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.

1965 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1965 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	8 (7)	Apr 24	MIN	@	DET	L,4-7		15	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	10 (1)	Apr 28	MIN	@	CLE	L,3-9		5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	13 (2)	May 2 (1)	MIN	@	CHW	W,3-2		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	18 (4)	May 7	MIN		CHW	L,5-13		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	22 (3)	May 11	MIN		CAL	W,3-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	24 (1)	May 13	MIN		CAL	L,3-4		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	27 (2)	May 16 (1)	MIN	@	KCA	L,4-7		5	1.1	0	3	0	3	0	P
8	28	May 16 (2)	MIN	@	KCA	L,2-4	GF	10	2.0	0	0	2	2	0	P
9	29	May 17	MIN	@	CAL	L,4-5		6	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	37 (7)	May 27	MIN	@	BOS	L,0-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	38	May 28	MIN	@	WSA	W,4-1		11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	42 (3)	May 31 (2)	MIN	@	BAL	L,4-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	44 (1)	Jun 3	MIN		BOS	W,4-3		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	50 (5)	Jun 10	MIN		CLE	L,1-4	GF	11	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	53 (2)	Jun 12	MIN	@	DET	L,5-8	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	54	Jun 13	MIN	@	DET	L,4-5		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	56 (1)	Jun 16	MIN	@	CHW	L,1-3	GF	6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	59 (2)	Jun 19	MIN	@	NYY	L,3-5		14	3.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
19	62 (2)	Jun 22	MIN	@	CLE	L,4-5		4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	64 (1)	Jun 24	MIN	@	CLE	L,1-3		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	65	Jun 25	MIN		DET	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	66	Jun 26	MIN		DET	L,2-5	GF	2	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	68 (1)	Jun 27 (2)	MIN		DET	W,6-5		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	73 (4)	Jul 3	MIN	@	KCA	W,3-2		5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	74	Jul 4	MIN	@	KCA	W,5-2	GF	12	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	78 (3)	Jul 7	MIN		BOS	W,5-2		12	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	81 (2)	Jul 10 (2)	MIN		NYY	L,6-8		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	82	Jul 11	MIN		NYY	W,6-5		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	83	Jul 15 (1)	MIN		KCA	W,11-3	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	86 (2)	Jul 17	MIN		KCA	L,4-5		6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	88 (1)	Jul 18 (2)	MIN		CAL	W,5-4		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	91 (2)	Jul 21 (1)	MIN	@	BOS	W,8-6		14	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	94 (2)	Jul 23	MIN	@	BAL	L,2-3	GF	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	96 (1)	Jul 25	MIN	@	BAL	W,8-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	98 (1)	Jul 27 (1)	MIN	@	WSA	L,7-10		7	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	103 (4)	Aug 1	MIN		BAL	L,6-7		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	104	Aug 2	MIN		BAL	W,6-5	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	106 (1)	Aug 3 (2)	MIN		WSA	L,2-4	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	108 (1)	Aug 5	MIN		WSA	W,8-5	GF	8	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	115 (6)	Aug 13	MIN	@	CLE	L,1-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	118 (2)	Aug 15 (2)	MIN	@	CLE	L,4-6		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	119	Aug 17	MIN	@	DET	L,4-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	123 (3)	Aug 20 (2)	MIN	@	CAL	W,3-1	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	125 (1)	Aug 22	MIN	@	CAL	L,1-4		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	132 (6)	Aug 29	MIN		CLE	L,1-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	133	Aug 30	MIN		DET	W,3-2	GF	6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
47	134	Aug 31	MIN		DET	L,6-7		10	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
48	136 (1)	Sep 2	MIN		DET	L,4-5		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	137	Sep 3	MIN		CHW	W,6-4		7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	140 (2)	Sep 6 (1)	MIN	@	KCA	W,8-6		9	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	147 (6)	Sep 14	MIN		KCA	W,4-3		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	148	Sep 15	MIN		KCA	W,7-5		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
53	150 (1)	Sep 18	MIN		WSA	W,4-2	GF	9	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
54	153 (2)	Sep 21	MIN		BAL	L,4-6		4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
55	159 (5)	Sep 29	MIN	@	BAL	W,3-2	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
56	162 (2)	Oct 3	MIN		CAL	W,3-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							56gm		76.1	0	11	2	13	0