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Johnny Klippstein

Birthdate:

10/17/1927

Died:

10/10/2003

Height / Weight:

6' 1" / 185 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Washington, DC, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

A mail-carrier during the off-season, Johnny Klippstein hopes to carry a full share of the Cubs' victories this year. He got his first Big League trial with the Cubs in 1950 and although he had a 2-9 record, this was improved in 1951 (6-6, 4.28 ERA). A World War II Veteran, Johnny started in the minors in 1944 and had his best year in '49 at Mobile, where he won 15, lost 8, struck out 121 and posted a 2.95 Earned Run Average. In 2 years, he's beaten the Braves (Boston) 4 times against 0 loses. John Klippstain was born on Oct. 17, 1927 in Washington D.C. - Right-handed, 6ft, 1 inch, 173lbs.

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Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
1950	CHC (NL)	33	11	2	9	1	3	0	104.2	112	69	61	9	64	0	51	6	4	1	5.25
1951	CHC (NL)	35	11	6	6	2	1	1	123.2	125	71	59	10	53	0	56	2	6	2	4.29
1952	CHC (NL)	41	25	9	14	3	7	2	202.2	208	110	100	17	89	0	110	12	6	0	4.44
1953	CHC (NL)	48	19	10	11	6	5	0	167.2	169	115	90	15	107	0	113	10	8	0	4.83
1954	CHC (NL)	36	21	4	11	1	4	0	148.0	155	104	87	13	96	0	69	5	4	1	5.29
1955	CIN (NL)	39	14	9	10	0	3	2	138.0	120	66	52	13	60	5	68	6	4	0	3.39
1956	CIN (NL)	37	29	12	11	1	11	0	211.0	219	103	96	26	82	13	86	0	10	1	4.09
1957	CIN (NL)	46	18	8	11	3	3	1	146.0	146	84	82	17	68	6	99	5	3	0	5.05
1958	CIN (NL)	12	4	3	2	1	0	0	33.0	37	20	18	5	14	1	22	4	1	0	4.91
1958	LAD (NL)	45	0	3	5	9	0	0	90.0	81	40	38	12	44	8	73	5	2	0	3.80
1959	LAD (NL)	28	0	4	0	2	0	0	45.2	48	31	30	8	33	5	30	2	2	0	5.91
1960	CLE (AL)	49	0	5	5	14	0	0	74.1	53	30	24	8	35	3	46	1	1	0	2.91
1961	WSA (AL)	42	1	2	2	0	0	0	71.2	83	59	54	13	43	1	41	10	4	0	6.78
1962	CIN (NL)	40	7	7	6	4	0	0	108.2	113	66	54	13	64	5	67	8	4	1	4.47
1963	PHI (NL)	49	1	5	6	8	0	0	112.0	80	28	24	3	46	9	86	6	3	0	1.93
1964	MIN (AL)	33	0	0	4	2	0	0	45.2	44	12	10	4	20	7	39	6	1	0	1.97
1964	PHI (NL)	11	0	2	1	1	0	0	22.1	22	10	10	6	8	1	13	3	2	0	4.03
1965	MIN (AL)	56	0	9	3	5	0	0	76.1	59	22	19	8	31	4	59	4	3	0	2.24
1966	MIN (AL)	26	0	1	1	3	0	0	39.2	35	15	15	2	20	2	26	1	2	0	3.40
1967	DET (AL)	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2	6	4	4	1	1	0	4	1	0	0	5.40
20 years		711	161	101	118	66	37	6	1967.2	1915	1059	927	203	978	70	1158	97	70	6	4.24

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1950	CHC (NL)	35	33	4	11	3	0	1	3	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	SLG
1951	CHC (NL)	35	37	1	4	0	0	1	4	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	.108	.108	SLG
1952	CHC (NL)	41	63	3	11	1	1	1	9	1	24	0	0	0	1	7	0	.175	.200	SLG
1953	CHC (NL)	48	58	5	9	2	0	1	4	1	20	0	0	0	0	3	0	.155	.169	SLG
1954	CHC (NL)	36	45	2	6	1	0	0	3	0	14	0	0	0	0	2	1	.133	.130	SLG
1955	CIN (NL)	39	31	3	2	1	0	0	1	3	15	0	0	0	1	4	0	.65	.171	SLG
1956	CIN (NL)	37	71	4	7	0	0	0	3	3	19	0	0	0	0	8	0	.99	.135	SLG
1957	CIN (NL)	46	41	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	20	0	0	0	0	2	0	.73	.95	SLG
1958	LAD (NL)	45	20	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	1	0	.50	.50	SLG
1958	CIN (NL)	12	8	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.125	.125	SLG
1959	LAD (NL)	28	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	SLG
1960	CLE (AL)	49	14	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	2	0	.143	.200	SLG
1961	WSA (AL)	42	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	SLG
1962	CIN (NL)	40	24	2	3	0	0	1	1	2	14	0	0	0	0	1	0	.125	.192	SLG
1963	PHI (NL)	49	26	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	2	0	.38	.38	SLG
1964	MIN (AL)	33	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.333	SLG
1964	PHI (NL)	11	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1965	MIN (AL)	56	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.0	.111	SLG
1966	MIN (AL)	26	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1967	DET (AL)	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
20 years		713	502	28	63	8	1	5	29	14	190	0	0	0	2	35	1	.125	.152	.SLG

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