Johnny Lipon

Position: Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: November 10, 1922 in Martins Ferry, OH us

Died: August 17, 1998 in Houston, TX

Buried: Memorial Oaks Cemetery, Houston, TX

High School: Chadsey HS (Detroit, MI)

Debut: August 16, 1942 (Age 19-279d, 9,268th in major league history)
vs. CHW 4 AB, 3 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: April 25, 1954 (Age 31-166d)
vs. CHC 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1942 season

Full Name: John Joseph Lipon

Nicknames: Skids

Pronunciation: \LIPP-on\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.0

2661

690

.259

350

RBI

266

OBP

.346

SLG

.324

OPS

.671

OPS+

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

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	39 (38)	May 30 (1)	BOS	@	WSH	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	8	0	10	2	SS
2	40	May 30 (2)	BOS	@	WSH	L,1-2	CG	38	8.1	3	4	0	7	0	SS
3	41	May 31 (1)	BOS		WSH	L,4-5	GS	37	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
4	42	May 31 (2)	BOS		WSH	L,0-4	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	SS
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	43	Jun 2	BOS	@	CLE	L,3-7	CG	41	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
6	44	Jun 3	BOS	@	CLE	W,4-3	GS	27	7.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
7	45	Jun 4	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-8	GS	23	4.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
8	46	Jun 6 (1)	BOS	@	DET	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	3	3	1	7	1	SS
9	52 (5)	Jun 10 (2)	BOS	@	SLB	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	4	4	0	8	1	SS
10	53	Jun 11	BOS	@	SLB	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
11	54	Jun 12	BOS	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
12	55	Jun 13	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-5	GS	26	6.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
13	57 (1)	Jun 14 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	4	4	0	8	1	SS
14	58	Jun 16	BOS		DET	L,3-5	GS	31	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
15	59	Jun 17	BOS		DET	W,17-1	GS	29	7.0	2	2	1	5	0	SS
16	60	Jun 18	BOS		DET	W,23-3	CG	36	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	SS
17	61	Jun 19	BOS		SLB	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	1	6	0	7	0	SS
18	62	Jun 20	BOS		SLB	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
19	63	Jun 21 (1)	BOS		SLB	W,3-1	GF	8	2.0	0	0	1	1	0	SS
20	64	Jun 21 (2)	BOS		SLB	L,0-2	GS	33	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	SS
21	65	Jun 23 (1)	BOS		CLE	W,6-4	GS	21	5.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
22	66	Jun 23 (2)	BOS		CLE	W,2-1	GS	27	8.0	1	5	0	6	1	SS
23	68 (1)	Jun 25	BOS		CLE	L,4-15	GS	38	8.0	2	5	1	8	1	SS
24	69	Jun 26	BOS		CHW	L,3-5	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	74 (4)	Jul 2	BOS		NYY	L,3-5	GF	14	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
26	93 (18)	Jul 23	BOS	@	CHW	W,4-3	GF	16	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	PR SS
27	94	Jul 24 (1)	BOS	@	SLB	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	1	2	0	3	2	SS
28	95	Jul 24 (2)	BOS	@	SLB	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	SS
29	96	Jul 25	BOS	@	SLB	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
30	97	Jul 26 (1)	BOS	@	SLB	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
31	98	Jul 26 (2)	BOS	@	SLB	L,5-8	CG	37	8.0	1	7	0	8	0	SS
32	99	Jul 28	BOS		CHW	L,2-4	GS	35	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	SS
33	100	Jul 29	BOS		CHW	L,3-8	CG	41	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
34	101	Jul 30	BOS		CHW	L,1-17	CG	54	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	SS
35	102	Jul 31	BOS		DET	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	1	2	2	5	1	SS
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	103	Aug 1	BOS		DET	L,3-4	CG	41	10.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
37	104	Aug 2 (1)	BOS		DET	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	SS
38	105	Aug 2 (2)	BOS		DET	L,6-9	CG	43	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	SS
39	106	Aug 4	BOS		SLB	W,6-2	GS	31	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
40	107	Aug 5	BOS		SLB	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	6	4	1	11	2	SS
41	108	Aug 6	BOS		SLB	L,7-8	CG	48	10.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
42	109	Aug 7	BOS		CLE	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
43	110	Aug 8	BOS		CLE	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
44	111	Aug 9	BOS		CLE	L,3-9	GS	32	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
45	113 (1)	Aug 11 (1)	BOS	@	PHA	W,7-6	GF	14	3.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
46	114	Aug 11 (2)	BOS	@	PHA	W,7-5	GF	15	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
47	115	Aug 12	BOS	@	PHA	W,3-2	GF	20	4.0	1	1	1	3	0	SS
48	116	Aug 13	BOS	@	PHA	L,0-1	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
49	121 (4)	Aug 18	BOS		PHA	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
50	124 (2)	Aug 21 (2)	BOS	@	WSH	W,7-3	GF	12	3.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
51	125	Aug 22	BOS	@	WSH	W,4-3	GF	13	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
52	126	Aug 23	BOS	@	WSH	W,5-4	GF	30	6.1	1	2	0	3	0	SS
53	130 (3)	Aug 30 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,5-6	GF	23	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
54	132 (1)	Aug 31	BOS	@	CLE	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	2	4	1	7	2	SS
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
55	133	Sep 1	BOS	@	CLE	L,3-13	CG	47	8.0	0	4	1	5	0	SS
56	134	Sep 2	BOS	@	DET	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	SS
57	135	Sep 3	BOS	@	DET	L,4-5	GS	27	6.0	1	2	1	4	1	SS
58	136	Sep 6 (1)	BOS	@	PHA	W,8-4	GS	20	4.0	2	0	1	3	0	SS
				Player went from Boston Red Sox to St. Louis Browns
59	142	Sep 11	SLB	@	BOS	W,2-0	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
60	143	Sep 12	SLB	@	BOS	L,6-7	GF	20	4.1	4	0	0	4	0	2B
61	144	Sep 13 (1)	SLB	@	PHA	W,5-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 3B
62	147 (2)	Sep 16 (2)	SLB	@	NYY	L,2-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 3B
63	148	Sep 17	SLB	@	NYY	W,7-1	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 3B
64	151 (2)	Sep 22	SLB	@	DET	W,7-3	CG	32	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
65	152	Sep 25	SLB		CHW	L,2-7	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
							65gm		438.0	89	154	12	255	26