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	8-36 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	0 games
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	4 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

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

1964 Batting Game Log

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1964 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	583	1	Apr 14	PHI		NYM	W,5-3	5-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.35	-0.009	.75	-0.01%	-0.09	P
2	584	3 (1)	Apr 17	PHI	@	CHC	W,10-8	5-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.44	-0.033	1.12	-0.05%	-0.65	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
3	585	16 (12)	May 5	PHI	@	STL	L,1-2	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
4	586	17	May 6	PHI		MLN	W,7-6	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	587	23 (5)	May 12	PHI		STL	L,2-4	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	588	31 (7)	May 21	PHI	@	SFG	L,4-9	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	589	35 (3)	May 26	PHI	@	PIT	L,4-13	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1						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
8	590	48 (12)	Jun 9 (2)	PHI		PIT	L,0-4	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
9	591	50 (1)	Jun 12	PHI		NYM	L,3-11	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
10	592	55 (4)	Jun 17	PHI	@	CHC	L,5-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
11	593	61 (5)	Jun 21 (2)	PHI	@	NYM	W,8-2	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
				Player went from Philadelphia Phillies to Minnesota Twins
12	594	74	Jun 29	MIN	@	BAL	L,3-6	3-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	.57	0.025	1.33	0.04%	0.25	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
13	595	79 (4)	Jul 4 (1)	MIN	@	NYY	L,5-7	4-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9						P
14	596	84 (4)	Jul 11	MIN	@	KCA	W,5-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9						P
15	597	86 (1)	Jul 12 (2)	MIN	@	LAA	L,2-3	5-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9						P
16	598	87	Jul 14	MIN		WSA	L,3-4	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9						P
17	599	89 (1)	Jul 16	MIN		WSA	L,2-7	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9						P
18	600	91 (1)	Jul 18	MIN		LAA	L,2-3	8-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	.36	-0.009	.32	-0.01%	-0.15	P
19	601	92	Jul 19 (1)	MIN		LAA	L,6-8	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
20	602	94 (1)	Jul 21	MIN		KCA	L,4-5	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
21	603	95	Jul 22	MIN		KCA	L,4-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
22	604	98 (2)	Jul 25	MIN	@	CHW	L,5-6	12-13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
23	605	100 (1)	Jul 26 (2)	MIN	@	CHW	L,0-3	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
24	606	102 (1)	Jul 29	MIN		BAL	L,3-4	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
25	607	103	Jul 30	MIN		BAL	L,4-7	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	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
26	608	105 (1)	Aug 1	MIN		NYY	L,4-6	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
27	609	106	Aug 2	MIN		NYY	L,0-2	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
28	610	107	Aug 4	MIN		BOS	W,12-4	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
29	611	110 (2)	Aug 7 (1)	MIN	@	CLE	L,4-10	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
30	612	111	Aug 7 (2)	MIN	@	CLE	L,2-8	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
31	613	112	Aug 8	MIN	@	CLE	L,8-16	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
32	614	116 (3)	Aug 12	MIN		DET	L,2-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
33	615	117	Aug 13	MIN		DET	W,6-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
34	616	123 (5)	Aug 21	MIN	@	DET	L,1-4	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
35	617	128 (4)	Aug 26	MIN	@	CHW	L,1-2	9-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9	1.68	-0.040	.01	0.00%	-0.14	P
36	618	131 (2)	Aug 29	MIN		WSA	L,4-5	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9						P
Sep/Oct		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	619	135 (3)	Sep 2	MIN		BAL	L,0-2	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9						P
38	620	141 (5)	Sep 8	MIN		NYY	L,1-2	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9						P
39	621	145 (3)	Sep 12	MIN	@	NYY	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9						P
40	622	148 (2)	Sep 15	MIN	@	BAL	W,2-1	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9						P
41	623	150 (1)	Sep 18	MIN	@	BOS	L,6-7	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9						P
42	624	153 (2)	Sep 22	MIN	@	KCA	L,9-10	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9						P
43	625	158 (4)	Sep 29	MIN		KCA	L,6-7	11-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9						P
44	626	161 (2)	Oct 2	MIN		LAA	L,4-5	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9						P
							8-36		7	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143		.61	-0.066	.83	-0.03%	-0.78

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