Johnny Temple

Position: Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)

Born: August 8, 1927 in Lexington, NC us

Died: January 9, 1994 in White Rock, SC

Buried: Bethel Lutheran Church Cemetery, White Rock, SC

School: Catawba College (Salisbury, NC)

Debut: April 15, 1952 (Age 24-251d, 10,869th in major league history)
vs. CHC 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 14, 1964 (Age 36-341d)
vs. HOU 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: John Ellis Temple

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6x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

17.2

5218

1484

.284

720

RBI

395

140

OBP

.363

SLG

.351

OPS

.714

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.
Triple Plays: 1 (Jun 11)

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 16	CIN		STL	L,4-13	CG	47	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
2	2	Apr 18	CIN	@	MLN	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
3	3	Apr 20	CIN	@	MLN	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	2B
4	4	Apr 21	CIN	@	MLN	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	3	1	1	5	1	2B
5	5	Apr 22	CIN	@	STL	W,10-6	CG	47	9.0	5	1	0	6	2	2B
6	6	Apr 23	CIN	@	STL	W,6-4	CG	44	10.0	4	6	0	10	0	2B
7	8 (1)	Apr 25	CIN		CHC	W,6-3	GF	10	3.0	2	1	0	3	1	PR 2B
8	9	Apr 26	CIN		MLN	L,2-9	CG	38	9.0	3	5	0	8	1	2B
9	10	Apr 27	CIN		MLN	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
10	11	Apr 28	CIN		MLN	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
11	12	Apr 30	CIN	@	PHI	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	4	2	1	7	0	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	13	May 1	CIN	@	PHI	W,8-6	CG	66	16.0	5	4	0	9	1	2B
13	14	May 2	CIN	@	NYG	W,9-7	CG	41	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
14	15	May 3	CIN	@	NYG	W,11-10	CG	42	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
15	16	May 4	CIN	@	NYG	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
16	17	May 5 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
17	18	May 5 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
18	19	May 7	CIN	@	BRO	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	4	5	0	9	3	2B
19	20	May 8	CIN	@	BRO	W,7-6	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
20	21	May 11	CIN	@	CHC	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
21	22	May 12 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	3	5	0	8	2	2B
22	23	May 12 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	2B
23	24	May 14	CIN		PHI	L,8-10	CG	43	9.0	5	3	0	8	1	2B
24	25	May 15	CIN		PHI	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
25	26	May 16	CIN		NYG	W,3-2	CG	37	10.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
26	27	May 17	CIN		NYG	W,11-1	CG	32	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
27	28	May 18	CIN		NYG	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	5	3	0	8	0	2B
28	29	May 19 (1)	CIN		PIT	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	2	5	0	7	2	2B
29	30	May 19 (2)	CIN		PIT	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	3	3	1	7	2	2B
30	31	May 21	CIN		BRO	L,1-6	CG	41	9.0	2	3	1	6	1	2B
31	32	May 22	CIN		BRO	W,8-1	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
32	33	May 23	CIN		STL	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
33	34	May 24	CIN		STL	L,6-9	CG	46	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
34	35	May 25	CIN		STL	L,4-12	CG	48	9.0	3	3	1	7	0	2B
35	36	May 26	CIN		STL	W,7-6	CG	35	9.0	1	4	1	6	1	2B
36	37	May 27	CIN	@	MLN	W,11-6	CG	42	10.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
37	38	May 28	CIN	@	MLN	L,0-1	CG	27	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
38	39	May 30 (1)	CIN	@	STL	L,2-7	CG	40	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	2B
39	40	May 30 (2)	CIN	@	STL	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	41	Jun 1	CIN		CHC	W,22-2	CG	39	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
41	42	Jun 2 (1)	CIN		CHC	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
42	43	Jun 2 (2)	CIN		CHC	L,2-4	GS	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
43	44	Jun 4	CIN	@	PHI	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
44	45	Jun 5	CIN	@	PHI	W,4-2	GS	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
45	46	Jun 6	CIN	@	PHI	L,2-6	CG	33	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	2B
46	47	Jun 7	CIN	@	BRO	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
47	48	Jun 8	CIN	@	BRO	L,2-9	CG	39	8.0	5	3	0	8	0	2B
48	49	Jun 9 (1)	CIN	@	BRO	W,3-1	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
49	50	Jun 9 (2)	CIN	@	BRO	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
50	51	Jun 10	CIN	@	PIT	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
51	52	Jun 11	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-8	CG	38	8.0	7	3	0	10	0	2B
52	53	Jun 12	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-4	GS	34	8.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
53	54	Jun 13	CIN	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	38	8.2	5	2	0	7	0	2B
54	55	Jun 14	CIN	@	NYG	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
55	56	Jun 15	CIN	@	NYG	L,4-8	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
56	57	Jun 16	CIN	@	NYG	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
57	58	Jun 17	CIN		BRO	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
58	59	Jun 18	CIN		BRO	L,0-7	CG	40	9.0	4	7	0	11	2	2B
59	60	Jun 19	CIN		BRO	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
60	61	Jun 20	CIN		BRO	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
61	62	Jun 21	CIN		PIT	L,2-3	CG	45	11.0	5	2	1	8	0	2B
62	63	Jun 22	CIN		PIT	W,6-3	CG	45	11.0	2	5	0	7	0	2B
63	64	Jun 23 (1)	CIN		PIT	W,5-3	CG	31	9.0	6	7	0	13	4	2B
64	65	Jun 23 (2)	CIN		PIT	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
65	66	Jun 25	CIN		NYG	W,3-2	GF	7	2.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
66	67	Jun 26	CIN		NYG	L,7-17	CG	51	9.0	3	1	1	5	1	2B
67	68	Jun 27	CIN		NYG	L,2-7	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	2B
68	69	Jun 28	CIN		PHI	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
69	70	Jun 29	CIN		PHI	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
70	71	Jun 30 (1)	CIN		PHI	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
71	72	Jun 30 (2)	CIN		PHI	W,6-2	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
72	73	Jul 1	CIN	@	CHC	L,0-6	CG	34	8.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B
73	74	Jul 2	CIN	@	CHC	W,8-6	CG	44	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
74	75	Jul 3	CIN		MLN	W,7-5	CG	35	9.0	3	6	0	9	1	2B
75	76	Jul 4	CIN		MLN	L,7-10	CG	42	9.0	3	5	0	8	0	2B
76	77	Jul 5	CIN	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	43	10.1	3	1	1	5	0	2B
77	78	Jul 6	CIN	@	STL	L,3-13	GS	38	7.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
78	79	Jul 7 (1)	CIN	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	40	9.2	4	4	0	8	1	2B
79	80	Jul 7 (2)	CIN	@	STL	L,6-9	CG	39	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	2B
80	81	Jul 11	CIN	@	BRO	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	5	2	0	7	1	2B
81	82	Jul 12	CIN	@	BRO	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
82	83	Jul 14 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	W,9-6	CG	39	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
83	84	Jul 14 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	W,12-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
84	85	Jul 16	CIN	@	NYG	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	4	4	0	8	2	2B
85	86	Jul 17	CIN	@	NYG	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	3	6	0	9	0	2B
86	87	Jul 18	CIN	@	NYG	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	3	2	0	5	2	2B
87	88	Jul 19	CIN	@	PHI	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
88	89	Jul 20	CIN	@	PHI	L,5-7	CG	38	8.1	1	0	1	2	0	2B
89	90	Jul 21 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	W,4-2	GS	31	8.0	2	5	0	7	0	2B
90	92 (1)	Jul 23	CIN		PIT	L,3-6	CG	63	15.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
91	93	Jul 24	CIN		PIT	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
92	94	Jul 25	CIN		PIT	W,9-1	CG	35	9.0	3	6	1	10	1	2B
93	95	Jul 26	CIN		BRO	W,6-5	CG	43	11.0	5	2	1	8	1	2B
94	96	Jul 27	CIN		BRO	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
95	97	Jul 28	CIN		BRO	L,2-7	CG	39	9.0	2	6	1	9	1	2B
96	98	Jul 30	CIN		PHI	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	2B
97	99	Jul 31	CIN		PHI	W,6-5	CG	49	11.0	6	6	0	12	3	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
98	100	Aug 1	CIN		PHI	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	6	0	7	0	2B
99	101	Aug 2	CIN		NYG	W,9-6	CG	39	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
100	102	Aug 3	CIN		NYG	L,4-5	CG	46	11.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
101	103	Aug 4 (1)	CIN		NYG	L,6-7	CG	63	14.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
102	104	Aug 4 (2)	CIN		NYG	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	2B
103	105	Aug 6	CIN	@	MLN	L,4-5	CG	31	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
104	106	Aug 7	CIN	@	MLN	L,2-12	CG	46	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
105	107	Aug 8	CIN	@	MLN	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
106	108	Aug 9 (1)	CIN		CHC	W,9-7	CG	39	9.0	1	7	0	8	0	2B
107	109	Aug 9 (2)	CIN		CHC	W,6-4	GS	22	6.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
108	112 (2)	Aug 14	CIN		MLN	L,3-13	GF	15	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	PR 2B
109	113	Aug 15	CIN		MLN	L,1-8	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	2B
110	114	Aug 16	CIN	@	CHC	L,6-8	CG	49	11.1	4	3	1	8	1	2B
111	115	Aug 17	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	3	1	1	5	1	2B
112	116	Aug 18	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-8	CG	37	8.0	4	4	0	8	0	2B
113	117	Aug 20 (1)	CIN	@	BRO	L,5-11	CG	46	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
114	118	Aug 20 (2)	CIN	@	BRO	L,5-6	CG	48	11.1	1	5	0	6	1	2B
115	119	Aug 21	CIN	@	BRO	L,0-8	CG	38	8.0	3	7	0	10	2	2B
116	120	Aug 22	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
117	121	Aug 23	CIN	@	PIT	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
118	122	Aug 24	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
119	123	Aug 25	CIN	@	NYG	L,1-10	CG	40	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
120	124	Aug 26	CIN	@	NYG	L,3-17	CG	48	8.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
121	125	Aug 27	CIN	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	6	4	0	10	2	2B
122	126	Aug 28	CIN	@	PHI	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
123	127	Aug 30	CIN		MLN	L,5-9	CG	42	9.0	3	5	0	8	0	2B
124	128	Aug 31	CIN		MLN	L,4-14	CG	50	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
125	129	Sep 1	CIN		MLN	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	3	6	0	9	0	2B
126	130	Sep 2 (1)	CIN		STL	W,10-5	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
127	131	Sep 2 (2)	CIN		STL	W,3-1	GS	34	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
128	132	Sep 3	CIN		STL	L,4-14	CG	49	9.0	3	3	1	7	1	2B
129	133	Sep 4 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG	27	8.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
130	134	Sep 4 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
131	135	Sep 5	CIN	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
132	136	Sep 6	CIN	@	STL	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
133	137	Sep 7	CIN	@	STL	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
134	138	Sep 8	CIN	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
135	139	Sep 10	CIN		NYG	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
136	140	Sep 13	CIN		PHI	W,8-7	CG	44	9.0	2	2	0	4	2	2B
137	141	Sep 14	CIN		PHI	L,0-5	CG	39	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
138	146 (4)	Sep 20	CIN		STL	L,5-7	GF	37	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	PR 2B
139	147	Sep 21	CIN		STL	W,9-8	GS	44	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
140	148	Sep 22	CIN		STL	L,5-7	CG	38	9.0	1	4	0	5	2	2B
141	149	Sep 24 (1)	CIN		CHC	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
142	150	Sep 24 (2)	CIN		CHC	W,11-9	CG	46	9.0	3	3	1	7	0	2B
143	151	Sep 25	CIN		CHC	L,5-7	CG	46	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	2B
144	152	Sep 27	CIN	@	MLN	L,1-2	GS	14	4.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
145	153	Sep 28	CIN	@	MLN	W,6-0	CG	29	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
							145gm		1269.2	391	372	20	783	81