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.

1944 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1944 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 18	CIN		CHC	L,0-3	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
2	2	Apr 19	CIN		CHC	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
3	3	Apr 20	CIN		CHC	W,2-1	CG	29	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
4	4	Apr 21	CIN	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
5	5	Apr 25	CIN		STL	W,10-3	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
6	6	Apr 26	CIN		STL	W,1-0	CG	47	13.0	4	0	0	4	0
7	7	Apr 27	CIN		STL	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
8	8	Apr 28	CIN		PIT	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
9	9	Apr 29	CIN		PIT	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
10	10	Apr 30 (1)	CIN		PIT	L,1-7	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
11	11	Apr 30 (2)	CIN		PIT	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	12	May 3	CIN	@	CHC	W,10-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
13	13	May 6	CIN	@	STL	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
14	14	May 7 (1)	CIN	@	STL	L,1-5	GS	28	5.0	3	0	0	3	0
15	19 (4)	May 13	CIN		NYG	L,4-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
16	20	May 14 (1)	CIN		BSN	W,4-0	CG	28	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
17	21	May 14 (2)	CIN		BSN	L,0-6	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
18	22	May 15	CIN		BSN	W,1-0	CG	28	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
19	23	May 16	CIN		BSN	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
20	24	May 17	CIN		PHI	W,6-5	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
21	25	May 18	CIN		PHI	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
22	26	May 19	CIN		PHI	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	5	0	1	6	0
23	28 (1)	May 21 (1)	CIN		BRO	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
24	29	May 21 (2)	CIN		BRO	W,6-5	CG	42	10.0	5	0	0	5	0
25	30	May 26	CIN	@	NYG	W,4-3	CG	36	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
26	31	May 27	CIN	@	BRO	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
27	32	May 28 (1)	CIN	@	BRO	L,7-8	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
28	33	May 28 (2)	CIN	@	BRO	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
29	34	May 29	CIN	@	BRO	W,13-4	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
30	35	May 30 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
31	36	May 30 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	W,7-4	GS	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	43 (6)	Jun 7	CIN	@	PIT	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
33	44	Jun 8	CIN		STL	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
34	45	Jun 10	CIN		STL	L,0-18	GS	44	7.0	2	0	0	2	0
35	46	Jun 11 (1)	CIN		STL	L,1-3	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
36	47	Jun 11 (2)	CIN		STL	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
37	48	Jun 13	CIN		PIT	L,2-3	CG	21	5.0	4	0	0	4	0
38	49	Jun 14	CIN		PIT	W,3-2	CG	42	11.0	3	0	0	3	0
39	50	Jun 15	CIN		PIT	L,0-1	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
40	51	Jun 16	CIN	@	CHC	W,10-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
41	52	Jun 17	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	40	9.2	1	0	0	1	0
42	53	Jun 18 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	W,5-2	GS	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
43	54	Jun 18 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	T,6-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
44	55	Jun 20	CIN	@	PIT	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
45	56	Jun 21	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-2	GS	28	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
46	57	Jun 22 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	L,4-9	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
47	58	Jun 22 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	L,4-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
48	59	Jun 23	CIN		CHC	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
49	60	Jun 24	CIN		CHC	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
50	61	Jun 25 (1)	CIN		CHC	W,4-3	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
51	62	Jun 25 (2)	CIN		CHC	L,0-5	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
52	63	Jun 28 (1)	CIN		BSN	W,4-3	GS	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
53	64	Jun 28 (2)	CIN		BSN	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
54	65	Jun 30	CIN		BSN	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
55	66	Jul 1	CIN		NYG	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
56	67	Jul 2 (1)	CIN		NYG	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
57	68	Jul 2 (2)	CIN		NYG	L,0-7	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
58	69	Jul 4 (1)	CIN		BRO	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
59	70	Jul 4 (2)	CIN		BRO	W,2-1	CG	39	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
60	71	Jul 5	CIN		BRO	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
61	72	Jul 6	CIN		BRO	W,10-4	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
62	73	Jul 7	CIN		PHI	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
63	74	Jul 8	CIN		PHI	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
64	75	Jul 9 (1)	CIN		PHI	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
65	76	Jul 9 (2)	CIN		PHI	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
66	77	Jul 13	CIN	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	42	10.2	4	0	0	4	0
67	78	Jul 14	CIN	@	STL	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
68	79	Jul 15	CIN	@	STL	L,1-12	CG	43	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
69	80	Jul 16 (1)	CIN	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
70	81	Jul 16 (2)	CIN	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
71	82	Jul 19	CIN	@	BRO	L,5-10	CG	41	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
72	83	Jul 20	CIN	@	BRO	W,6-0	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
73	84	Jul 21	CIN	@	BRO	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
74	85	Jul 22	CIN	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
75	86	Jul 23 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	L,6-7	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
76	87	Jul 23 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
77	88	Jul 25	CIN	@	BSN	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
78	89	Jul 26 (1)	CIN	@	BSN	L,2-9	GS	36	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
79	90	Jul 26 (2)	CIN	@	BSN	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
80	91	Jul 27	CIN	@	BSN	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
81	92	Jul 29 (1)	CIN	@	NYG	L,4-5	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
82	93	Jul 29 (2)	CIN	@	NYG	W,5-3	CG	43	11.0	1	0	0	1	0
83	94	Jul 30 (1)	CIN	@	NYG	L,0-8	CG	38	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
84	95	Jul 30 (2)	CIN	@	NYG	W,9-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
85	96	Jul 31	CIN	@	NYG	L,7-9	CG	45	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
86	97	Aug 1	CIN	@	NYG	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
87	98	Aug 4	CIN		STL	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
88	99	Aug 6	CIN		STL	L,4-5	CG	57	14.0	4	1	0	5	0
89	101 (1)	Aug 10	CIN		BSN	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
90	102	Aug 11	CIN		BSN	W,12-6	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
91	103	Aug 12	CIN		BSN	W,5-4	CG	44	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
92	104	Aug 13 (1)	CIN		NYG	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
93	105	Aug 13 (2)	CIN		NYG	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
94	106	Aug 14	CIN		NYG	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
95	107	Aug 15	CIN		NYG	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
96	108	Aug 16	CIN		BRO	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	1
97	109	Aug 18 (1)	CIN		BRO	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
98	110	Aug 18 (2)	CIN		BRO	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
99	111	Aug 19	CIN		BRO	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
100	112	Aug 20 (1)	CIN		PHI	W,2-1	CG	45	12.0	1	0	0	1	0
101	114 (1)	Aug 22 (1)	CIN		PHI	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
102	115	Aug 22 (2)	CIN		PHI	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
103	116	Aug 25	CIN	@	CHC	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
104	117	Aug 26	CIN	@	CHC	W,10-7	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
105	118	Aug 28	CIN	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
106	119	Aug 29	CIN	@	STL	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
107	120	Sep 1	CIN		CHC	L,2-3	GS	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
108	121	Sep 2	CIN		CHC	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
109	122	Sep 3 (1)	CIN		CHC	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
110	123	Sep 3 (2)	CIN		CHC	L,2-6	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
111	124	Sep 4	CIN		STL	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
112	125	Sep 5 (1)	CIN		STL	L,0-4	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
113	126	Sep 5 (2)	CIN		STL	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
114	127	Sep 7	CIN		PIT	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
115	128	Sep 9	CIN		PIT	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
116	129	Sep 10 (1)	CIN		PIT	L,5-7	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
117	130	Sep 10 (2)	CIN		PIT	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
118	131	Sep 11	CIN	@	CHC	W,6-5	GS	31	7.0	4	0	2	6	0
119	135 (3)	Sep 14 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-4	GF	10	3.0	1	0	0	1	0
120	136	Sep 15	CIN	@	PIT	W,5-3	GS	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
121	137	Sep 16 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
122	138	Sep 16 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
123	139	Sep 17 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-7	CG	35	8.0	3	1	0	4	1
124	140	Sep 17 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	W,2-1	CG	41	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
125	141	Sep 20 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
126	142	Sep 20 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
127	143	Sep 21 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	W,5-3	CG	44	12.0	3	0	0	3	0
128	144	Sep 21 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
129	145	Sep 23	CIN	@	BSN	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
130	146	Sep 24 (1)	CIN	@	BSN	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
131	147	Sep 24 (2)	CIN	@	BSN	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
132	148	Sep 25	CIN	@	NYG	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
133	149	Sep 26 (1)	CIN	@	NYG	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
134	150	Sep 26 (2)	CIN	@	NYG	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
135	151	Sep 27	CIN	@	NYG	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
136	152	Sep 28	CIN	@	BRO	W,10-6	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
137	153	Sep 29	CIN	@	BRO	W,10-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
138	154	Sep 30	CIN	@	BRO	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
139	155	Oct 1	CIN	@	BRO	L,5-6	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
							139gm			329	11	6	346	3