Johnny Klippstein

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 173lb (185cm, 78kg)

Born: October 17, 1927 in Washington, DC us

Died: October 10, 2003 in Elgin, IL

Buried: St. Mary Cemetery, Huntley, IL

High School: Montgomery Blair HS (Silver Spring, MD)

Debut: May 3, 1950 (Age 22-198d, 10,703rd in major league history)
vs. PHI 4.0 IP, 9 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 4 ER, L

Last Game: May 27, 1967 (Age 39-222d)
vs. WSA 2.2 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1950 season

Full Name: John Calvin Klippstein

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1959 World Series

+10

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

11.0

101

118

ERA

4.24

711

161

1967.2

1158

WHIP

1.470

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1960 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1960 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 19	CLE		DET	L,2-4		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	7 (5)	Apr 28	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-3	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	14 (6)	May 4	CLE	@	WSH	L,6-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	20 (5)	May 13	CLE		CHW	L,2-4		8	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
5	21	May 14	CLE		CHW	W,10-9	GF	12	3.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
6	23 (1)	May 15 (2)	CLE		CHW	W,6-3	GF	9	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
7	25 (1)	May 18	CLE		NYY	L,2-4		6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	27 (1)	May 21	CLE		BOS	W,6-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	31 (3)	May 28	CLE	@	DET	L,3-4	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	33 (1)	May 29 (2)	CLE	@	DET	W,6-4		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	38 (4)	Jun 3	CLE		DET	W,6-2	GF	7	2.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
12	43 (4)	Jun 8 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	W,8-7	GF	9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	45 (1)	Jun 9	CLE	@	BOS	W,3-2	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
14	47 (1)	Jun 11	CLE	@	NYY	L,4-6	GF	9	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	48	Jun 14	CLE		BAL	L,4-7		7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	51 (2)	Jun 16	CLE		BAL	L,2-3		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	52	Jun 17	CLE		BOS	L,1-3		5	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	55 (2)	Jun 19 (2)	CLE		BOS	L,2-3		8	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
19	56	Jun 21	CLE		WSH	W,5-4	GF	12	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	58 (1)	Jun 23	CLE		WSH	W,7-6		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	59	Jun 24	CLE		NYY	L,6-10		6	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	61 (1)	Jun 26 (1)	CLE		NYY	L,2-6		10	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	63 (1)	Jun 28	CLE	@	BAL	W,3-2	GF	11	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	67 (3)	Jul 3 (1)	CLE	@	WSH	W,5-2	GF	9	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	70 (2)	Jul 4 (2)	CLE		KCA	W,7-4	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	75 (4)	Jul 10 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	W,6-2	GF	13	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	78 (2)	Jul 16	CLE		WSH	W,9-4		6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	82 (3)	Jul 19	CLE		NYY	L,11-13		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	84 (1)	Jul 22	CLE	@	BOS	L,4-6	GF	6	1.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
30	87 (2)	Jul 24 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	L,6-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	88	Jul 26	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-6		3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	92 (3)	Jul 30	CLE	@	BAL	L,3-4		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	97 (4)	Aug 5	CLE		BAL	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
34	99 (1)	Aug 7 (1)	CLE		BAL	L,6-8		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	102 (2)	Aug 10	CLE		BOS	L,1-6	GF	5	1.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
36	104 (1)	Aug 12	CLE		DET	L,4-6	GF	9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
37	109 (4)	Aug 17	CLE		CHW	W,3-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	114 (4)	Aug 21 (2)	CLE	@	DET	L,4-6	GF	3	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
39	115	Aug 23	CLE	@	BOS	W,3-2	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	117 (1)	Aug 25	CLE	@	BOS	L,7-10	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	118	Aug 26 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	L,6-7		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	122 (3)	Aug 28	CLE	@	WSH	W,9-1	GF	7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	123	Aug 29	CLE	@	WSH	W,6-4	GF	2	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	127 (3)	Sep 2	CLE	@	KCA	W,6-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	134 (6)	Sep 8	CLE		BAL	L,0-9		8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	141 (6)	Sep 16	CLE		KCA	W,4-2	GF	5	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
47	147 (5)	Sep 24	CLE		CHW	W,6-5		6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
48	151 (3)	Sep 28	CLE	@	KCA	L,0-4	GF	8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	153 (1)	Oct 1	CLE	@	CHW	W,9-8	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
							49gm		74.1	13	9	1	23	0