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.

1943 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1943 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 21	CIN		STL	W,1-0	CG	38	11.0	5	0	0	5	0
2	2	Apr 22	CIN		STL	W,1-0	CG	34	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
3	3	Apr 24	CIN		STL	L,1-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
4	4	Apr 25	CIN		STL	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
5	5	Apr 27	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-4	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
6	6	Apr 28	CIN	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
7	7	Apr 29	CIN	@	PIT	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	8	May 1	CIN	@	STL	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
9	9	May 2 (1)	CIN	@	STL	L,6-7	CG	44	8.2	1	0	0	1	0
10	10	May 2 (2)	CIN	@	STL	L,3-6	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
11	11	May 3	CIN		PIT	W,7-5	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
12	12	May 4	CIN		PIT	L,3-8	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
13	13	May 5	CIN		PIT	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
14	14	May 7	CIN		CHC	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
15	15	May 8	CIN		CHC	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
16	16	May 9 (1)	CIN		CHC	L,2-13	CG	47	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
17	17	May 9 (2)	CIN		CHC	L,3-4	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
18	18	May 13 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	32	8.2	2	0	0	2	0
19	19	May 13 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
20	20	May 15	CIN	@	BSN	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
21	21	May 16 (1)	CIN	@	BSN	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
22	22	May 16 (2)	CIN	@	BSN	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
23	23	May 17	CIN	@	NYG	W,3-1	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
24	24	May 18	CIN	@	NYG	W,3-1	CG	39	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
25	25	May 19	CIN	@	NYG	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
26	26	May 22	CIN	@	BRO	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
27	27	May 23 (1)	CIN	@	BRO	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
28	28	May 23 (2)	CIN	@	BRO	L,1-3	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
29	29	May 26	CIN		PHI	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
30	30	May 27	CIN		PHI	W,7-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
31	31	May 28	CIN		PHI	W,11-8	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
32	32	May 29	CIN		BRO	W,5-4	CG	42	11.0	4	0	0	4	0
33	33	May 30 (1)	CIN		BRO	L,0-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
34	34	May 30 (2)	CIN		BRO	L,6-10	CG	49	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
35	35	May 31 (1)	CIN		NYG	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
36	36	May 31 (2)	CIN		NYG	T,0-0	CG	21	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	37	Jun 1	CIN		NYG	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
38	38	Jun 2	CIN		NYG	W,13-6	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
39	39	Jun 3	CIN		BSN	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
40	40	Jun 5	CIN		BSN	L,5-7	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
41	41	Jun 6	CIN		BSN	W,4-3	CG	52	14.0	5	0	0	5	0
42	42	Jun 11	CIN	@	CHC	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
43	43	Jun 12	CIN	@	CHC	W,6-5	CG	49	11.0	1	0	0	1	0
44	44	Jun 13 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	W,10-6	GS	30	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
45	45	Jun 13 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-4	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
46	46	Jun 14	CIN	@	STL	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	1	4	0
47	47	Jun 15	CIN	@	STL	L,1-3	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
48	48	Jun 16	CIN	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	44	11.0	3	0	0	3	0
49	49	Jun 17	CIN	@	STL	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
50	50	Jun 18	CIN	@	PIT	W,1-0	CG	47	14.0	7	1	0	8	1
51	51	Jun 19	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	49	10.2	4	0	1	5	0
52	52	Jun 20 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
53	53	Jun 20 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
54	54	Jun 21	CIN		STL	L,2-6	CG	36	7.0	3	0	0	3	0
55	55	Jun 23	CIN		STL	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
56	56	Jun 24	CIN		STL	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
57	57	Jun 26	CIN		PIT	L,0-9	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
58	58	Jun 27 (1)	CIN		PIT	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
59	59	Jun 27 (2)	CIN		PIT	W,5-1	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
60	60	Jun 28	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
61	61	Jun 30 (1)	CIN	@	BRO	L,0-5	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
62	62	Jun 30 (2)	CIN	@	BRO	L,5-11	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
63	63	Jul 1	CIN	@	BRO	W,10-9	CG	57	12.0	2	0	0	2	0
64	64	Jul 2	CIN	@	BRO	W,8-0	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
65	65	Jul 3 (1)	CIN	@	NYG	L,3-7	CG	40	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
66	66	Jul 3 (2)	CIN	@	NYG	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
67	67	Jul 4 (1)	CIN	@	NYG	L,5-6	CG	46	9.2	2	0	0	2	0
68	68	Jul 4 (2)	CIN	@	NYG	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
69	69	Jul 6	CIN	@	BSN	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
70	70	Jul 7 (1)	CIN	@	BSN	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
71	71	Jul 7 (2)	CIN	@	BSN	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
72	72	Jul 8 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
73	73	Jul 8 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,0-1	CG	54	13.2	4	1	0	5	0
74	74	Jul 9	CIN	@	PHI	W,11-4	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
75	75	Jul 10	CIN	@	PHI	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
76	76	Jul 11 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
77	77	Jul 11 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	W,14-2	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
78	78	Jul 15	CIN		CHC	L,0-8	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
79	79	Jul 17	CIN		CHC	W,6-5	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
80	80	Jul 18 (1)	CIN		CHC	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
81	81	Jul 18 (2)	CIN		CHC	L,0-7	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
82	82	Jul 21 (1)	CIN		BRO	W,11-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
83	83	Jul 21 (2)	CIN		BRO	L,7-9	CG	41	9.0	4	1	1	6	1
84	84	Jul 22	CIN		BRO	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
85	85	Jul 23	CIN		BRO	L,0-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
86	86	Jul 24	CIN		PHI	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
87	87	Jul 25 (1)	CIN		PHI	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
88	88	Jul 25 (2)	CIN		PHI	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
89	89	Jul 26	CIN		PHI	W,8-2	GS	33	7.0	2	0	0	2	0
90	90	Jul 27	CIN		BSN	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
91	91	Jul 29	CIN		BSN	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
92	92	Jul 30 (1)	CIN		BSN	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
93	93	Jul 30 (2)	CIN		BSN	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
94	94	Jul 31	CIN		NYG	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
95	95	Aug 1 (1)	CIN		NYG	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
96	96	Aug 1 (2)	CIN		NYG	W,3-2	CG	46	13.0	3	1	0	4	0
97	97	Aug 3	CIN		NYG	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
98	98	Aug 5	CIN	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
99	99	Aug 6	CIN	@	CHC	W,9-7	CG	46	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
100	100	Aug 7	CIN	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
101	101	Aug 8 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
102	102	Aug 8 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	W,10-7	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
103	103	Aug 11	CIN	@	BRO	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
104	104	Aug 12	CIN	@	BRO	L,0-3	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
105	105	Aug 14 (1)	CIN	@	BRO	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
106	106	Aug 14 (2)	CIN	@	BRO	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
107	107	Aug 15 (1)	CIN	@	NYG	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
108	108	Aug 15 (2)	CIN	@	NYG	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
109	109	Aug 16	CIN	@	NYG	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
110	110	Aug 17	CIN	@	NYG	W,10-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
111	111	Aug 18 (1)	CIN	@	BSN	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
112	112	Aug 18 (2)	CIN	@	BSN	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
113	113	Aug 19	CIN	@	BSN	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
114	114	Aug 20	CIN	@	BSN	L,2-3	CG	43	11.0	3	0	0	3	0
115	115	Aug 21	CIN	@	BSN	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
116	116	Aug 22 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
117	117	Aug 22 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	W,20-6	GS	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
118	118	Aug 24	CIN	@	PHI	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
119	119	Aug 27	CIN		STL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
120	120	Aug 28	CIN		STL	W,4-3	CG	47	11.0	2	0	0	2	0
121	121	Aug 29 (1)	CIN		STL	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
122	122	Aug 29 (2)	CIN		STL	L,2-3	CG	41	11.0	1	0	0	1	0
123	123	Aug 31	CIN		CHC	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
124	124	Sep 1	CIN		CHC	L,9-12	CG	50	10.0	6	0	0	6	0
125	125	Sep 2	CIN		CHC	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
126	126	Sep 3	CIN	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	38	8.2	1	0	0	1	0
127	127	Sep 4	CIN	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	39	9.2	0	0	0	0	0
128	128	Sep 5 (1)	CIN	@	STL	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
129	129	Sep 5 (2)	CIN	@	STL	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
130	130	Sep 6 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	W,10-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
131	131	Sep 6 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	40	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
132	132	Sep 10 (1)	CIN		PIT	L,6-9	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
133	133	Sep 10 (2)	CIN		PIT	W,1-0	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
134	134	Sep 11	CIN		PIT	L,1-11	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
135	135	Sep 12 (1)	CIN		PIT	W,1-0	CG	28	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
136	136	Sep 12 (2)	CIN		PIT	L,0-7	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
137	137	Sep 17	CIN	@	PIT	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
138	138	Sep 19 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-10	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
139	155 (16)	Oct 3	CIN		BRO	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
							139gm			298	9	5	312	3