Johnny Temple

Position: Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)

Born: August 8, 1927 in Lexington, NC us

Died: January 9, 1994 in White Rock, SC

Buried: Bethel Lutheran Church Cemetery, White Rock, SC

School: Catawba College (Salisbury, NC)

Debut: April 15, 1952 (Age 24-251d, 10,869th in major league history)
vs. CHC 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 14, 1964 (Age 36-341d)
vs. HOU 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: John Ellis Temple

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6x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

17.2

5218

1484

.284

720

RBI

395

140

OBP

.363

SLG

.351

OPS

.714

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	10-20 / in Starts: 10-9
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	9 games
Most Games w/o HR	13 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	1 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 102 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	51 (24-18-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 102 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	64 (33-20-10)

Most Driven In
R McMillan	2
J Adcock	1
J Rossi	1
Self	1
H Landrith	0

Most Driven In By
B Adams	2
T Kluszewski	2
J Greengrass	2
Self	1
J Adcock	0

1952 Batting Game Log

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1952 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	1	1	Apr 15	CIN		CHC	L,5-6	3-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.54	-0.013	1.38	-0.02%	-0.22	PH
2	2	13 (11)	Apr 30	CIN		NYG	L,1-4	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.28	-0.007	.92	-0.01%	-0.10	PH
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	3	15 (1)	May 2	CIN		BSN	L,1-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7						PR
4	4	20 (4)	May 7	CIN		BRO	L,4-5	3-4	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	1.00	0.041	3.55	0.09%	0.50	PH
5	5	22 (1)	May 10	CIN	@	STL	L,3-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.44	-0.036	4.15	-0.06%	-0.22	PH
6	6	24 (1)	May 13	CIN	@	NYG	L,4-7	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.25	-0.006	.88	-0.01%	-0.22	PH
7	7	25	May 14	CIN	@	NYG	L,3-8	3-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	9	1.70	0.048	5.56	0.10%	0.49	PH
8	8	29 (3)	May 21	CIN	@	BRO	L,1-19	2-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	1	.03	-0.002	.07	0.00%	-0.88	2B
9	9	31 (1)	May 23	CIN		STL	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	1	.63	-0.063	.94	-0.06%	-0.68	2B
10	10	37 (5)	May 29	CIN	@	PIT	L,2-4	4-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.071	.133	.071	.205	3	1.26	-0.071	1.90	-0.06%	-0.53	2B
11	11	39 (1)	May 30 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	L,0-11	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.133	.071	.205	3						2B
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
12	12	41 (1)	Jun 1 (2)	CIN		BSN	L,4-9	6-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.133	.188	.133	.321	9	.27	0.013	.30	0.01%	0.25	PH
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
13	13	137 (95)	Sep 9 (1)	CIN	@	BSN	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.105	.150	.105	.255	1	1.53	-0.227	.00	0.00%	-1.64	2B
14	14	138	Sep 9 (2)	CIN	@	BSN	W,2-0	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.083	.120	.083	.203	1	.79	-0.098	.00	0.00%	-0.83	2B
15	15	139	Sep 10	CIN	@	BSN	W,6-5	CG(10)	6	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.103	.161	.103	.265	1	1.09	0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.73	2B
16	16	140	Sep 12 (1)	CIN	@	NYG	L,2-4	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.088	.139	.088	.227	1	1.08	-0.133	.00	0.00%	-1.10	2B
17	17	141	Sep 12 (2)	CIN	@	NYG	W,8-7	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.103	.146	.179	.326	1	1.59	0.193	.00	0.00%	2.39	2B
18	18	142	Sep 13	CIN	@	NYG	L,2-3	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.114	.152	.182	.334	1	1.38	-0.102	.00	0.00%	-0.63	2B
19	19	143	Sep 14	CIN	@	BRO	W,4-0	CG	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	1	.146	.196	.208	.404	1	.40	0.023	.00	0.00%	0.51	2B
20	20	144	Sep 15	CIN	@	BRO	L,5-11	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.151	.196	.208	.404	1	.68	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.58	2B
21	21	145	Sep 16	CIN	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.158	.200	.228	.428	1	1.14	-0.096	.00	0.00%	-0.64	2B
22	22	146	Sep 17	CIN	@	PHI	L,4-7	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	1	0	0	.145	.185	.210	.394	1	1.27	-0.145	.00	0.00%	-1.86	2B
23	23	147	Sep 19	CIN	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.152	.188	.212	.401	1	1.17	-0.064	.00	0.00%	-0.29	2B
24	24	148	Sep 21	CIN	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.157	.192	.214	.406	1	.47	-0.040	.00	0.00%	-0.04	2B
25	25	149	Sep 23	CIN	@	STL	L,3-4	CG(10)	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.162	.205	.216	.421	1	1.08	0.039	.00	0.00%	0.03	2B
26	26	150	Sep 24	CIN	@	STL	W,6-1	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.152	.193	.203	.395	1	.87	-0.125	.00	0.00%	-2.29	2B
27	27	151	Sep 25	CIN	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.205	.214	.419	1	1.75	0.248	.00	0.00%	0.29	2B
28	28	152	Sep 26	CIN		PIT	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.170	.207	.227	.434	1	.67	-0.053	.00	0.00%	-0.64	2B
29	29	153	Sep 27	CIN		PIT	L,6-9	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	.174	.216	.228	.445	1	.90	-0.059	.00	0.00%	-0.11	2B
30	30	154	Sep 28	CIN		PIT	W,3-2	CG	5	5	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	.196	.235	.258	.493	1	1.01	0.304	.00	0.00%	1.86	2B
							10-20		102	97	8	19	3	0	1	5	5	0	1	0	0		2	3	2	1	.196	.235	.258	.493		.98	-0.476	.23	-0.04%	-7.93

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