Eric Tipton

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 190lb (180cm, 86kg)

Born: April 20, 1915 in Petersburg, VA us

Died: August 29, 2001 in Newport News, VA

Buried: Williamsburg Memorial Park, Williamsburg, VA

High School: Petersburg HS (Petersburg, VA)

School: Duke University (Durham, NC)

Debut: June 9, 1939 (Age 24-050d, 8,675th in major league history)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1945 (Age 30-162d)
vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1939 season

Full Name: Eric Gordon Tipton

Nicknames: Dukie or Blue Devil

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.7

1626

439

.270

212

RBI

151

OBP

.361

SLG

.383

OPS

.744

OPS+

112

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	8-39 / in Starts: 8-16
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	25 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 7 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	4

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 120 PAs	14
Actual Runners on Base	92 (40-35-17)
Avg. MLBer w/ 120 PAs	14
Avg. Runners on Base	80 (41-25-13)

Most Driven In
S Chapman	3
B Johnson	2
E Brucker	2
S Newsome	2
Self	1
D Miles	1
D Siebert	1
B Nagel	1

Most Driven In By
J Gantenbein	5
B Nagel	1
W Moses	1
N Potter	1
D Lodigiani	1
Self	1
S Newsome	1
F Hayes	1

1939 Batting Game Log

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1939 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	45 (44)	Jun 9	PHA	@	DET	L,4-14	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.21	PH
2	2	48 (2)	Jun 11 (2)	PHA	@	CLE	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	1.51	-0.041	.20	0.00%	-0.12	PH
3	3	53 (4)	Jun 18 (2)	PHA		CHW	W,9-4	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	7	.76	0.095	.04	0.00%	1.20	LF
4	4	54	Jun 20	PHA		DET	L,0-5	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.444	.500	.444	.944	7	.61	0.046	.05	0.00%	1.06	LF
5	5	55	Jun 22	PHA		DET	W,6-5	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.333	.286	.619	7	1.92	-0.248	.06	-0.01%	-1.78	LF
6	6	56	Jun 23	PHA		CLE	L,5-12	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.294	.368	.294	.663	7	.72	0.056	.03	0.00%	0.99	LF
7	7	57	Jun 24	PHA		CLE	W,10-6	CG	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.391	.300	.691	7	.60	0.039	.02	0.00%	0.18	LF
8	8	58	Jun 25 (1)	PHA		CLE	L,4-8	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.407	.333	.741	7	.67	0.092	.02	0.00%	0.88	LF
9	9	59	Jun 25 (2)	PHA		CLE	W,10-2	CG	4	3	2	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.419	.407	.827	7	.95	0.092	.02	0.00%	0.56	LF
10	10	60	Jun 26	PHA		NYY	W,3-2	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.310	.394	.379	.773	7	2.18	-0.009	.09	0.00%	-0.83	LF
11	11	61	Jun 28 (1)	PHA		NYY	L,2-23	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.303	.378	.364	.742	7	.68	-0.071	.04	0.00%	-1.12	LF
12	12	62	Jun 28 (2)	PHA		NYY	L,0-10	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.278	.350	.333	.683	7	.28	-0.022	.01	0.00%	-0.64	LF
Jul		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	64 (1)	Jul 1	PHA	@	WSH	L,4-9	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.270	.341	.324	.666	9	.07	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.34	PH
14	14	65	Jul 2 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.250	.333	.300	.633	7	1.21	-0.087	.01	0.00%	-1.21	RF
15	15	66	Jul 2 (2)	PHA	@	WSH	L,2-13	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.250	.327	.318	.645	7	.61	-0.110	.01	0.00%	-2.08	LF RF
16	16	67	Jul 4 (1)	PHA		BOS	L,7-17	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.244	.320	.311	.631	4	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.35	LF
17	17	72 (4)	Jul 8 (2)	PHA		WSH	L,3-6	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.239	.314	.304	.618	9	1.32	-0.038	.00	0.00%	-0.54	PH
18	18	74 (1)	Jul 9 (2)	PHA		WSH	L,3-10	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.234	.308	.298	.606	9	.62	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.33	PH
19	19	85 (10)	Jul 22 (2)	PHA	@	DET	L,10-11	6-6	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.321	.333	.654	9	.97	0.083	.00	0.00%	1.88	PH
20	20	86	Jul 23	PHA	@	DET	L,3-16	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.245	.315	.327	.641	4	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.35	LF
21	21	88 (1)	Jul 26	PHA		CLE	L,3-9	8-GF	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.260	.327	.340	.667	3	.15	-0.003	.00	0.00%	0.22	PH LF
22	22	91 (2)	Jul 30 (1)	PHA		DET	L,0-14	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.255	.321	.333	.655	4	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.12	LF
Aug		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
23	23	93 (1)	Aug 1	PHA		CHW	L,1-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.255	.321	.333	.655	9						PR
24	24	95 (1)	Aug 2 (2)	PHA		CHW	L,1-2	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.316	.327	.643	3	1.14	-0.030	.00	0.00%	-0.19	LF
25	25	98 (2)	Aug 5	PHA		SLB	W,10-7	CG	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.255	.328	.327	.655	5	1.41	-0.061	.00	0.00%	-0.51	LF
26	26	99	Aug 6 (1)	PHA		SLB	L,4-11	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.254	.323	.322	.645	5	.77	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.73	LF
27	27	100	Aug 6 (2)	PHA		SLB	L,6-8	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.254	.319	.365	.684	6	1.13	0.057	.00	0.00%	-0.07	LF
28	28	101	Aug 8	PHA	@	BOS	L,2-9	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.254	.315	.358	.673	5	.59	-0.063	.00	0.00%	-0.36	LF
29	29	102	Aug 9 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	L,3-5	GS-3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.254	.333	.358	.692	5	1.86	0.086	.00	0.00%	0.95	LF
30	30	104 (1)	Aug 10	PHA	@	BOS	L,5-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.239	.316	.338	.654	6	1.26	-0.143	.00	0.00%	-1.44	LF
31	31	105	Aug 11	PHA		NYY	L,5-9	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.240	.313	.333	.647	5	.95	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.45	LF
32	32	106	Aug 12	PHA		NYY	L,4-18	CG	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.241	.318	.342	.660	5	.43	0.054	.00	0.00%	-0.37	LF
33	33	108 (1)	Aug 13 (2)	PHA		NYY	L,0-21	4-GF(8)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.311	.333	.644	3	.02	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.39	LF
34	34	110 (1)	Aug 17	PHA		BOS	L,1-7	8-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.244	.319	.341	.660	9	.21	0.009	.00	0.00%	0.40	PH
35	35	114 (3)	Aug 22	PHA	@	DET	L,4-9	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.238	.312	.333	.645	3	.30	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.65	PH LF
36	36	116 (1)	Aug 24 (1)	PHA	@	CLE	L,2-10	5-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.309	.329	.638	3	.04	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.27	LF
37	37	117	Aug 24 (2)	PHA	@	CLE	L,2-17	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.309	.329	.638	5						LF
38	38	118	Aug 25	PHA	@	CLE	L,0-6	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.233	.305	.326	.631	9	.19	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.19	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
39	39	126 (7)	Sep 3	PHA	@	WSH	L,1-6	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.230	.302	.322	.624	9	.30	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.25	PH
40	40	128 (1)	Sep 4 (2)	PHA		NYY	L,0-2	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.227	.299	.318	.617	9	1.82	-0.048	.00	0.00%	-0.27	PH
41	41	130 (1)	Sep 7	PHA		WSH	L,1-10	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.228	.297	.326	.623	3	.37	-0.026	.00	0.00%	0.12	LF
42	42	131	Sep 8	PHA		WSH	W,5-4	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.232	.305	.326	.631	3	.84	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.10	LF
43	43	132	Sep 9	PHA		BOS	W,2-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	2	0	.235	.312	.327	.638	3	.85	-0.028	.00	0.00%	-0.11	LF
44	44	133	Sep 10 (1)	PHA		BOS	L,7-10	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.238	.313	.347	.659	3	.88	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.20	LF
45	45	135 (1)	Sep 11	PHA		BOS	L,9-11	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.238	.319	.347	.665	8	.66	0.032	.00	0.00%	0.15	PH
46	46	142 (6)	Sep 17 (2)	PHA		CLE	L,5-18	7-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.322	.343	.665	3	.04	0.003	.00	0.00%	0.81	LF
47	47	144 (1)	Sep 19	PHA		DET	L,4-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.233	.319	.340	.659	2	1.38	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.51	PH
							8-39		120	103	12	24	4	2	1	14	13	0	7	0	0		1	4	2	0	.233	.319	.340	.659		.84	-0.465	.01	0.00%	-7.65

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