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+

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	1	Apr 17	CIN		STL	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
2	2	Apr 19	CIN		STL	W,10-9	CG	48	10.0	3	5	0	8	2	2B
3	3	Apr 20	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-12	CG	43	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
4	4	Apr 21	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	45	10.1	6	2	0	8	0	2B
5	5	Apr 22 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	32	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
6	6	Apr 22 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	T,1-1	CG	29	7.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
7	7	Apr 24	CIN	@	STL	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
8	8	Apr 27	CIN		CHC	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	2B
9	9	Apr 28	CIN		CHC	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
10	10	Apr 29 (1)	CIN		CHC	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
11	11	Apr 29 (2)	CIN		CHC	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	12	May 1	CIN		BRO	W,3-1	GS	31	7.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
13	13	May 2	CIN		BRO	W,10-6	CG	38	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
14	14	May 3	CIN		PIT	L,1-5	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
15	15	May 4	CIN		PIT	W,4-3	GS	24	6.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
16	16	May 5	CIN		PIT	W,7-6	GS	34	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
17	17	May 6 (1)	CIN		PHI	W,10-2	CG	38	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
18	18	May 6 (2)	CIN		PHI	W,11-9	CG	45	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
19	19	May 8	CIN		NYG	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
20	20	May 9	CIN		NYG	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	0	1	2	3	0	2B
21	21	May 11	CIN		MLN	L,8-9	GS	48	10.0	6	2	0	8	0	2B RF
22	22	May 12	CIN		MLN	W,10-6	CG	42	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	2B
23	23	May 13 (1)	CIN		MLN	L,0-15	CG	49	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
24	24	May 13 (2)	CIN		MLN	L,1-6	CG	43	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
25	25	May 16	CIN	@	PIT	L,2-9	CG	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	2B
26	26	May 18	CIN	@	BRO	W,7-6	CG	46	10.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
27	27	May 19	CIN	@	BRO	W,10-5	CG	40	9.0	4	7	0	11	2	2B
28	28	May 20 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
29	29	May 20 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
30	30	May 22	CIN	@	NYG	W,6-3	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
31	31	May 25	CIN	@	MLN	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
32	32	May 26	CIN	@	MLN	L,1-2	GS	28	7.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
33	33	May 27	CIN	@	MLN	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
34	34	May 28	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
35	35	May 29	CIN	@	CHC	W,10-4	CG	36	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
36	36	May 30 (1)	CIN	@	STL	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
37	37	May 30 (2)	CIN	@	STL	W,6-5	CG	31	7.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
38	38	May 31	CIN	@	STL	L,3-9	CG	41	8.0	4	4	2	10	2	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	39	Jun 1	CIN		NYG	L,2-3	GS	36	8.0	4	1	1	6	1	2B
40	40	Jun 2	CIN		NYG	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
41	41	Jun 3 (1)	CIN		NYG	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
42	42	Jun 3 (2)	CIN		NYG	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
43	43	Jun 4	CIN		PHI	W,8-2	CG	32	9.0	1	3	1	5	1	2B
44	44	Jun 5	CIN		PHI	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	5	3	0	8	2	2B
45	45	Jun 6	CIN		PHI	W,7-3	CG	33	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	2B
46	46	Jun 7	CIN		PHI	W,8-5	CG	42	9.0	4	8	0	12	0	2B
47	47	Jun 8	CIN		BRO	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
48	48	Jun 9	CIN		BRO	L,5-8	CG	47	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
49	49	Jun 10	CIN		BRO	L,6-8	CG	44	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
50	50	Jun 12	CIN		PIT	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	1	3	1	2B
51	51	Jun 15	CIN	@	NYG	L,3-4	CG	45	10.1	2	2	0	4	0	2B
52	52	Jun 16	CIN	@	NYG	W,3-1	CG	41	11.0	6	2	0	8	1	2B
53	53	Jun 17 (1)	CIN	@	NYG	L,6-7	CG	41	8.0	6	3	0	9	2	2B
54	54	Jun 17 (2)	CIN	@	NYG	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
55	55	Jun 18	CIN	@	PHI	W,7-4	CG	38	10.0	4	5	0	9	3	2B
56	56	Jun 19	CIN	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
57	57	Jun 20	CIN	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
58	58	Jun 22	CIN	@	BRO	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
59	59	Jun 23	CIN	@	BRO	L,6-7	CG	40	8.1	0	5	0	5	0	2B
60	60	Jun 24 (1)	CIN	@	BRO	W,10-6	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
61	61	Jun 24 (2)	CIN	@	BRO	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	7	3	0	10	2	2B
62	62	Jun 25	CIN	@	PIT	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
63	63	Jun 27	CIN	@	PIT	W,10-2	CG	34	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
64	64	Jun 28	CIN	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	4	4	0	8	0	2B
65	65	Jun 29	CIN	@	STL	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
66	66	Jun 30	CIN	@	STL	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	2	5	0	7	2	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
67	67	Jul 1 (1)	CIN	@	STL	W,19-15	CG	60	10.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
68	68	Jul 1 (2)	CIN	@	STL	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
69	69	Jul 2	CIN		MLN	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	2	2B
70	70	Jul 3	CIN		MLN	L,0-7	CG	42	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	2B
71	71	Jul 4 (1)	CIN		CHC	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
72	72	Jul 4 (2)	CIN		CHC	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	7	3	0	10	1	2B
73	73	Jul 6	CIN		STL	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
74	74	Jul 7	CIN		STL	W,5-2	GS	19	5.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
75	75	Jul 8	CIN		STL	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	5	3	0	8	1	2B
76	76	Jul 12	CIN		PHI	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	2B
77	77	Jul 13	CIN		PHI	L,4-6	CG	44	9.0	1	6	0	7	0	2B
78	78	Jul 14	CIN		PHI	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	5	9	0	14	1	2B
79	79	Jul 15 (1)	CIN		NYG	W,4-3	CG	37	10.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
80	80	Jul 15 (2)	CIN		NYG	W,4-3	CG	45	11.0	4	7	0	11	1	2B
81	81	Jul 16	CIN		NYG	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	3	2	2	7	1	2B
82	82	Jul 17	CIN		BRO	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
83	83	Jul 18	CIN		BRO	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
84	84	Jul 19	CIN		BRO	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
85	85	Jul 20	CIN		PIT	W,6-4	GF	10	3.0	1	3	0	4	1	PR 2B
86	86	Jul 21	CIN		PIT	L,3-4	GF	6	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR 2B
87	87	Jul 22 (1)	CIN		PIT	L,6-8	CG	43	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
88	88	Jul 22 (2)	CIN		PIT	W,9-2	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
89	89	Jul 23	CIN		PIT	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
90	90	Jul 24	CIN	@	BRO	L,5-10	CG	38	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
91	91	Jul 25	CIN	@	BRO	L,1-2	CG	30	8.1	1	5	0	6	2	2B
92	92	Jul 26	CIN	@	BRO	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
93	93	Jul 27	CIN	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	2	5	0	7	2	2B
94	94	Jul 28	CIN	@	PIT	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
95	95	Jul 29 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
96	96	Jul 29 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	2B
97	97	Jul 30	CIN	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	2	2	1	5	0	2B
98	98	Jul 31 (1)	CIN	@	NYG	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
99	99	Jul 31 (2)	CIN	@	NYG	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
100	100	Aug 1	CIN	@	NYG	L,1-3	CG	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	2B
101	101	Aug 2	CIN	@	NYG	W,10-2	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
102	102	Aug 3	CIN	@	PHI	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	3	3	1	7	1	2B
103	103	Aug 4	CIN	@	PHI	L,6-10	CG	41	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
104	104	Aug 6	CIN		STL	W,7-6	CG	47	10.0	3	9	0	12	2	2B
105	105	Aug 7	CIN		STL	L,4-8	CG	42	9.0	1	6	0	7	1	2B
106	106	Aug 8	CIN		CHC	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	2B
107	107	Aug 9	CIN		CHC	W,5-3	CG	44	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	2B
108	108	Aug 10	CIN	@	MLN	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
109	109	Aug 11	CIN	@	MLN	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
110	110	Aug 12	CIN	@	MLN	L,2-8	CG	42	8.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
111	111	Aug 13	CIN	@	MLN	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
112	112	Aug 14	CIN	@	CHC	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	5	5	0	10	0	2B
113	113	Aug 15 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	60	15.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
114	114	Aug 15 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	W,7-3	CG	26	6.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
115	115	Aug 16	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
116	116	Aug 17	CIN		MLN	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
117	117	Aug 18	CIN		MLN	W,13-4	CG	38	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
118	118	Aug 19	CIN		MLN	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
119	119	Aug 20	CIN		MLN	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
120	120	Aug 21	CIN		PIT	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	5	3	1	9	2	2B
121	121	Aug 22	CIN		PIT	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
122	122	Aug 23	CIN		BRO	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	1	3	1	5	1	2B
123	123	Aug 24	CIN		BRO	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	2B
124	124	Aug 25	CIN		BRO	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	2B
125	125	Aug 26 (1)	CIN		PHI	W,10-5	CG	42	9.0	6	2	0	8	2	2B
126	126	Aug 26 (2)	CIN		PHI	L,4-11	CG	47	9.0	0	7	1	8	0	2B
127	127	Aug 28	CIN		NYG	W,11-1	CG	42	9.0	5	2	0	7	2	2B
128	128	Aug 29	CIN		NYG	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
129	129	Aug 31	CIN		CHC	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
130	130	Sep 1	CIN		CHC	W,7-3	CG	31	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
131	131	Sep 2	CIN		CHC	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	2B
132	132	Sep 3 (1)	CIN	@	MLN	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
133	133	Sep 3 (2)	CIN	@	MLN	W,7-5	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
134	134	Sep 4	CIN	@	MLN	W,4-2	CG	37	10.0	6	4	0	10	1	2B
135	135	Sep 5	CIN	@	MLN	W,12-2	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
136	136	Sep 7	CIN	@	STL	L,0-1	GS	25	7.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
137	137	Sep 8	CIN	@	STL	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
138	138	Sep 9	CIN	@	STL	L,5-6	CG	62	12.1	5	5	0	10	0	2B
139	139	Sep 11	CIN	@	NYG	W,11-5	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
140	140	Sep 12	CIN	@	NYG	L,0-8	CG	39	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
141	141	Sep 13	CIN	@	PIT	W,5-4	GS	32	8.0	2	7	0	9	1	2B
142	143 (1)	Sep 16	CIN	@	BRO	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
143	144	Sep 17	CIN	@	BRO	L,4-5	CG	42	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
144	145	Sep 18 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
145	146	Sep 18 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,4-7	CG	42	8.0	2	1	1	4	0	2B
146	147	Sep 19 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	2	2B
147	148	Sep 19 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
148	149	Sep 21	CIN		STL	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	4	5	0	9	2	2B
149	150	Sep 22	CIN		STL	W,6-4	CG	43	9.0	7	3	0	10	1	2B
150	151	Sep 23 (1)	CIN		STL	W,3-2	CG	39	10.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
151	152	Sep 23 (2)	CIN		STL	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
152	153	Sep 25	CIN		MLN	L,1-7	CG	47	9.0	5	3	0	8	0	2B
153	154	Sep 29	CIN	@	CHC	W,9-6	CG	42	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
154	155	Sep 30	CIN	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
							155gm		1345.2	389	432	16	837	89