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Johnny Lipon John Joseph Lipon (Skids) Bats Right, Throws Right Height 6' 0", Weight 175 lb. MLB Debut August 16, 1942 Final Game April 25, 1954 Born November 10, 1922 in Martins Ferry, OH Died August 17, 1998 (age 75)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1946 23 CHA AL    6   22    3    7   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    3  .318  .444  .318  .763   107     7   0   0   0   0   0  
 1947           [Did not play]
 1948 25 SLN NL  124  480   75  125  15   5   5   56   0   3   42   24  .260  .323  .344  .666    87   165  24   2   0   3  18  
 1949 26 SLN NL  139  452   43  117  17  10   3   45   3   6   73   33  .259  .361  .361  .722    96   163  20   5   3   2  13  
 1950 27 SLN NL  152  589   99  176  29   5   2   69   4   7   74   26  .299  .375  .375  .751   100   221  24   3   2   0  15  
 1951 28 SLN NL  126  510   64  144  11   0   0   41   4   2   35   38  .282  .330  .304  .634    84   155  19   6   0   4   7  
 1952 29 BOA AL   19   30    4    6   1   0   0    4   0   0    1    2  .200  .226  .233  .459    64     7   0   0   0   0   1  
 1953 30 BOA AL    3    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000  .000  .000  .000     0     0   0   0   0   0   0  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  7 Seasons      569 2084  288  575  73  20  10  217  11  18  230  126  .276  .348  .345  .693         718  87  16   5   9  54
 Per 600 PA           515   71  142  18   5   2   54   3   4   57   31                                 178  22   4   1   2  13
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With SLN      541 2031  281  562  72  20  10  211  11  18  224  121  .277  .349  .347  .695         704  87  16   5   9  53
   With BOA       22   31    4    6   1   0   0    4   0   0    1    2  .194  .219  .226  .445           7   0   0   0   0   1
   With CHA        6   22    3    7   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    3  .318  .444  .318  .763           7   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      758 2661  351  690  95  24  10  266  28  25  347  152  .259  .346  .324  .671         863  74   0       7  65
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1946 23 CHA AL  37    3   6.6   0   0   0  .000   0    3    3 1.000    0    0  .000  3B   4e25       23   
 1947           [Did not play]
 1948 25 SLN NL  29   51   3.5   5   2   0  .400  11  136  102  .750    0    0  .000  SS   3e24     -116   
 1949 26 SLN NL  37   61   4.4   2   1   0  .500  23  142   98  .690    0    0  .000  SS   2e28       29   
 1950 27 SLN NL  32   84   4.9   1   0   0  .000  42  182  126  .692    0    0  .000  SS   2e36        5   
 1951 28 SLN NL  32   54   3.7   4   2   0  .500  33  163  113  .693    0    0  .000  SS   2e40       -1   
 1952 29 BOA AL  32    1   1.5   5   2   0  .400   2    6    2  .333    0    0  .000  3B   4e25     -102   
 1953 30 BOA AL 100    0    .0   1   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  UT            -540   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  7 Seasons          257   4.1  18   7   0  .389 111  632  444  .703    0    0  .000                 -19   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1946 23 CHA AL  3B     5     9    13    0    2  1.000     5    46.0   4.30
 1947           [Did not play]
 1948 25 SLN NL  SS   108   182   393   10   78   .983   105   969.1   5.34
                 2B    11    29    23    1    7   .981    10    87.0   5.38
 1949 26 SLN NL  SS   136   286   457   23  103   .970   130  1171.2   5.71
 1950 27 SLN NL  SS   149   265   543   42  108   .951   148  1303.0   5.58
 1951 28 SLN NL  SS   121   247   373   33   68   .949   121  1100.1   5.07
 1952 29 BOA AL  3B     9    11     8    2    1   .905     7    56.0   3.05
                 RF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
                 SS     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1953 30 BOA AL  SS     1     0     1    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
                 2B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 SS   516   980  1767  108  357   .962   504  4546.1   5.44
                 3B    14    20    21    2    3   .953    12   102.0   3.62
                 2B    12    29    23    1    7   .981    10    88.0   5.32
                 RF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1948 WS    SLN BOA   L    5  17  0  6  0  0  0   0  2  0  .353  .421  .353  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+

Draft History

• 1942: Round 6 (#68 overall) by NYA
• 1951: Round 1 (#7 overall) by SLN

Transaction History

• 1942-16: released by NYA
• 1946-02: acquired by CHA as a free agent
• 1946-09: released by CHA
• 1948 postseason: released by SLN

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Managers Year Tm Record Manager(s) +----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+ 1946 CHA 83-71 Robert Rescigno 1948 SLN 97-57 Mike Rescigno 1949 SLN 87-67 Mike Rescigno 1950 SLN 69-85 Mike Rescigno 1951 SLN 84-70 Mike Rescigno 1952 BOA 70-84 Rob Tomlinson 1953 BOA 69-85 Stan Berger

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