Johnny Lipon

Position: Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: November 10, 1922 in Martins Ferry, OH us

Died: August 17, 1998 in Houston, TX

Buried: Memorial Oaks Cemetery, Houston, TX

High School: Chadsey HS (Detroit, MI)

Debut: August 16, 1942 (Age 19-279d, 7,361st in MLB history)
vs. CHW 4 AB, 3 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: April 25, 1954 (Age 31-166d)
vs. CHC 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1942 season

Full Name: John Joseph Lipon

Nicknames: Skids

Pronunciation: \LIPP-on\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.7

AB

2661

R

350

H

690

BA

.259

HR

RBI

266

SB

OBP

.346

SLG

.324

OPS

.671

OPS+

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Games by Position

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1941	18	DET-min	C	119	490	490		176	31	2	35						.359	.359	.645	1.004		316							MKG · MICH
1942	19	DET-min	A1	114	385	385		116	12	1	3						.301	.301	.361	.662		139							BMT · TL
1942	19	DET	AL	34	140	131	5	25	2	0	0	9	1	3	7	7	.191	.232	.206	.438	20	27	1	0	2			6
1943			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1944			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1945			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1946	23	DET	AL	14	25	20	3	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	3	.300	.440	.300	.740	103	6	0	0	0			/65

1947	24	DET-min	AA	150	560	560		165	31	5	11						.295	.295	.427	.721		239							DAL · TL
1948	25	DET	AL	121	541	458	65	133	18	8	5	52	4	4	68	22	.290	.384	.397	.782	105	182	9	2	13			*6/45
1949	26	DET	AL	127	525	439	57	110	14	6	3	59	2	4	75	24	.251	.362	.330	.693	84	145	16	2	9			*6
1950	27	DET	AL	147	701	601	104	176	27	6	2	63	9	6	81	26	.293	.378	.368	.745	89	221	20	1	18			*6
1951	28	DET	AL	129	549	487	56	129	15	1	0	38	7	6	49	27	.265	.335	.300	.634	72	146	7	2	11			*6
1952	29	TOT	AL	118	431	370	42	78	12	3	0	30	4	2	48	26	.211	.301	.259	.561	54	96	7	0	14			*6/5
1952	29	DET	AL	39	153	136	17	30	4	2	0	12	3	1	16	6	.221	.303	.279	.582	62	38	3	0	2			6
1952	29	BOS	AL	79	278	234	25	48	8	1	0	18	1	1	32	20	.205	.301	.248	.549	49	58	4	0	12			6/5
1953	30	TOT	AL	67	175	154	18	33	7	0	0	14	1	0	14	17	.214	.280	.260	.540	44	40	5	0	7			6/54
1953	30	BOS	AL	60	166	145	18	31	7	0	0	13	1	0	14	16	.214	.283	.262	.545	45	38	5	0	7			6
1953	30	SLB	AL	7	9	9	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.222	.222	.222	.444	19	2	0	0	0			/54
1954	31	HAV	AAA	147	607	524	60	140	21	1	3	59	5		72	43	.267	.354	.328	.682		172		0	8	3			HAV · IL
1954	31	CIN	NL	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0
1955	32	CIN-min	AAA	134	521	453	60	106	14	2	3	39	3		50	26	.234	.312	.294	.605		133		3	11	4			HAV · IL
1956	33	OAK-min	AAA	122	500	448	60	139	23	6	6	46	2		42	28	.310	.368	.429	.796		192		1	5	4			CLB · IL
1957	34	PIT-min	AAA	135	548	485	47	135	25	1	5	59	1		46	31	.278	.338	.365	.703		177		0	12	5			CLB · IL
1958	35	PIT-min	AAA	78	191	171	18	41	7	1	1	10	0		17	19	.240	.309	.310	.618		53		0	3	0	3		CLB · IL
1959	36	CLE-min	D	22	36	29	3	11	1	0	0	2	0		7	4	.379	.500	.414	.914		12		0	0	0			SEL · ALFL
1960	37	CLE-min	AA	5	3	3		1	0	0	0						.333	.333	.333	.667		1							MOB · SOUA
1961			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Did Not Play - Manager)
1962			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Did Not Play - Manager)
1963	40	CLE-min	AA	1	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000		0		0	0	0			CHL · EL
9 Yrs				758	3088	2661	350	690	95	24	10	266	28	25	347	152	.259	.346	.324	.671	78	863	65	7	74	0
162 Game Avg.				162	660	569	75	147	20	5	2	57	6	5	74	32	.259	.346	.324	.671	78	184	14	1	16

DET (7 yrs)				611	2634	2272	307	609	80	23	10	234	26	24	301	115	.268	.355	.337	.692	83	765	56	7	55
BOS (2 yrs)				139	444	379	43	79	15	1	0	31	2	1	46	36	.208	.294	.253	.547	48	96	9	0	19
CIN (1 yr)				1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0
SLB (1 yr)				7	9	9	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.222	.222	.222	.444	19	2	0	0	0

AL (8 yrs)				757	3087	2660	350	690	95	24	10	266	28	25	347	152	.259	.346	.324	.671	78	863	65	7	74
NL (1 yr)				1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Player News

Standard Fielding

Appearances

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