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

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

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 21	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	45	10.1	0	3	0	3	0	P
2	8 (3)	Apr 27	CIN		CHC	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	12 (3)	May 1	CIN		BRO	W,3-1	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	18 (5)	May 6 (2)	CIN		PHI	W,11-9	GS	23	4.1	2	0	0	2	0	P
5	21 (2)	May 11	CIN		MLN	L,8-9	GS	16	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	24 (2)	May 13 (2)	CIN		MLN	L,1-6	GS	37	8.0	0	2	1	3	0	P
7	27 (2)	May 19	CIN	@	BRO	W,10-5	GS	22	5.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
8	32 (4)	May 26	CIN	@	MLN	L,1-2	GS	28	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
9	36 (3)	May 30 (1)	CIN	@	STL	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	41 (4)	Jun 3 (1)	CIN		NYG	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
11	47 (5)	Jun 8	CIN		BRO	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
12	51 (3)	Jun 15	CIN	@	NYG	L,3-4	CG	45	10.1	0	3	0	3	0	P
13	56 (4)	Jun 19	CIN	@	PHI	L,2-4	GS	31	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	60 (3)	Jun 24 (1)	CIN	@	BRO	W,10-6	GS	17	3.1	0	1	0	1	1	P
15	64 (3)	Jun 28	CIN	@	PIT	W,4-3	GS	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	69 (4)	Jul 2	CIN		MLN	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	74 (4)	Jul 7	CIN		STL	W,5-2	GS	19	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
18	78 (3)	Jul 14	CIN		PHI	L,0-2	GS	33	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	80 (1)	Jul 15 (2)	CIN		NYG	W,4-3		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	83 (2)	Jul 18	CIN		BRO	L,3-6	GS	7	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	84	Jul 19	CIN		BRO	W,7-2	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	85	Jul 20	CIN		PIT	W,6-4	GF	10	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
23	90 (4)	Jul 24	CIN	@	BRO	L,5-10	GS	27	6.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
24	94 (3)	Jul 28	CIN	@	PIT	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	100 (5)	Aug 1	CIN	@	NYG	L,1-3	GS	31	6.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
26	106 (5)	Aug 8	CIN		CHC	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	P
27	111 (4)	Aug 13	CIN	@	MLN	L,1-5	GS	28	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
28	113 (1)	Aug 15 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	W,4-3	GF	12	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	117 (3)	Aug 18	CIN		MLN	W,13-4	GS	20	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
30	122 (4)	Aug 23	CIN		BRO	L,5-6	GS	23	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	125 (2)	Aug 26 (1)	CIN		PHI	W,10-5		10	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	128 (2)	Aug 29	CIN		NYG	W,4-3	GS	16	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	132 (3)	Sep 3 (1)	CIN	@	MLN	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
34	143 (10)	Sep 16	CIN	@	BRO	L,2-3		15	2.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
35	147 (3)	Sep 19 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	W,6-3	GS	34	7.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	153 (5)	Sep 25	CIN		MLN	L,1-7		9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
37	154	Sep 29	CIN	@	CHC	W,9-6		10	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							37gm		211.0	10	42	1	53	3