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Johnny
Lipon		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 180
 
Born: November 10, 1922 in Usa, OH, MARTINS FERRY
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1942 19 CLE AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 7 6 6 8 8 8
1943 20 CLE AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 7 6 6 8 8 8
1944 21 CLE AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 7 6 6 8 8 8
1945 22 CLE AL     4 4 4 2 2 2 6 5 5 7 6 6 8 8 8
1946 23 CLE AL     3 3 3 2 2 2 6 5 6 7 6 6 7 7 7
1947 24 CLE AL     3 3 3 2 2 2 6 6 6 7 6 6 7 7 7
1948 25 CLE AL     3 3 3 2 2 2 6 5 6 7 6 6 7 7 7
1949 26 CLE AL     3 3 3 2 2 2 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 6 7
1950 27 CLE AL     3 3 3 2 2 2 5 5 5 7 6 7 7 7 7
1951 28 CLE AL     3 3 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 7 7 7 6 6 6
1952 29 CLE AL     4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 8 7 7 7 6 6
1953 30 CLE AL     4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 8 7 7 6 6 6
1954 31 CLE AL     4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 8 7 7 6 6 6
1955 32 CLE AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 4 3 3 7 6 6 5 5 5
1956 33 CLE AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 4 3 3 7 6 6 6 5 5
1957 34 CLE AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 4 3 4 6 5 5 4 4 4
1958 35 CLE AL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 4 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 6 6 6 8 7 7 8 8 8
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1942 19 A   137 455 61 112 17 2 5 53 14 10 122 27 .246 .406 .325 .731 73.4  
1943 20 A   135 482 67 146 31 1 12 63 15 8 98 29 .303 .421 .446 .867 92.8  
1944 21 A   137 498 65 135 25 3 3 35 18 7 105 32 .271 .398 .351 .749 79.3  
1945 22 AA   83 294 33 64 16 1 6 39 10 5 62 21 .218 .354 .340 .694 40.9  
    A   54 190 23 51 8 1 3 26 7 3 51 12 .268 .423 .368 .792 34.9  
1946 23 AA   137 507 74 143 31 4 11 70 15 9 79 44 .282 .379 .424 .803 82.6  
1947 24 AA   133 498 80 112 24 2 10 59 15 12 107 59 .225 .362 .341 .703 69.9  
1948 25 AA   137 510 77 119 29 2 10 53 14 14 96 59 .233 .355 .357 .712 69.5  
1949 26 AA   132 510 64 122 26 6 10 54 13 12 74 68 .239 .336 .373 .708 65.8  
1950 27 AA   129 442 53 98 14 4 9 42 11 6 104 70 .222 .370 .333 .703 65.1  
1951 28 AA   134 475 54 101 13 2 8 48 5 13 74 63 .213 .319 .299 .618 48.0  
1952 29 AAA   135 474 64 106 20 2 11 50 13 8 74 72 .224 .328 .344 .672 58.4  
1953 30 AAA   134 540 71 141 20 3 12 50 19 11 77 83 .261 .353 .376 .729 75.6  
1954 31 AAA   129 435 37 119 14 1 8 49 10 4 66 78 .274 .369 .366 .735 63.3  
1955 32 CLE AL 141 412 37 96 16 0 3 37 2 0 38 84 .233 .297 .294 .591 36.3 2.4
1956 33 CLE AL 100 185 18 47 9 1 2 14 1 0 14 38 .254 .307 .346 .652 17.9 1.5
1957 34 CLE AL 144 433 36 73 9 1 3 31 0 0 42 121 .169 .244 .215 .458 19.3 0.0
1958 35 AAA   136 398 37 64 9 1 2 19 2 4 41 128 .161 .239 .204 .443 17.4  
3 Years Sim 385 1030 91 216 34 2 8 82 3 0 94 243 .210 .276 .270 .546 73.5 3.9
4 Years AAA 534 1847 209 430 63 7 33 168 44 27 258 361 .233 .326 .328 .654 214.6  
7 Years AA 885 3236 435 759 153 21 64 365 83 71 596 384 .235 .352 .354 .706 441.7  
4 Years A 463 1625 216 444 81 7 23 177 54 28 376 100 .273 .410 .374 .784 280.4  
15 Years Minors 1882 6708 860 1633 297 35 120 710 181 126 1230 845 .243 .360 .352 .712 936.8  
162 Game Average 433 38 90 14 0 3 34 1 0 39 102 .210 .276 .270 .546 30.9  
Career Highs 144 433 37 96 16 1 3 37 2 0 42 121 .254 .307 .346 .652 36.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   659 48 125 18 1 5 48 2 0 42 148 .190 .238 .243 .481 35.1
vs LH   371 43 91 16 1 3 34 1 0 52 95 .245 .340 .318 .658 43.4
Home 197 524 48 106 15 2 4 32 3 0 46 133 .202 .267 .261 .528 37.2
Away 188 506 43 110 19 0 4 50 0 0 48 110 .217 .286 .279 .565 41.2
RISP   233 0 54 4 0 4 74 0 0 17 45 .232 .283 .300 .583 20.2
Pinch Hitting   48 3 8 1 0 1 4 1 0 2 13 .167 .200 .250 .450 2.2
Close/Late   133 8 24 5 0 0 6 0 0 13 27 .180 .253 .218 .471 7.1
Mar/Apr 48 106 11 22 1 0 1 10 1 0 12 24 .208 .288 .245 .533 8.4
May 63 174 15 39 9 1 1 14 0 0 14 45 .224 .282 .305 .587 14.8
June 62 197 21 41 6 1 1 11 0 0 15 44 .208 .264 .264 .528 13.4
July 66 162 11 31 5 0 2 10 2 0 20 35 .191 .279 .259 .538 13.1
August 73 192 20 44 8 0 2 20 0 0 23 44 .229 .312 .302 .614 19.3
Sep/Oct 73 199 13 39 5 0 1 17 0 0 10 51 .196 .238 .236 .474 9.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1955 32 CLE AL SS 126 125 1056.0 203 430 18 111 .972 5.39   3.2
    2B 12 1 33.0 8 14 0 3 1.000 6.00   0.2
1956 33 CLE AL SS 31 18 175.0 29 85 1 16 .991 5.86   1.1
    2B 26 17 157.7 32 76 0 15 1.000 6.17   0.7
1957 34 CLE AL 2B 143 142 1187.7 276 515 13 115 .984 5.99   7.0
  2B 181 160 1378.3 316 605 13 133 .986 6.01   8.0
  SS 157 143 1231.0 232 515 19 127 .975 5.46   4.3
Career Totals   338 303 2609.3 548 1120 32 260 .981 5.75   12.3
Career Highs   143 142 1187.7 276 515 18 115 .996 6.01    
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  1. Mike Gates (985)
  2. Mario Guerrero (977)
  3. Glenn Hubbard (976)
  4. Charlie Gilbert (958)
  5. Willy Miranda (956)
  6. Joe Chamberlain (955)
  7. Leo Burke (954)
  8. Rich Severson (952)
  9. Bill Wambsganss (950)
  10. Mike Richardt (950)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 39th overall pick, by Cleveland in 1942
Injured on 8/27/1942 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Injured on 5/13/1943 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 3 weeks
Injured on 9/1/1943 with a Blister On Finger, out for 5 days
Injured on 7/27/1946 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 4 days
Injured on 3/11/1948 with a Bruised Ribs, out for one week
Injured on 8/18/1949 with a Sore Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 4/16/1950 with a Tender Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 5/30/1950 with a Sore Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 8/18/1951 with a Bruised Hand, out for 3 days
Injured on 5/29/1953 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 8/23/1953 with a Bruised Foot, out for 4 days
Injured on 4/10/1954 with a Blister On Finger, out for 5 days
Injured on 4/20/1954 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 7/26/1954 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Had first career hit on 4/16/1955, off Joe Landrum (NYA)
Hit first career homerun on 5/17/1955, off Dave Ferriss (TAM)
Injured on 5/10/1957 with a Sore Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
2/1/1958: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
 
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