Eric Tipton

Position: Outfielder

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)

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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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1938	23		Kannapolis	CARB	Ind
1939	24	-3.7	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	47	121	104	12	24	4	2	1	14	2	0	13	7	.231	.316	.337	.653	35	4	0	4		0
1940	25	-1.9	Toronto	IL	AA	PHA	143		483		136	18	9	4						.282		.381		184
1940	25	-2.9	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	2	9	8	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.125	.222	.375	.597	3	0	0	0		0
1941	26	-0.9	Toronto	IL	AA	PHA	136	541	467	59	123	19	9	3	36	2		71	53	.263	.362	.362	.724	169		1	2
1941	26	-2.0	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	1	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	2	0	0	0		0
1942	27	-0.9	Kansas City	AA	AA	NYY	91	364	318	50	97	17	9	5	44	12		40	25	.305	.383	.462	.845	147	7	0	6
1942	27	-0.8	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	63	240	207	22	46	5	5	4	18	1	3	25	14	.222	.309	.353	.662	73	8	1	7		1
1943	28	-0.5	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	140	585	493	82	142	26	7	9	49	1	4	85	36	.288	.395	.424	.819	209	9	2	5		8
1944	29	0.2	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	140	547	479	62	144	28	3	3	36	5	9	59	32	.301	.380	.390	.770	187	18	2	7		4
1945	30	0.9	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	108	382	331	32	80	17	1	5	34	11	6	40	37	.242	.327	.344	.672	114	5	2	9		4
1946	31	2.6	St. Paul	AA	AAA	BRO	147	649	526	113	145	33	8	19	100	21		113	61	.276	.408	.477	.885	251	17	4	6
1947	32	3.6	St. Paul	AA	AAA	BRO	138	588	452	96	139	18	5	19	106	15		130	47	.308	.464	.496	.960	224	9	2	4
1948	33	5.1	St. Paul	AA	AAA	BRO	148	660	540	111	169	35	10	28	126	14		115	64	.313	.435	.570	1.005	308		1	4
1949	34	6.5	St. Paul	AA	AAA	BRO	146	631	516	105	165	35	12	13	106	11		106	60	.320	.438	.510	.948	263	13	3	6
1950	35	7.7	St. Paul	AA	AAA	BRO	144	574	462	80	133	35	1	10	97	12		108	61	.288	.425	.433	.858	200	11	2	2
1951	36	8.6	St. Paul	AA	AAA	BRO	132	476	385	52	106	26	6	11	81	9		89	48	.275	.411	.460	.871	177	15	0	2
1952	37	7.2	Portland	PCL	Opn		89	272	236	23	62	6	0	2	23	6		25	33	.263	.338	.314	.652	74		2	9
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (7 seasons)					Majors		501	1888	1626	212	439	80	19	22	151	20	22	223	127	.270	.361	.383	.744	623	44	7	32		17
Minors (10 seasons)					Minors		1314	5238	4385	689	1275	242	69	114	719	102		797	452	.291		.455		1997		15	41
Other (1 season)					Other
All Levels (15 Seasons)							1815	7126	6011	901	1714	322	88	136	870	122	22	1020	579					2620	116	22	73		17

Opn (1 season)					Minors		89	272	236	23	62	6	0	2	23	6		25	33	.263	.338	.314	.652	74		2	9
AAA (6 seasons)					Minors		855	3578	2881	557	857	182	42	100	616	82		661	341	.298	.431	.494	.924	1423	65	12	24
AA (3 seasons)					Minors		370	1388	1268	109	356	54	27	12	80	14		111	78	.281		.394		500		1	8