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

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

11.0

101

118

ERA

4.24

711

161

1967.2

1158

WHIP

1.470

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Team Record in Appearances: 3-39 / in Starts: 0-1

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 21, Entered with runners on base: 14

1961 Pitching Game Log

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1961 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	450	6	Apr 20	WSA	@	CHW	L,1-6	8-GF(8)		99	1.0	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	18.00	15.57	5	3	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.05	-0.020	.10	-0.02%	-1.50	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 5
2	451	9	Apr 23	WSA	@	MIN	L,0-1	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.00	9.07	3	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.43	0.034	.84	0.04%	0.54	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
3	452	12	Apr 27	WSA		BAL	L,0-5	8-8		3	0.1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	11.57	8.15	4	0	1	0	0	3		2	2	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.34	-0.054	.50	-0.05%	-2.56	8t 1-3 0 out d2	8t -23 1 out d5
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
4	453	21	May 7(1)	WSA	@	CLE	L,2-4	7-GF(8)		9	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	6.23	5.80	8	0	5	0	1	1		0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.20	0.018	.20	0.01%	0.99	7b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
5	454	23	May 9(1)	WSA	@	DET	L,2-7	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.75	5.20	5	2	1	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.12	-0.019	.14	-0.01%	-0.98	8b -23 0 out d2	8b end d 5
6	455	25	May 10	WSA	@	DET	L,1-7	8-GF(8)		0	1.0	1	2	2	2	2	0	1	8.53	5.57	7	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	3	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.06	-0.010	.07	-0.01%	-1.48	8b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 6
7	456	34	May 20	WSA	@	BAL	L,3-4	8-GF(8)		9	1.0	1	2	2	1	0	1	0	9.82	7.35	5	2	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.35	-0.098	.43	-0.07%	-1.51	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 3
8	457	40	May 25	WSA	@	KCA	L,3-4	7-GF(8)		4	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.71	6.32	7	3	3	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.38	0.044	.45	0.03%	1.02	7b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
9	458	48	Jun 3	WSA		KCA	L,0-8	6-8		8	3.0	3	1	1	0	3	0	0	6.57	4.93	12	2	4	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	11	2	0	0	0	1	0	.02	0.003	.04	0.00%	0.44	6t --- 0 out d7	8t 3 out d8
10	459	51	Jun 6	WSA		CLE	L,3-14	6-6		2	1.0	2	3	2	1	0	0	0	7.43	4.97	7	2	2	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.28	-0.081	.30	-0.05%	-3.54	6t 12- 0 out d3	6t 3 out d8
11	460	52	Jun 7	WSA		CLE	L,0-11	4-GF		0	5.2	4	3	2	4	6	2	0	6.16	5.63	24	7	3	0	1	4		2	1	1	1	0	20	0	0	0	1	0	1	.01	-0.007	.01	0.00%	-0.72	4t 12- 1 out d7	9t end d11
12	461	54	Jun 9(2)	WSA		CHW	W,10-9	9-GF	W(1-0)	1	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.85	5.37	5	2	1	0	0	1		3	3	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	.95	-0.122	.58	-0.04%	-0.69	9t 123 0 out tie	9t end d 3
13	462	55	Jun 10	WSA		CHW	W,4-3	11-12		0	2.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	5.32	5.26	9	1	5	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.14	0.266	1.82	0.09%	0.96	11t --- 0 out tie	12t 3 out tie
14	463	61	Jun 16	WSA	@	BOS	L,9-14	4-4		5	0.2	4	3	3	2	0	0	0	6.35	5.44	8	3	0	0	0	3		3	3	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.39	-0.455	1.10	-0.22%	-4.41	4b 123 1 out a2	4b 3 out d4
15	464	64	Jun 18(2)	WSA	@	BOS	L,5-6	5-6		1	1.2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	5.92	5.41	8	3	1	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.60	0.040	.31	0.01%	1.05	5b 1-- 1 out d3	6b 3 out d3
16	465	65	Jun 20	WSA		DET	L,4-5	9-GF		1	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5.68	5.42	4	2	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.90	0.036	.51	0.01%	0.48	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
17	466	70	Jun 25(2)	WSA	@	CHW	L,3-6	GS-3	L(1-1)	4	2.1	6	4	4	1	1	0	0	6.51	5.21	12	2	2	0	0	6	29			0	1	0	10	1	1	0	0	1	0	.89	-0.246	.06	-0.01%	-3.03	1b start tie	3b 1-- 1 out d4
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
18	467	77	Jul 2	WSA	@	NYY	L,4-13	3-GF(8)		6	5.2	10	8	8	4	2	3	0	7.56	6.17	30	8	16	5	2	0		1	0	0	1	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	.25	0.031	.01	0.00%	-5.08	3b 1-- 1 out d3	8b end d11
19	468	80	Jul 5	WSA		BAL	L,0-2	9-GF		2	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	7.34	6.04	4	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.37	0.016	.02	0.00%	0.48	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
20	469	84	Jul 9	WSA		MIN	L,1-7	3-3		3	1.0	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	7.64	6.11	6	2	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	1	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	.46	-0.096	.01	0.00%	-1.52	3t --- 0 out d3	3t 3 out d5
21	470	85	Jul 14(1)	WSA		KCA	L,3-8	6-7		4	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	7.23	5.90	7	2	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.96	6t --- 0 out d8	7t 3 out d8
22	471	88	Jul 16(1)	WSA		LAA	L,2-11	9-GF		1	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7.04	5.89	4	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.48	9t --- 0 out d9	9t end d 9
23	472	93	Jul 21	WSA	@	LAA	L,5-16	3-3		4	0.2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	6.92	5.93	5	1	0	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.91	-0.037	.01	0.00%	-0.53	3b -23 1 out d3	3b 3 out d5
24	473	95	Jul 23	WSA	@	LAA	L,3-8	5-5		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.75	5.85	3	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.20	0.016	.00	0.00%	0.56	5b --- 0 out d4	5b 3 out d4
25	474	97	Jul 26	WSA	@	MIN	L,9-10	6-7		2	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.53	5.69	5	1	2	1	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.44	0.039	.00	0.00%	0.87	6b -2- 2 out d3	7b 3 out d2
26	475	98	Jul 27	WSA	@	MIN	L,2-5	5-7		0	2.1	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	6.39	5.44	9	2	3	0	0	2		2	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	.56	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.59	5b 1-3 2 out d2	7b 3 out d3
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
27	476	103	Aug 2(2)	WSA	@	DET	W,6-2	10-11	W(2-1)	5	1.1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	6.20	5.44	6	1	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.25	0.117	.00	0.00%	0.11	10b --- 0 out tie	11b 12- 1 out a4
28	477	104	Aug 3	WSA	@	DET	L,1-2	8-GF(8)		0	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.07	5.33	4	0	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.56	0.033	.00	0.00%	0.53	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
29	478	105	Aug 5	WSA	@	CHW	L,3-8	7-GF(8)	L(2-2)	1	2.0	6	5	5	1	0	2	0	6.75	5.82	12	2	3	0	0	6		0	0	0	0	0	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	.75	-0.364	.00	0.00%	-4.00	7b --- 0 out tie	8b end d 5
30	479	114	Aug 14	WSA		LAA	L,1-5	6-7		8	2.0	2	1	1	0	2	1	0	6.66	5.87	8	4	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	.35	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.04	6t --- 0 out d3	7t 3 out d4
31	480	119	Aug 19	WSA		BAL	L,0-5	9-GF		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.53	5.77	3	1	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.48	9t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 5
32	481	120	Aug 20	WSA		BAL	L,3-9	8-GF		0	2.0	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	6.45	5.71	9	3	2	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	1	0	0	.10	-0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.04	8t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 6
33	482	124	Aug 25	WSA		DET	L,0-6	6-8		4	2.2	2	1	1	2	2	0	0	6.31	5.59	12	4	2	1	0	2		2	2	1	1	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	.18	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.66	6t -23 1 out d3	8t 3 out d6
34	483	125	Aug 27(1)	WSA		DET	L,4-7	9-GF		1	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.35	5.54	5	1	2	0	1	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	.02	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.52	9t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 6
35	484	128	Aug 29	WSA		CLE	L,4-6	9-GF		1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.24	5.49	4	0	3	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.31	0.016	.00	0.00%	0.48	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
36	485	129	Aug 30	WSA		CLE	L,0-9	4-4		0	0.2	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	6.63	5.45	5	1	1	0	1	3		2	2	0	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	.36	-0.078	.00	0.00%	-3.84	4t 1-3 1 out d4	4t 3 out d9
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
37	486	131	Sep 1(1)	WSA		CHW	L,2-3	8-8		1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.52	5.41	3	2	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.48	0.026	.00	0.00%	0.48	8t --- 0 out d2	8t 3 out d2
38	487	133	Sep 2	WSA		CHW	L,7-12	1-3		0	2.1	6	3	3	0	1	0	1	6.71	5.31	14	5	1	0	0	6		3	3	1	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	.44	-0.226	.00	0.00%	-4.29	1t 123 2 out d2	3t 3 out d8
39	488	139	Sep 6	WSA	@	NYY	L,0-8	5-7		3	3.0	2	2	2	3	1	1	0	6.68	5.50	13	3	4	0	1	2		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	1	0	0	.06	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.55	5b --- 0 out d5	7b 3 out d7
40	489	144	Sep 10	WSA	@	BAL	L,2-3	7-GF(8)		3	2.0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	6.48	5.56	9	4	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.15	0.018	.00	0.00%	0.98	7b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
41	490	154	Sep 23(2)	WSA	@	MIN	L,0-10	6-GF(8)		12	3.0	1	3	0	1	2	1	1	6.20	5.65	13	6	2	0	0	1		0	0	1	1	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	2	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	-1.40	6b --- 0 out d7	8b end d10
42	491	158	Sep 28	WSA	@	LAA	L,4-13	7-GF(8)		4	2.0	3	5	5	2	4	1	1	6.66	5.76	12	1	1	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.07	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-3.88	7b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 9
							3-39		W-L:2-2	2.7	71.2	83	58	53	43	41	13	4	6.66	5.76	338	1.14		4%	7%	72	29	28	79%	10	7	0	280	15	5	1	4	4	6	.40	-1.230	.14	-0.29%	-34.30

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