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.

1964 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1964 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 14	PHI		NYM	W,5-3	GF	16	4.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
2	3 (1)	Apr 17	PHI	@	CHC	W,10-8		20	4.1	0	1	1	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	16 (12)	May 5	PHI	@	STL	L,1-2	GF	9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	17	May 6	PHI		MLN	W,7-6		6	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	23 (5)	May 12	PHI		STL	L,2-4		8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
6	31 (7)	May 21	PHI	@	SFG	L,4-9		7	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	35 (3)	May 26	PHI	@	PIT	L,4-13	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	48 (12)	Jun 9 (2)	PHI		PIT	L,0-4		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	50 (1)	Jun 12	PHI		NYM	L,3-11		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	55 (4)	Jun 17	PHI	@	CHC	L,5-9	GF	6	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
11	61 (5)	Jun 21 (2)	PHI	@	NYM	W,8-2	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
				Player went from Philadelphia Phillies to Minnesota Twins
12	74	Jun 29	MIN	@	BAL	L,3-6		11	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	79 (4)	Jul 4 (1)	MIN	@	NYY	L,5-7		13	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	84 (4)	Jul 11	MIN	@	KCA	W,5-4	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	86 (1)	Jul 12 (2)	MIN	@	LAA	L,2-3		13	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	87	Jul 14	MIN		WSA	L,3-4		10	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	89 (1)	Jul 16	MIN		WSA	L,2-7		3	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	91 (1)	Jul 18	MIN		LAA	L,2-3		10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	92	Jul 19 (1)	MIN		LAA	L,6-8		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	94 (1)	Jul 21	MIN		KCA	L,4-5		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	95	Jul 22	MIN		KCA	L,4-6	GF	6	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	98 (2)	Jul 25	MIN	@	CHW	L,5-6		5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	100 (1)	Jul 26 (2)	MIN	@	CHW	L,0-3		8	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	102 (1)	Jul 29	MIN		BAL	L,3-4		7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	103	Jul 30	MIN		BAL	L,4-7		11	3.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	105 (1)	Aug 1	MIN		NYY	L,4-6		10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	106	Aug 2	MIN		NYY	L,0-2		5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	107	Aug 4	MIN		BOS	W,12-4		4	1.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
29	110 (2)	Aug 7 (1)	MIN	@	CLE	L,4-10		8	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
30	111	Aug 7 (2)	MIN	@	CLE	L,2-8		7	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	112	Aug 8	MIN	@	CLE	L,8-16		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	116 (3)	Aug 12	MIN		DET	L,2-6		4	1.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
33	117	Aug 13	MIN		DET	W,6-3	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	123 (5)	Aug 21	MIN	@	DET	L,1-4		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	128 (4)	Aug 26	MIN	@	CHW	L,1-2	GF	12	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	131 (2)	Aug 29	MIN		WSA	L,4-5		7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	135 (3)	Sep 2	MIN		BAL	L,0-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	141 (5)	Sep 8	MIN		NYY	L,1-2	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	145 (3)	Sep 12	MIN	@	NYY	L,3-4	GF	4	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
40	148 (2)	Sep 15	MIN	@	BAL	W,2-1		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	150 (1)	Sep 18	MIN	@	BOS	L,6-7	GF	8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	153 (2)	Sep 22	MIN	@	KCA	L,9-10	GF	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	158 (4)	Sep 29	MIN		KCA	L,6-7		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	161 (2)	Oct 2	MIN		LAA	L,4-5		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							44gm		68.0	2	19	1	22	2