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.

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	6 (5)	Apr 20	WSA	@	CHW	L,1-6	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
2	9 (2)	Apr 23	WSA	@	MIN	L,0-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	12 (2)	Apr 27	WSA		BAL	L,0-5		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	21 (8)	May 7 (1)	WSA	@	CLE	L,2-4	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	23 (1)	May 9 (1)	WSA	@	DET	L,2-7	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	25 (1)	May 10	WSA	@	DET	L,1-7	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	34 (8)	May 20	WSA	@	BAL	L,3-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	40 (5)	May 25	WSA	@	KCA	L,3-4	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	48 (7)	Jun 3	WSA		KCA	L,0-8		12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	51 (2)	Jun 6	WSA		CLE	L,3-14		7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	52	Jun 7	WSA		CLE	L,0-11	GF	24	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	54 (1)	Jun 9 (2)	WSA		CHW	W,10-9	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	55	Jun 10	WSA		CHW	W,4-3		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	61 (5)	Jun 16	WSA	@	BOS	L,9-14		8	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	64 (2)	Jun 18 (2)	WSA	@	BOS	L,5-6		8	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	65	Jun 20	WSA		DET	L,4-5	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	70 (4)	Jun 25 (2)	WSA	@	CHW	L,3-6	GS	12	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	77 (6)	Jul 2	WSA	@	NYY	L,4-13	GF	30	5.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	80 (2)	Jul 5	WSA		BAL	L,0-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	84 (3)	Jul 9	WSA		MIN	L,1-7		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	85	Jul 14 (1)	WSA		KCA	L,3-8		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	88 (2)	Jul 16 (1)	WSA		LAA	L,2-11	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	93 (4)	Jul 21	WSA	@	LAA	L,5-16		5	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	95 (1)	Jul 23	WSA	@	LAA	L,3-8		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	97 (1)	Jul 26	WSA	@	MIN	L,9-10		5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	98	Jul 27	WSA	@	MIN	L,2-5		9	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	103 (4)	Aug 2 (2)	WSA	@	DET	W,6-2		6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	104	Aug 3	WSA	@	DET	L,1-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	105	Aug 5	WSA	@	CHW	L,3-8	GF	12	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
30	114 (8)	Aug 14	WSA		LAA	L,1-5		8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	119 (4)	Aug 19	WSA		BAL	L,0-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	120	Aug 20	WSA		BAL	L,3-9	GF	9	2.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
33	124 (3)	Aug 25	WSA		DET	L,0-6		12	2.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
34	125	Aug 27 (1)	WSA		DET	L,4-7	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	128 (2)	Aug 29	WSA		CLE	L,4-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	129	Aug 30	WSA		CLE	L,0-9		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	131 (1)	Sep 1 (1)	WSA		CHW	L,2-3		3	1.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
38	133 (1)	Sep 2	WSA		CHW	L,7-12		14	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
39	139 (5)	Sep 6	WSA	@	NYY	L,0-8		13	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
40	144 (4)	Sep 10	WSA	@	BAL	L,2-3	GF	9	2.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
41	154 (9)	Sep 23 (2)	WSA	@	MIN	L,0-10	GF	13	3.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
42	158 (3)	Sep 28	WSA	@	LAA	L,4-13	GF	12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							42gm		71.2	3	14	0	17	2