Eric Tipton

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 190lb (180cm, 86kg)

Born: April 20, 1915 in Petersburg, VA us

Died: August 29, 2001 in Newport News, VA

Buried: Williamsburg Memorial Park, Williamsburg, VA

High School: Petersburg HS (Petersburg, VA)

School: Duke University (Durham, NC)

Debut: June 9, 1939 (Age 24-050d, 8,675th in major league history)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1945 (Age 30-162d)
vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1939 season

Full Name: Eric Gordon Tipton

Nicknames: Dukie or Blue Devil

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.7

1626

439

.270

212

RBI

151

OBP

.361

SLG

.383

OPS

.744

OPS+

112

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	29-33 / in Starts: 29-26
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	25 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 9 bases loaded PA and 9 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	5

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 241 PAs	18
Actual Runners on Base	156 (84-47-25)
Avg. MLBer w/ 241 PAs	23
Avg. Runners on Base	156 (81-50-25)

Most Driven In
M Marshall	4
Self	4
B Haas	3
L Frey	2
R Lamanno	1
E Joost	1
F Kelleher	1
I Goodman	1

Most Driven In By
Self	4
B Haas	4
G Walker	2
R Lamanno	2
D Phillips	2
E Joost	1
B Walters	1
F McCormick	1

1942 Batting Game Log

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1942 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	51	87 (86)	Jul 19 (1)	CIN		NYG	W,6-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.750	1.000	4	1.10	-0.132	.17	-0.01%	-0.49	LF
2	52	88	Jul 19 (2)	CIN		NYG	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.600	.800	9	3.28	-0.080	.47	-0.01%	-0.21	PH
3	53	89	Jul 21	CIN	@	BRO	L,4-8	7-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.286	1.000	1.286	9	.17	0.022	.04	0.00%	0.91	PH CF
4	54	90	Jul 22	CIN	@	BRO	L,1-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.250	.250	.875	1.125	8	.35	-0.013	.04	0.00%	-0.47	PH
5	55	91	Jul 24	CIN	@	NYG	L,2-3	CG(11)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	2	0	0	.231	.231	.615	.846	5	1.99	-0.351	.07	-0.01%	-1.67	LF
6	56	92	Jul 25	CIN	@	NYG	W,8-6	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.278	.278	.556	.833	6	.33	0.007	.00	0.00%	1.12	LF
7	57	93	Jul 26 (1)	CIN	@	NYG	W,6-2	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	.238	.238	.476	.714	6	.76	-0.024	.03	0.00%	-0.35	LF
8	58	94	Jul 26 (2)	CIN	@	NYG	W,2-1	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.240	.269	.440	.709	4	1.02	-0.036	.05	0.00%	-0.29	LF
9	59	95	Jul 28 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	W,8-1	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.290	.467	.757	4	1.33	0.289	.08	0.01%	2.93	LF
10	60	96	Jul 28 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.257	.412	.669	4	.44	-0.042	.03	0.00%	-0.81	LF
11	61	97	Jul 30	CIN	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.270	.308	.514	.821	4	1.98	0.065	.11	0.00%	0.69	LF
12	62	98	Jul 31	CIN	@	BSN	W,5-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	.268	.302	.488	.790	4	.40	-0.032	.00	0.00%	0.01	LF
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	63	99	Aug 1	CIN	@	BSN	L,1-2	CG(10)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.244	.277	.444	.721	4	1.67	-0.134	.07	0.00%	-1.03	LF
14	64	100	Aug 2 (1)	CIN	@	BSN	L,0-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.224	.255	.408	.663	4	.45	-0.045	.01	0.00%	-0.83	CF
15	65	101	Aug 2 (2)	CIN	@	BSN	W,4-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.226	.255	.453	.707	4	.68	0.064	.01	0.00%	0.43	CF
16	66	102	Aug 4	CIN		STL	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.228	.254	.439	.693	4	.55	0.015	.01	0.00%	0.27	CF
17	67	103	Aug 5	CIN		STL	L,0-5	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.233	.258	.433	.691	4	.59	-0.018	.01	0.00%	0.02	CF
18	68	104	Aug 8 (1)	CIN		CHC	W,2-1	CG(12)	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.246	.269	.431	.699	5	2.01	-0.005	.03	0.00%	-0.04	LF
19	69	105	Aug 8 (2)	CIN		CHC	L,0-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.282	.426	.708	5	.73	0.024	.02	0.00%	0.17	LF
20	70	106	Aug 9 (1)	CIN		CHC	L,8-10	CG(18)	9	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.237	.275	.395	.670	5	2.09	-0.337	.03	0.00%	-1.48	LF
21	71	107	Aug 9 (2)	CIN		CHC	W,2-1	CG(5)	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.277	.385	.662	5	1.89	-0.095	.01	0.00%	-1.02	LF
22	72	108	Aug 11	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.232	.276	.402	.678	5	.79	0.115	.00	0.00%	0.92	LF
23	73	109	Aug 12	CIN	@	PIT	W,3-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.224	.267	.388	.655	5	.95	-0.071	.00	0.00%	-0.75	LF
24	74	110	Aug 14	CIN	@	STL	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.216	.258	.375	.633	5	1.13	-0.083	.01	0.00%	-0.72	LF
25	75	111	Aug 16 (1)	CIN	@	STL	L,5-10	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.213	.255	.371	.626	2	3.89	-0.105	.01	0.00%	-0.48	PH LF
26	76	112	Aug 16 (2)	CIN	@	STL	L,3-6	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.209	.265	.363	.628	3	1.17	-0.053	.00	0.00%	-0.35	CF
27	77	114 (1)	Aug 18	CIN		PIT	L,0-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.207	.263	.359	.621	8	.92	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.21	PH
28	78	115	Aug 19	CIN		PIT	L,2-9	9-GF	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.215	.270	.376	.646	9	.02	0.001	.00	0.00%	1.49	PH
29	79	116	Aug 20	CIN		PIT	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.206	.260	.361	.620	4	.65	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-1.38	CF
30	80	117	Aug 21	CIN	@	CHC	L,3-6	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.220	.278	.370	.648	4	1.19	0.099	.00	0.00%	1.00	CF
31	81	118	Aug 22	CIN	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG(11)	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.229	.283	.371	.655	4	1.76	-0.185	.00	0.00%	-0.99	CF
32	82	119	Aug 23 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	L,0-3	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.241	.299	.380	.679	4	.71	0.091	.00	0.00%	0.93	LF
33	83	120	Aug 23 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.234	.292	.369	.661	4	.99	-0.071	.00	0.00%	-0.60	LF
34	84	121	Aug 25	CIN		NYG	W,3-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.228	.285	.360	.644	5	1.04	-0.090	.00	0.00%	-1.11	LF
35	85	122	Aug 26	CIN		NYG	L,2-11	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	.229	.283	.356	.639	5	.92	-0.128	.00	0.00%	-1.22	LF
36	86	123	Aug 27	CIN		NYG	L,0-2	CG(11)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.221	.280	.344	.625	5	2.27	-0.199	.00	0.00%	-1.12	LF
37	87	124	Aug 28	CIN		BSN	L,2-4	CG	4	3	0	3	2	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.240	.301	.392	.693	6	1.33	0.362	.00	0.00%	2.56	CF
38	88	125	Aug 29	CIN		BSN	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.234	.295	.383	.678	6	1.01	-0.070	.00	0.00%	-0.80	CF
39	89	126	Aug 30 (1)	CIN		PHI	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.227	.287	.371	.658	6	.64	-0.063	.00	0.00%	-0.97	CF
40	90	127	Aug 30 (2)	CIN		PHI	W,8-5	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	.231	.299	.373	.672	6	.98	0.019	.00	0.00%	0.32	CF
41	91	128	Aug 31	CIN		PHI	W,8-1	CG	4	3	2	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.234	.305	.394	.699	6	.71	0.187	.00	0.00%	1.64	CF
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
42	92	129	Sep 1	CIN		PHI	W,4-3	CG(11)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.234	.303	.390	.693	6	1.24	-0.071	.00	0.00%	-0.53	CF
43	93	130	Sep 2	CIN		BRO	L,2-3	CG(12)	5	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0		0	1	0	1	.236	.313	.396	.708	6	1.67	0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.10	CF
44	94	131	Sep 3	CIN		BRO	L,0-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.233	.313	.390	.703	5	1.89	-0.033	.00	0.00%	0.12	CF
45	95	132	Sep 4	CIN		STL	L,3-5	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.236	.323	.392	.715	5	1.99	-0.010	.00	0.00%	0.21	CF
46	96	133	Sep 5	CIN		STL	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.243	.327	.395	.722	5	1.25	0.011	.00	0.00%	0.47	CF
47	97	134	Sep 6	CIN		STL	L,2-10	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.244	.326	.391	.717	5	.78	-0.074	.00	0.00%	-0.50	CF
48	98	135	Sep 7 (1)	CIN		CHC	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.239	.320	.384	.704	5	.57	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-0.43	LF
49	99	136	Sep 7 (2)	CIN		CHC	L,3-5	8-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.244	.324	.388	.712	9	.26	0.013	.00	0.00%	0.37	PH
50	100	137	Sep 10 (1)	CIN	@	BSN	W,6-2	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.244	.322	.384	.707	5	1.27	0.085	.00	0.00%	0.31	LF
51	101	138	Sep 10 (2)	CIN	@	BSN	T,0-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	1	0	0	.240	.317	.377	.694	5	2.11	-0.192	.00	0.00%	-1.71	LF RF
52	102	139	Sep 11	CIN	@	PHI	W,8-5	CG(11)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.233	.309	.366	.675	5	1.29	-0.207	.00	0.00%	-1.63	LF
53	103	140	Sep 12	CIN	@	PHI	W,4-1	CG	5	4	3	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.233	.311	.375	.686	5	1.00	0.248	.00	0.00%	1.84	LF
54	104	141	Sep 13 (1)	CIN	@	BRO	W,6-3	CG	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.236	.317	.376	.693	5	.55	0.056	.00	0.00%	0.35	LF
55	105	142	Sep 13 (2)	CIN	@	BRO	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.236	.315	.385	.700	5	.92	-0.007	.00	0.00%	0.48	LF
56	106	143	Sep 16	CIN	@	NYG	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.309	.376	.686	5	.50	-0.057	.00	0.00%	-1.07	LF
57	107	144	Sep 17	CIN	@	NYG	L,1-11	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.229	.313	.372	.685	5	.49	-0.030	.00	0.00%	-0.13	LF
58	108	145	Sep 18	CIN	@	PIT	W,5-1	CG	4	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.225	.312	.366	.678	5	1.47	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.33	LF
59	109	146	Sep 19	CIN	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.222	.311	.361	.671	5	.72	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.91	LF
60	110	147	Sep 20 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG(13)	5	5	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.317	.367	.684	5	1.38	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.59	LF
61	111	149 (1)	Sep 22 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.229	.320	.363	.683	5	.91	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.02	LF
62	112	151 (1)	Sep 23	CIN	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.225	.316	.358	.674	5	1.13	-0.083	.00	0.00%	-0.65	LF
63	113	152	Sep 24	CIN	@	STL	L,0-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.312	.353	.665	5	.70	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-0.47	LF
							29-33		241	207	22	46	5	5	4	18	26	1	14	1	7		3	8	1	3	.222	.312	.353	.665		1.15	-1.707	.02	-0.02%	-8.95

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