Johnny Temple

Position: Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)

Born: August 8, 1927 in Lexington, NC us

Died: January 9, 1994 in White Rock, SC

Buried: Bethel Lutheran Church Cemetery, White Rock, SC

School: Catawba College (Salisbury, NC)

Debut: April 15, 1952 (Age 24-251d, 10,869th in major league history)
vs. CHC 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 14, 1964 (Age 36-341d)
vs. HOU 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: John Ellis Temple

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6x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

17.2

5218

1484

.284

720

RBI

395

140

OBP

.363

SLG

.351

OPS

.714

OPS+

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

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	CIN		PIT	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
2	2	Apr 10	CIN	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
3	3	Apr 14	CIN		PIT	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	3	5	0	8	2	2B
4	4	Apr 15	CIN		PIT	W,10-5	CG	35	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	2B
5	5	Apr 17	CIN		PHI	L,1-5	CG	42	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
6	6	Apr 18	CIN		PHI	L,9-14	CG	48	9.0	3	3	1	7	2	2B
7	7	Apr 19	CIN		PHI	W,12-5	CG	41	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
8	8	Apr 21	CIN	@	MLN	L,4-7	CG	34	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
9	9	Apr 22	CIN	@	PIT	L,8-9	CG	40	8.0	5	2	0	7	1	2B
10	10	Apr 23	CIN	@	PIT	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
11	11	Apr 24	CIN		MLN	L,7-10	CG	45	9.0	1	4	1	6	2	2B
12	12	Apr 25	CIN		MLN	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	0	6	0	6	3	2B
13	13	Apr 26	CIN		MLN	W,11-10	CG	46	9.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B
14	14	Apr 29	CIN		CHC	W,18-8	CG	38	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	2B
15	15	Apr 30	CIN		CHC	L,2-3	CG	43	10.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	16	May 1	CIN		LAD	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	2	8	0	10	1	2B
17	17	May 2	CIN		LAD	W,16-4	CG	38	9.0	3	4	0	7	4	2B
18	18	May 3 (1)	CIN		LAD	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	1	5	1	7	2	2B
19	19	May 3 (2)	CIN		LAD	L,1-7	CG	41	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
20	20	May 4	CIN		SFG	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
21	21	May 5	CIN		SFG	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
22	22	May 8	CIN	@	MLN	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	2	4	1	7	2	2B
23	23	May 9	CIN	@	MLN	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	3	7	1	11	0	2B
24	24	May 10 (1)	CIN	@	MLN	L,4-12	CG	40	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
25	25	May 10 (2)	CIN	@	MLN	L,1-2	CG	39	8.2	4	2	1	7	1	2B
26	26	May 12	CIN	@	STL	L,4-7	CG	40	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
27	27	May 13	CIN	@	CHC	L,0-10	CG	40	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
28	28	May 14	CIN	@	CHC	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
29	29	May 15	CIN	@	SFG	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
30	30	May 16	CIN	@	SFG	L,2-9	CG	40	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	2B
31	31	May 17	CIN	@	SFG	L,1-9	CG	39	8.0	1	1	1	3	1	2B
32	32	May 18	CIN	@	LAD	W,9-7	CG	41	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
33	33	May 19	CIN	@	LAD	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	1	3	1	5	0	2B
34	34	May 20 (1)	CIN	@	LAD	L,4-8	CG	38	8.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
35	35	May 20 (2)	CIN	@	LAD	W,7-5	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
36	36	May 22	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	37	8.1	5	3	0	8	0	2B
37	37	May 23	CIN	@	PIT	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
38	38	May 24 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	36	8.1	5	3	0	8	3	2B
39	39	May 24 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	45	9.2	2	5	0	7	1	2B
40	40	May 26	CIN		PHI	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	2B
41	41	May 27	CIN		PHI	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
42	42	May 28	CIN		PHI	L,3-4	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
43	43	May 29	CIN		PIT	W,8-5	CG	41	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
44	44	May 30	CIN		PIT	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	2	3	1	6	1	2B
45	45	May 31 (1)	CIN		PIT	L,2-6	CG	42	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
46	46	May 31 (2)	CIN		PIT	L,11-14	CG	47	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	47	Jun 2	CIN		LAD	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
48	48	Jun 3	CIN		LAD	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
49	49	Jun 4	CIN		LAD	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
50	50	Jun 5	CIN		SFG	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
51	51	Jun 6	CIN		SFG	L,3-13	CG	51	9.0	3	1	1	5	0	2B
52	52	Jun 7 (1)	CIN		SFG	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
53	53	Jun 7 (2)	CIN		SFG	W,7-1	CG	30	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
54	54	Jun 9	CIN	@	CHC	L,4-8	CG	42	8.0	6	2	0	8	1	2B
55	55	Jun 10	CIN	@	CHC	W,6-4	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
56	56	Jun 11	CIN	@	CHC	W,8-0	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
57	57	Jun 12	CIN	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	42	9.1	1	5	0	6	0	2B
58	58	Jun 13	CIN	@	STL	L,0-7	CG	37	8.0	0	2	0	2	1	2B
59	59	Jun 14 (1)	CIN	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	38	8.1	5	8	0	13	1	2B
60	60	Jun 14 (2)	CIN	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	2	2	2	6	1	2B
61	61	Jun 16	CIN	@	SFG	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
62	62	Jun 17	CIN	@	SFG	L,5-7	CG	41	8.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
63	63	Jun 18	CIN	@	SFG	L,3-8	CG	44	8.0	3	3	3	9	1	2B
64	64	Jun 19	CIN	@	LAD	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
65	65	Jun 20	CIN	@	LAD	L,2-9	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
66	66	Jun 21	CIN	@	LAD	W,17-3	GS	30	7.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
67	67	Jun 23	CIN		CHC	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	3	5	0	8	2	2B
68	68	Jun 24	CIN		CHC	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
69	69	Jun 25	CIN		CHC	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	2B
70	70	Jun 26	CIN		STL	W,7-6	CG	44	10.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
71	71	Jun 27	CIN		STL	L,0-5	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
72	72	Jun 28 (1)	CIN		STL	L,7-9	CG	40	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
73	73	Jun 28 (2)	CIN		STL	L,8-11	CG	47	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
74	74	Jun 30	CIN		MLN	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
75	75	Jul 2 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	L,6-7	CG	38	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
76	76	Jul 2 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	W,8-4	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
77	77	Jul 3	CIN	@	PHI	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
78	78	Jul 4	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	1	3	0	4	2	2B
79	79	Jul 5 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
80	80	Jul 5 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	42	10.2	5	2	0	7	1	2B
81	81	Jul 9	CIN		SFG	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	3	3	1	7	1	2B
82	82	Jul 10	CIN		SFG	L,6-8	CG	49	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
83	83	Jul 11	CIN		SFG	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
84	84	Jul 12	CIN		LAD	W,4-3	CG	32	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
85	85	Jul 13	CIN		LAD	W,13-5	CG	42	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
86	86	Jul 14	CIN	@	STL	L,5-6	CG	47	10.1	4	3	0	7	2	2B
87	87	Jul 15	CIN	@	STL	W,11-5	CG	40	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
88	88	Jul 16	CIN	@	STL	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
89	89	Jul 17	CIN	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
90	90	Jul 18	CIN	@	CHC	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
91	91	Jul 21	CIN	@	MLN	W,12-2	GS	28	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
92	92	Jul 22	CIN	@	MLN	L,4-5	CG	37	8.1	4	0	0	4	0	2B
93	93	Jul 23	CIN	@	MLN	W,6-2	CG	30	9.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B
94	94	Jul 24	CIN		PHI	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
95	95	Jul 25	CIN		PHI	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
96	96	Jul 26 (1)	CIN		PHI	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
97	97	Jul 26 (2)	CIN		PHI	L,3-6	CG	45	9.0	5	5	0	10	2	2B
98	98	Jul 27	CIN		STL	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
99	99	Jul 28	CIN		STL	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
100	100	Jul 29	CIN		STL	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
101	101	Jul 30	CIN		STL	L,0-1	CG	38	9.0	3	4	1	8	0	2B
102	102	Jul 31	CIN		CHC	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	3	3	0	6	3	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
103	103	Aug 1	CIN		CHC	W,12-3	CG	35	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
104	104	Aug 2	CIN		CHC	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
105	105	Aug 4	CIN	@	LAD	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
106	106	Aug 5	CIN	@	LAD	L,3-6	CG	33	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
107	107	Aug 7	CIN	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	38	8.1	3	2	0	5	0	2B
108	108	Aug 8	CIN	@	SFG	W,9-6	CG	45	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
109	109	Aug 9	CIN	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	40	9.1	3	3	0	6	1	2B
110	110	Aug 11 (1)	CIN		MLN	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
111	111	Aug 11 (2)	CIN		MLN	L,3-7	CG	44	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
112	112	Aug 12	CIN		MLN	L,4-6	CG	37	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
113	113	Aug 13	CIN		MLN	W,9-8	CG	47	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
114	114	Aug 14 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	W,15-13	CG	50	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
115	115	Aug 14 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
116	121 (5)	Aug 19	CIN		LAD	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
117	122	Aug 20	CIN		LAD	L,5-8	CG	42	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
118	123	Aug 21	CIN		STL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
119	124	Aug 22	CIN		STL	W,11-4	CG	39	9.0	2	5	0	7	2	2B
120	125	Aug 23	CIN		STL	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
121	126	Aug 25	CIN		CHC	L,6-8	CG	41	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
122	127	Aug 26	CIN		CHC	L,5-9	CG	46	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
123	128	Aug 27	CIN		CHC	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	3	2	0	5	2	2B
124	129	Aug 28	CIN	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	38	8.2	2	5	0	7	0	2B
125	130	Aug 29	CIN	@	STL	L,3-7	GS	20	4.2	2	0	0	2	0	2B
126	131	Aug 30	CIN	@	STL	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
127	132	Sep 2 (1)	CIN		PIT	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	3	5	0	8	2	2B
128	133	Sep 2 (2)	CIN		PIT	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
129	134	Sep 4	CIN		MLN	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
130	135	Sep 5	CIN		MLN	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
131	136	Sep 6	CIN		MLN	L,2-6	CG	42	9.0	4	3	0	7	2	2B
132	137	Sep 7	CIN		PHI	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	2B
133	138	Sep 9 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	41	10.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
134	139	Sep 9 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	W,7-2	CG	24	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
135	140	Sep 10 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	1	2B
136	141	Sep 10 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
137	142	Sep 11	CIN	@	MLN	L,2-10	CG	42	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
138	143	Sep 12	CIN	@	MLN	L,3-4	CG	30	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
139	144	Sep 13	CIN	@	MLN	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
140	145	Sep 14	CIN	@	SFG	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
141	146	Sep 15	CIN	@	SFG	L,6-13	GS	27	4.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
142	147	Sep 16	CIN	@	LAD	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
143	148	Sep 17	CIN	@	LAD	L,3-4	CG	31	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
144	149	Sep 19	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	43	11.2	2	2	0	4	1	2B
145	150	Sep 20	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-10	CG	44	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
146	151	Sep 22 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	L,1-3	CG	38	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
147	152	Sep 22 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
148	153	Sep 26	CIN		PIT	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
149	154	Sep 27	CIN		PIT	W,9-7	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
							149gm		1302.2	322	390	19	731	96