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

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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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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	3-39 / in Starts: 0-1
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	5 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 7 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	3 (2-1-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 7 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	4 (2-1-0)

1961 Batting Game Log

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1961 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	452	6 (5)	Apr 20	WSA	@	CHW	L,1-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	453	9 (2)	Apr 23	WSA	@	MIN	L,0-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	454	12 (2)	Apr 27	WSA		BAL	L,0-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	455	21 (8)	May 7 (1)	WSA	@	CLE	L,2-4	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
5	456	23 (1)	May 9 (1)	WSA	@	DET	L,2-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
6	457	25 (1)	May 10	WSA	@	DET	L,1-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
7	458	34 (8)	May 20	WSA	@	BAL	L,3-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
8	459	40 (5)	May 25	WSA	@	KCA	L,3-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	460	48 (7)	Jun 3	WSA		KCA	L,0-8	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
10	461	51 (2)	Jun 6	WSA		CLE	L,3-14	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
11	462	52	Jun 7	WSA		CLE	L,0-11	4-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.05	-0.002	.04	0.00%	-0.37	P
12	463	54 (1)	Jun 9 (2)	WSA		CHW	W,10-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
13	464	55	Jun 10	WSA		CHW	W,4-3	11-12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
14	465	61 (5)	Jun 16	WSA	@	BOS	L,9-14	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
15	466	64 (2)	Jun 18 (2)	WSA	@	BOS	L,5-6	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
16	467	65	Jun 20	WSA		DET	L,4-5	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
17	468	70 (4)	Jun 25 (2)	WSA	@	CHW	L,3-6	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.67	-0.017	.05	0.00%	-0.16	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	469	77 (6)	Jul 2	WSA	@	NYY	L,4-13	3-9	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.95	-0.024	.05	0.00%	-0.23	P
19	470	80 (2)	Jul 5	WSA		BAL	L,0-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
20	471	84 (3)	Jul 9	WSA		MIN	L,1-7	3-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
21	472	85	Jul 14 (1)	WSA		KCA	L,3-8	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
22	473	88 (2)	Jul 16 (1)	WSA		LAA	L,2-11	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
23	474	93 (4)	Jul 21	WSA	@	LAA	L,5-16	3-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
24	475	95 (1)	Jul 23	WSA	@	LAA	L,3-8	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
25	476	97 (1)	Jul 26	WSA	@	MIN	L,9-10	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
26	477	98	Jul 27	WSA	@	MIN	L,2-5	5-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
27	478	103 (4)	Aug 2 (2)	WSA	@	DET	W,6-2	10-11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.11	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.33	P
28	479	104	Aug 3	WSA	@	DET	L,1-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
29	480	105	Aug 5	WSA	@	CHW	L,3-8	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
30	481	114 (8)	Aug 14	WSA		LAA	L,1-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
31	482	119 (4)	Aug 19	WSA		BAL	L,0-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
32	483	120	Aug 20	WSA		BAL	L,3-9	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
33	484	124 (3)	Aug 25	WSA		DET	L,0-6	6-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.28	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.15	P
34	485	125	Aug 27 (1)	WSA		DET	L,4-7	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
35	486	128 (2)	Aug 29	WSA		CLE	L,4-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
36	487	129	Aug 30	WSA		CLE	L,0-9	4-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
37	488	131 (1)	Sep 1 (1)	WSA		CHW	L,2-3	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
38	489	133 (1)	Sep 2	WSA		CHW	L,7-12	1-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
39	490	139 (5)	Sep 6	WSA	@	NYY	L,0-8	5-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
40	491	144 (4)	Sep 10	WSA	@	BAL	L,2-3	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
41	492	154 (9)	Sep 23 (2)	WSA	@	MIN	L,0-10	6-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
42	493	158 (3)	Sep 28	WSA	@	LAA	L,4-13	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
							3-39		7	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286		.43	-0.053	.03	0.00%	-1.25

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