Joe Tipton

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 185lb (180cm, 83kg)

Born: February 18, 1922 in McCaysville, GA us

Died: March 1, 1994 in Birmingham, AL

Buried: Pleasant Grove Methodist Cemetery, Pleasant Grove, AL

High School: McCaysville HS (McCaysville, GA)

Debut: May 2, 1948 (Age 26-074d, 10,513th in major league history)
vs. DET 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 26, 1954 (Age 32-220d)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1949 season

Full Name: Joe Hicks Tipton

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1948 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.1

1117

264

.236

116

RBI

125

OBP

.351

SLG

.355

OPS

.706

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	16-30 / in Starts: 10-9
Longest Hitting Streak	10 games
Longest On Base Streak	9 games
Most Games w/o HR	32 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 97 PAs	13
Actual Runners on Base	69 (39-19-11)
Avg. MLBer w/ 97 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	65 (33-21-10)

Most Driven In
J Gordon	3
K Keltner	2
T Tucker	1
L Doby	1
J Berardino	1
L Boudreau	1
B Kennedy	1
W Judnich	1

Most Driven In By
D Mitchell	4
Self	1
W Judnich	1
T Tucker	1
L Boudreau	1
J Gordon	1
B Lemon	1
L Doby	1

1948 Batting Game Log

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1948 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	1	8 (7)	May 2	CLE		DET	L,2-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					8						C
2	2	9	May 4	CLE	@	PHA	L,6-8	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	3.20	-0.074	12.01	-0.17%	-0.49	PH
3	3	10	May 6	CLE	@	PHA	L,5-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	8	.93	-0.040	3.10	-0.08%	-0.36	C
4	4	14 (3)	May 9 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	W,9-5	GS-9	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	8	1.33	0.140	4.92	0.31%	1.97	C
5	5	18 (3)	May 16 (1)	CLE		CHW	L,4-6	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	8						C
6	6	25 (6)	May 23 (1)	CLE		NYY	L,5-6	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	9	5.20	-0.038	25.90	-0.11%	-0.09	PH
7	7	26	May 23 (2)	CLE		NYY	W,5-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.385	.583	.968	8	.72	0.043	3.48	0.12%	0.50	C
8	8	27	May 25	CLE		WSH	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.313	.353	.500	.853	8	.66	0.011	2.73	0.03%	-0.57	C
9	9	28	May 26	CLE		WSH	L,0-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.313	.353	.500	.853	8						C
10	10	31 (2)	May 30 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	4	3	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.421	.476	.579	1.055	8	1.10	0.159	4.53	0.39%	1.28	C
11	11	32	May 30 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	W,13-8	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	.421	.500	.579	1.079	6	.81	0.033	3.18	0.08%	1.00	PH
Jun		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
12	12	39 (6)	Jun 6 (2)	CLE	@	PHA	W,11-1	CG	5	5	2	5	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.542	.593	.750	1.343	8	.80	0.245	5.25	0.96%	4.04	C
13	13	41 (1)	Jun 10	CLE	@	BOS	L,7-15	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.548	.679	1.227	8	.35	0.010	1.76	0.03%	-0.48	C
14	14	42	Jun 11	CLE	@	NYY	W,10-8	CG	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.455	.500	.636	1.136	8	1.56	0.252	10.34	1.00%	0.66	C
15	15	43	Jun 12 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	W,7-5	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.421	.463	.579	1.042	8	.95	-0.025	6.03	-0.10%	-0.78	C
16	16	44	Jun 12 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	W,9-4	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.395	.435	.535	.970	8	.40	-0.030	2.51	-0.11%	-0.15	C
17	17	45	Jun 13	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.386	.426	.523	.948	9	1.55	-0.040	9.51	-0.15%	-0.25	PH
18	18	46	Jun 15	CLE		BOS	L,3-7	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.396	.431	.521	.952	8	1.09	0.066	5.62	0.21%	0.29	C
19	19	47	Jun 16	CLE		BOS	L,4-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.396	.431	.521	.952	8						C
20	20	48	Jun 17	CLE		BOS	L,6-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.365	.400	.481	.881	8	1.37	-0.136	7.16	-0.43%	-0.95	C
21	21	51 (2)	Jun 20 (1)	CLE		PHA	W,4-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.365	.400	.481	.881	8						C
22	22	55 (3)	Jun 23	CLE		NYY	L,1-5	CG(11)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.339	.373	.446	.819	8	1.70	-0.180	12.10	-0.77%	-0.97	C
23	23	59 (3)	Jun 27 (1)	CLE		WSH	L,2-5	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.351	.383	.456	.839	8	.26	0.011	1.30	0.03%	0.13	C
24	24	60	Jun 27 (2)	CLE		WSH	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.375	.433	.808	8	.21	-0.011	.99	-0.03%	-0.38	C
Jul		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
25	25	63 (2)	Jul 1	CLE	@	DET	L,5-9	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.328	.369	.426	.795	8	1.27	-0.031	6.56	-0.10%	-0.32	C
26	26	64	Jul 2	CLE	@	SLB	W,8-6	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.317	.358	.413	.771	8	.91	-0.047	4.34	-0.14%	-0.51	C
27	27	67 (2)	Jul 5 (2)	CLE		DET	L,5-7	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.303	.343	.394	.737	8	.33	-0.025	1.72	-0.08%	-0.50	C
28	28	68	Jul 6	CLE		DET	L,0-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.303	.343	.394	.737	8						C
29	29	73 (4)	Jul 11 (2)	CLE		SLB	W,5-0	GS-5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	.299	.356	.388	.744	8	.50	0.008	2.46	0.02%	0.23	C
30	30	76 (2)	Jul 16	CLE	@	PHA	L,5-10	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.290	.347	.377	.723	8	.28	-0.015	2.24	-0.07%	-0.50	C
31	31	79 (2)	Jul 18 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	W,6-4	6-GF(12)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.288	.342	.370	.712	8	1.68	-0.011	9.33	-0.04%	-0.71	C
32	32	80	Jul 19	CLE	@	WSH	W,7-6	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.284	.338	.365	.702	9	2.16	-0.151	12.89	-0.54%	-0.96	PH
33	33	82 (1)	Jul 21 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-7	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.284	.338	.365	.702	8						C
34	34	90 (7)	Jul 30	CLE		BOS	L,7-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.284	.338	.365	.702	8						C
35	35	91	Jul 31	CLE		BOS	W,10-9	10-GF(11)	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.293	.346	.373	.719	1	2.28	0.074	13.45	0.26%	0.39	C
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
36	36	97 (5)	Aug 7	CLE		NYY	L,0-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.293	.346	.373	.719	8						C
37	37	101 (3)	Aug 10	CLE	@	DET	L,3-7	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.289	.341	.368	.710	9	.97	-0.026	6.31	-0.10%	-0.26	PH
38	38	103 (1)	Aug 11 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	L,4-12	5-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.295	.345	.372	.717	8	.04	0.001	.23	0.01%	0.66	C
39	39	104	Aug 12 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	L,4-8	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.304	.353	.380	.733	8	.08	0.003	.53	0.01%	0.39	C
40	40	105	Aug 12 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	W,26-3	6-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.313	.360	.388	.748	8	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	1.00	C
41	41	114 (8)	Aug 22 (1)	CLE		CHW	L,1-8	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.309	.356	.383	.739	8	.01	0.000	.08	0.00%	-0.17	C
42	42	115	Aug 22 (2)	CLE		CHW	L,3-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.309	.356	.383	.739	8						C
43	43	120 (4)	Aug 27 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-7	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.306	.352	.376	.728	8	.64	-0.068	7.05	-0.46%	-1.01	C
44	44	123 (2)	Aug 29 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	L,2-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.299	.344	.368	.712	8	.75	-0.051	5.37	-0.22%	-0.57	C
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
45	45	130 (6)	Sep 6 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.295	.340	.364	.704	3	5.70	-0.146	29.77	-0.46%	-0.78	PH
46	46	138 (7)	Sep 12 (2)	CLE		SLB	T,3-3	9-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.292	.337	.360	.696	8	3.17	-0.091	24.21	-0.42%	-0.37	C
47	47	140 (1)	Sep 14	CLE		NYY	L,5-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.289	.333	.356	.689	9	7.37	-0.160	72.55	-0.95%	-0.15	PH
							16-30		97	90	11	26	3	0	1	13	4	1	10	2	1		1	0	0	0	.289	.333	.356	.689		1.09	-0.340	6.43	-2.04%	0.29

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