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Joe Tipton
Joe Hicks Tipton

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 185 lb.

Debut May 2, 1948
Final Game September 26, 1954
Born February 18, 1922 in McCaysville, GA
Died March 1, 1994 in Birmingham, AL

Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1941. (All Transactions)

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Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1948 26 CLE AL  47   90   11   26   3  0   1   13   0  0   4  10  .289  .333  .356   85   32   1           2   0
 1949 27 CHW AL  67  191   20   39   5  3   3   19   1  1  27  17  .204  .306  .309   65   59   0           1   5
 1950 28 PHA AL  64  184   15   49   5  1   6   20   0  0  19  16  .266  .335  .402   90   74   2           0   3
 1951 29 PHA AL  72  213   23   51   9  0   3   20   1  1  51  25  .239  .389  .324   92   69   1           1   2
 1952 30 TOT AL  66  173   21   39   6  0   9   30   1  0  36  31  .225  .365  .416  118   72   3           2   5
         PHA AL  23   68    6   13   4  0   3    8   0  0  15  10  .191  .337  .382   95   26   2           0   1
         CLE AL  43  105   15   26   2  0   6   22   1  0  21  21  .248  .383  .438  134   46   1           2   4
 1953 31 CLE AL  47  109   17   25   2  0   6   13   0  0  19  13  .229  .359  .413  110   45   0           3   7
 1954 32 WSH AL  54  157    9   35   6  1   1   10   0  1  30  30  .223  .353  .293   83   46   2   1       2   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      417 1117  116  264  36  5  29  125   3  3 186 142  .236  .351  .355   91  397   9   1   0  11  25
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        434   45  103  14  2  11   49   1  1  72  55  .236  .351  .355   91  154   3   0   0   4  10
 Career High     72  213   23   51   9  3   9   30   1  1  51  31  .239  .389  .324   92   74   3   1   0   3   7

Special Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1948 26 CLE AL   97   65   10   4.1   104| .289  .270| .333  .355| .356  .391| .689  .746|  85  .447  -2.2  -0.2   0%
 1949 27 CHW AL  219  158   18   3.0   104| .204  .267| .306  .358| .309  .388| .615  .747|  65  .319 -10.1  -1.0  50%
 1950 28 PHA AL  205  140   25   4.7   112| .266  .276| .335  .363| .402  .414| .737  .776|  90  .478  -3.6  -0.3   0%
 1951 29 PHA AL  266  166   27   4.4   104| .239  .270| .389  .351| .324  .396| .713  .747|  92  .486   0.7   0.1  50%
 1952 30 TOT AL  214  142   26   4.9    95| .225  .259| .365  .338| .416  .377| .781  .715| 118  .579   5.4   0.6 100%
         PHA AL   85   58    9   4.2   101| .191  .267| .337  .348| .382  .390| .719  .738|  95  .504  -0.1   0.0   0%
         CLE AL  129   84   17   5.5    91| .248  .253| .383  .332| .438  .369| .821  .701| 134  .623   5.5   0.6 100%
 1953 31 CLE AL  131   91   15   4.4   101| .229  .267| .359  .343| .413  .393| .772  .736| 110  .496   1.8   0.2   0%
 1954 32 WSH AL  192  129   16   3.3    95| .223  .259| .353  .334| .293  .379| .646  .713|  83  .389  -2.0  -0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons      1324  891  137   4.1   102| .236  .267| .351  .349| .355  .392| .706  .741|  91  .459 -10.0  -0.8  50%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1948 26 CLE AL   C   40     84   18    3    4  .971  .986  2.55  4.08               2             
 1949 27 CHW AL   C   53    203   32    2    4  .992  .985  4.43  4.10               4             
 1950 28 PHA AL   C   59    201   24    3    3  .987  .985  3.81  4.21               3             
 1951 29 PHA AL   C   72    230   52    9   12  .969  .982  3.92  4.40               1             
 1952 30 TOT AL   C   58    198   34    5    2  .979  .985  4.00  4.70               2             
         PHA AL   C   23     80   16    1    1  .990  .985  4.17  4.70               0             
         CLE AL   C   35    118   18    4    1  .971  .985  3.89  4.70               2             
 1953 31 CLE AL   C   46    114   18    0    1 1.000  .985  2.87  4.44               3             
 1954 32 WSH AL   C   52    220   30    2    6  .992  .986  4.81  4.76               5             
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1948 26 CLE AL   C   40     84   18    3    4  .971  .986  2.55  4.08               2             
 1949 27 CHW AL   C   53    203   32    2    4  .992  .985  4.43  4.10               4             
 1950 28 PHA AL   C   59    201   24    3    3  .987  .985  3.81  4.21               3             
 1951 29 PHA AL   C   72    230   52    9   12  .969  .982  3.92  4.40               1             
 1952 30 TOT AL   C   58    198   34    5    2  .979  .985  4.00  4.70               2             
         PHA AL   C   23     80   16    1    1  .990  .985  4.17  4.70               0             
         CLE AL   C   35    118   18    4    1  .971  .985  3.89  4.70               2             
 1953 31 CLE AL   C   46    114   18    0    1 1.000  .985  2.87  4.44               3             
 1954 32 WSH AL   C   52    220   30    2    6  .992  .986  4.81  4.76               5             
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+
 Position Total   C  380   1250  208   24   32  .984  .985  3.84  4.39              20             
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+
 Overall Total       380   1250  208   24   32  .984  .985  3.84  4.39

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1948   WS    CLE BSN     W   1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

Transactions
Before 1941 Season: Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent.
November 22, 1948: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Chicago White Sox for Joe Haynes.
October 19, 1949: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Philadelphia Athletics for Nellie Fox.
June 23, 1952: Selected off waivers by the Cleveland Indians from the Philadelphia Athletics.
January 20, 1954: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Washington Senators for Mickey Grasso.
January 14, 1955: Purchased by the New York Giants from the Washington Senators.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
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