		7	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.93	4.09	3	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.26	0.011	.94	0.03%	0.44	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
41	665	118	Aug 15(2)	MIN	@	CLE	L,4-6	9-9		1	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.93	4.09	1	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.19	-0.046	8.04	-0.10%	-0.20	9b 1-- 2 out tie	9b 12- 2 out tie
42	666	119	Aug 17	MIN	@	DET	L,4-7	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.88	4.12	4	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.04	0.002	.17	0.01%	0.44	8b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 4
43	667	123	Aug 20(2)	MIN	@	CAL	W,3-1	8-GF	W(6-3)	2	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	2.79	4.05	7	2	2	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.65	0.100	2.15	0.20%	0.85	8b --- 0 out d1	9b end a 2
44	668	125	Aug 22	MIN	@	CAL	L,1-4	6-6		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.77	4.04	1	0	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.52	0.014	1.33	0.02%	0.45	6b 1-3 2 out d3	6b 3 out d3
45	669	132	Aug 29	MIN		CLE	L,1-3	9-GF		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.73	3.99	4	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.24	0.015	.46	0.02%	0.46	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
46	670	133	Aug 30	MIN		DET	W,3-2	10-GF(11)	W(7-3)	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.64	3.91	6	1	4	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.75	0.259	5.39	0.48%	0.92	10t --- 0 out tie	11t end tie
47	671	134	Aug 31	MIN		DET	L,6-7	6-8	BS(5)	0	2.1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.55	3.88	10	2	4	0	0	2		2	1	1	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.65	0.063	6.19	0.09%	0.38	6t 12- 1 out a1	8t 12- 2 out a1
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
48	672	136	Sep 2	MIN		DET	L,4-5	8-8		1	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2.53	3.95	4	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.16	0.006	1.94	0.01%	0.05	8t --- 0 out d1	8t 12- 2 out d1
49	673	137	Sep 3	MIN		CHW	W,6-4	6-8	H(6)	0	1.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.47	3.89	7	2	2	0	0	2		3	2	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.71	0.014	8.03	0.04%	-0.39	6t 123 1 out a4	8t 1-- 0 out a2
50	674	140	Sep 6(1)	MIN	@	KCA	W,8-6	6-8	H(7)	2	1.2	2	0	0	2	3	0	0	2.41	3.86	9	0	2	0	0	2		2	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.29	0.073	7.62	0.15%	0.43	6b 12- 2 out a1	8b 12- 1 out a1
51	675	147	Sep 14	MIN		KCA	W,4-3	9-9		7	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.41	3.90	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.81	-0.115	.49	-0.01%	-0.37	9t --- 0 out a1	9t 1-- 0 out a1
52	676	148	Sep 15	MIN		KCA	W,7-5	8-8	BW(8-3)	0	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.40	3.86	2	0	0	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.83	-0.169	.29	-0.01%	-0.59	8t 12- 2 out a1	8t 3 out tie
53	677	150	Sep 18	MIN		WSA	W,4-2	7-GF	W(9-3)	2	2.1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.32	3.79	9	3	2	0	0	3		2	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.01	0.227	.08	0.01%	1.50	7t -23 2 out a2	9t end a 2
54	678	153	Sep 21	MIN		BAL	L,4-6	7-8		2	1.1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.28	3.72	4	1	1	1	0	0		2	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.47	0.040	.01	0.00%	0.88	7t 12- 2 out d3	8t 3 out d2
55	679	159	Sep 29	MIN	@	BAL	W,3-2	9-GF	S(4)	7	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.27	3.71	1	0	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.14	0.230	.00	0.00%	0.56	9b -23 2 out a1	9b end a 1
56	680	162	Oct 3	MIN		CAL	W,3-2	9-GF	S(5)	3	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.24	3.67	4	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.23	0.153	.00	0.00%	0.46	9t --- 0 out a1	9t end a 1
							25-31		W-L:9-3,Sv:5,BSv:6,Hld:7	1.9	76.1	59	22	19	31	59	8	3	2.24	3.67	314	0.92		7%	1%	58		56	25%	8	2	0	272	5	2	4	7	2	1	1.18	1.119	4.56	1.42%	10.21

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