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

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

1942 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1942 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	87 (86)	Jul 19 (1)	CIN		NYG	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
2	89 (1)	Jul 21	CIN	@	BRO	L,4-8	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
3	91 (1)	Jul 24	CIN	@	NYG	L,2-3	CG	41	10.0	5	0	0	5	0
4	92	Jul 25	CIN	@	NYG	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
5	93	Jul 26 (1)	CIN	@	NYG	W,6-2	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
6	94	Jul 26 (2)	CIN	@	NYG	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
7	95	Jul 28 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
8	96	Jul 28 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
9	97	Jul 30	CIN	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
10	98	Jul 31	CIN	@	BSN	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	99	Aug 1	CIN	@	BSN	L,1-2	CG	37	9.1	3	0	0	3	0
12	100	Aug 2 (1)	CIN	@	BSN	L,0-7	CG	39	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
13	101	Aug 2 (2)	CIN	@	BSN	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
14	102	Aug 4	CIN		STL	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
15	103	Aug 5	CIN		STL	L,0-5	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
16	104	Aug 8 (1)	CIN		CHC	W,2-1	CG	43	12.0	2	0	0	2	0
17	105	Aug 8 (2)	CIN		CHC	L,0-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
18	106	Aug 9 (1)	CIN		CHC	L,8-10	CG	87	18.0	3	1	0	4	0
19	107	Aug 9 (2)	CIN		CHC	W,2-1	CG	19	5.0	1	0	0	1	0
20	108	Aug 11	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
21	109	Aug 12	CIN	@	PIT	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
22	110	Aug 14	CIN	@	STL	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
23	111	Aug 16 (1)	CIN	@	STL	L,5-10	GF	9	1.0	1	0	1	2	0
24	112	Aug 16 (2)	CIN	@	STL	L,3-6	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
25	116 (3)	Aug 20	CIN		PIT	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
26	117	Aug 21	CIN	@	CHC	L,3-6	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
27	118	Aug 22	CIN	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	48	10.1	0	0	1	1	0
28	119	Aug 23 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	L,0-3	CG	29	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
29	120	Aug 23 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
30	121	Aug 25	CIN		NYG	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
31	122	Aug 26	CIN		NYG	L,2-11	CG	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
32	123	Aug 27	CIN		NYG	L,0-2	CG	47	11.0	2	0	0	2	0
33	124	Aug 28	CIN		BSN	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
34	125	Aug 29	CIN		BSN	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
35	126	Aug 30 (1)	CIN		PHI	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
36	127	Aug 30 (2)	CIN		PHI	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
37	128	Aug 31	CIN		PHI	W,8-1	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	129	Sep 1	CIN		PHI	W,4-3	CG	42	11.0	1	0	0	1	0
39	130	Sep 2	CIN		BRO	L,2-3	CG	47	12.0	3	0	0	3	0
40	131	Sep 3	CIN		BRO	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
41	132	Sep 4	CIN		STL	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
42	133	Sep 5	CIN		STL	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
43	134	Sep 6	CIN		STL	L,2-10	CG	45	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
44	135	Sep 7 (1)	CIN		CHC	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
45	137 (1)	Sep 10 (1)	CIN	@	BSN	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
46	138	Sep 10 (2)	CIN	@	BSN	T,0-0	GS	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
47	139	Sep 11	CIN	@	PHI	W,8-5	CG	50	11.0	4	0	0	4	0
48	140	Sep 12	CIN	@	PHI	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
49	141	Sep 13 (1)	CIN	@	BRO	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
50	142	Sep 13 (2)	CIN	@	BRO	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
51	143	Sep 16	CIN	@	NYG	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
52	144	Sep 17	CIN	@	NYG	L,1-11	CG	45	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
53	145	Sep 18	CIN	@	PIT	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
54	146	Sep 19	CIN	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
55	147	Sep 20 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	56	12.2	4	0	0	4	0
56	149 (1)	Sep 22 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
57	151 (1)	Sep 23	CIN	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
58	152	Sep 24	CIN	@	STL	L,0-6	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
							59gm			126	3	3	132	0