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Johnny Klippstein
John Calvin Klippstein

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 185 lb.

MLB Debut May 3, 1950
Final Game May 27, 1967
Born October 17, 1927 in Washington, DC
Died October 10, 2003 (age 75)

Pitching   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Batters
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   Pct   G   GS  CG  GF  SV SHO   IP     H   BFP    R   ER   HR  BB  IBB HBP  SO   WP BK  ERA
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 1950 22 SLN NL   4   2  .667  37   0   0  18   0   0   63.0   56   281   26   19   5   37   7   2   38   3  0  2.71  
 1951 23 NYA AL   2   4  .333  49   0   0  36  14   0   85.2   90   389   51   50   6   49   0   2   36   3  6  5.25  
 1952 24 NYA AL  11  11  .500  34  34   0   0   0   0  206.0  221   905  107   96  16   95   2   3  120  12  0  4.19  
 1953 25 NYA AL   8   5  .615  17  15   1   2   0   0   84.2   81   365   45   40   8   41   0   0   62   4  0  4.25  
         CHA AL   1   0 1.000   1   1   1   0   0   0    9.0    4    36    1    1   1    5   0   0    9   1  0  1.00  
         TOT      9   5  .643  18  16   2   2   0   0   93.2   85   401   46   41   9   46   0   0   71   5  0  3.94 
 1954 26 CHA AL   0   2  .000   8   0   0   3   0   0   11.1   16    58   14   11   1   11   1   0    6   0  0  8.74  
 1955 27 KCA AL  14   7  .667  58  14   1  30   6   0  152.0  141   672   83   74  12   79   8   1   68   8  0  4.38  
 1956 28 KCA AL  12  17  .414  41  38   1   2   0   0  232.0  231  1044  149  126  27  125   8   5  100   2  3  4.89  
 1957 29 KCA AL   4  11  .267  46  24   1  11   2   1  169.2  172   744   91   87  24   79   6   6  122   8  0  4.61  
 1958 30 LAN NL   1   4  .200  23   0   0  16   2   0   33.2   40   157   31   30  10   18   2   2   29   3  0  8.02  
 1959 31 LAN NL   1   0 1.000   1   0   0   1   0   0    2.0    2     8    0    0   0    1   0   0    1   1  0  0.00  
 1960 32 LAN NL   4   4  .500  47   0   0  42  30   0   63.0   52   270   27   25  12   28   1   5   41   0  0  3.57  
 1961           [Did not play]
 1962 34 BAA AL   1   3  .250  10   5   0   3   1   0   33.2   41   158   27   24   4   15   1   1   18   4  0  6.42  
 1963 35 SFN NL   0   6  .000  66   0   0  61  47   0   64.0   48   261   22   20   4   26   0   1   46   2  0  2.81  CY-7
 1964 36 MNA AL   1   1  .500  13   0   0   5   1   0   23.2   13    91    1    1   0    8   0   0   17   2  0  0.38  
 1965 37 MNA AL   2   2  .500  37   0   0  28  12   0   64.2   49   267   18   17   4   26   4   1   57   4  0  2.37  
 1966 38 MNA AL   5   4  .556  32   0   0  15   0   0   40.0   43   180   23   22   4   22   1   0   15   0  0  4.95  
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 16 Seasons      71  83  .461 520 131   5 273 115   1 1338.0 1300  5886  716  643 138  665  41  29  785  57  9  4.33
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
   With KCA      30  35  .462 145  76   3  43   8   1  553.2  544  2460  323  287  63  283  22  12  290  18  3  4.67
   With NYA      21  20  .512 100  49   1  38  14   0  376.1  392  1659  203  186  30  185   2   5  218  19  6  4.45
   With MNA       8   7  .533  82   0   0  48  13   0  128.1  105   538   42   40   8   56   5   1   89   6  0  2.81
   With LAN       6   8  .429  71   0   0  59  32   0   98.2   94   435   58   55  22   47   3   7   71   4  0  5.02
   With SFN       0   6  .000  66   0   0  61  47   0   64.0   48   261   22   20   4   26   0   1   46   2  0  2.81
   With SLN       4   2  .667  37   0   0  18   0   0   63.0   56   281   26   19   5   37   7   2   38   3  0  2.71
   With BAA       1   3  .250  10   5   0   3   1   0   33.2   41   158   27   24   4   15   1   1   18   4  0  6.42
   With CHA       1   2  .333   9   1   1   3   0   0   20.1   20    94   15   12   2   16   1   0   15   1  0  5.31
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 MLB Totals     101 118  .461 711 161  37 275  66   6 1969.2 1915  8656 1059  927 203  978  70  70 1158  97  6  4.24
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27 SOp RnSup  AB   H   HR  AVG   E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  OPS Star 
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+-----+----+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+
 1950 22 SLN NL  35   29   4.1   2          8   1   0  .125   1    2    1  .500    0    0  .000 -138   
 1951 23 NYA AL  41   52   5.5  25          8   2   0  .250   0    5    4  .800    5    2  .714   11   
 1952 24 NYA AL  47  117   5.1   0  4.65   63  11   1  .175   0    8    7  .875    6   11  .353  -29   
 1953 25 NYA AL  47   41   4.4   0  5.87   32   4   0  .125   0    4    4 1.000    7    2  .778  -84   
         CHA AL  29    2   2.5   0  7.00    4   2   1  .500   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000 -198   
         TOT          43   4.2   0         36   6   1  .167   0    4    4 1.000    7    2  .778
 1954 26 CHA AL  32   10   8.0   1          0   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    1    2  .333  102   
 1955 27 KCA AL  36   72   4.2  13  4.86   23   1   0  .043   8    9    3  .333    1    2  .333   -5   
 1956 28 KCA AL  43  128   4.8   0  5.05   74   5   0  .068   2    7    4  .571    3    4  .429  -53   
 1957 29 KCA AL  40  104   5.6   2  3.17   44   2   0  .045   0   10   10 1.000   13    8  .619  -15   
 1958 30 LAN NL  33   28   7.6   3          6   0   0  .000   0    2    1  .500    2    3  .400  137   
 1959 31 LAN NL  13    0   2.5   0          0   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000 -277   
 1960 32 LAN NL  38   29   4.1  37          2   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000   75   
 1961           [Did not play]
 1962 34 BAA AL  46   23   6.3   1  5.00    9   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    3    0 1.000    3   
 1963 35 SFN NL  35   20   2.9  53          3   0   0  .000   0    2    1  .500    1    1  .500    8   
 1964 36 MNA AL  51    3   1.3   1          1   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000 -287   
 1965 37 MNA AL  48   20   2.8  15         11   1   0  .091   1    2    0  .000    6    3  .667  -86   
 1966 38 MNA AL  43   26   6.0   1          1   1   0 1.000   0    0    0  .000    4    1  .800  118   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+-----+----+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+
 16 Seasons          713   4.7 154        289  30   2  .104  12   51   35  .686   52   39  .571  -26   1
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+-----+----+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+

HOF Standards: Pitching - 4.5 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 25.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Postseason Stats   Postseason Register

 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  ERA    W-L  SV GS   IP   H   ER  BB  SO 
+------------------+-----+--+------+-----+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1963 WS    SFN CHA   W    6  3.12   2-1   2  0   8.2   5   3   7   4
+------------------+-----+--+------+-----+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1950  SLN   69-85   Mike Rescigno
 1951  NYA   78-76   Billy Vanson
 1952  NYA   84-70   Billy Vanson
 1953  NYA   72-82   Billy Vanson
 1953  CHA  108-46   Robert Rescigno
 1954  CHA   93-61   Robert Rescigno
 1955  KCA   68-86   Drew Kennedy
 1956  KCA   81-73   Drew Kennedy
 1957  KCA   59-95   Drew Kennedy
 1958  LAN   81-73   Robert Rescigno
 1959  LAN   88-66   Robert Rescigno
 1960  LAN   76-78   Robert Rescigno
 1962  BAA   78-84   Rob Tomlinson
 1963  SFN  107-55   Larry Reeves
 1964  MNA   78-84   Kevin Batson, Alan Boodman
 1965  MNA   95-68   Kevin Batson
 1966  MNA   88-74   Jason Hartnell

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