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Eric
Tipton		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 195
 
Born: April 20, 1915 in Usa, VA, PETERSBURG
 
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
1939 24 SLC NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 8 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9
1940 25 SLC NL     6 6 6 2 2 2 8 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9
1941 26 SLC NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 1 1 1 8 7 7 7 7 7 9 8 8
1942 27 SLC NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 1 1 1 8 8 8 7 7 7 9 9 9
1943 28 STL NL $ 300,000   7 7 7 1 1 1 8 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9
1944 29 STL NL $ 845,000   7 7 7 1 1 1 8 8 8 7 7 7 9 9 9
1945 30 STL NL $ 845,000   6 6 6 1 1 1 8 8 8 6 6 6 8 8 8
1946 31 STL NL $ 845,000   6 6 6 1 1 1 8 8 8 6 6 6 8 8 8
1947 32 STL NL $ 845,000   6 6 6 1 1 1 8 7 7 6 6 6 8 8 8
1948 33 STL NL $ 845,000   6 6 6 1 1 1 8 8 8 6 6 6 8 8 8
1949 34 STL NL $ 845,000   6 6 6 1 1 1 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings     6 6 6 1 1 1 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 845,000   7 7 7 2 2 2 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9
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
1939 24 SLC NL 25 97 16 26 6 0 3 13 3 3 9 10 .268 .327 .423 .750 13.0 1.9
    AAA   108 398 69 117 21 0 14 58 13 4 68 28 .294 .397 .452 .849 73.5  
1940 25 AAA   117 439 65 127 28 1 2 47 19 9 70 32 .289 .387 .371 .758 66.5  
1941 26 SLC NL 99 125 18 31 5 1 1 18 4 1 19 6 .248 .345 .328 .673 15.0 1.9
1942 27 SLC NL 64 59 9 17 4 0 0 6 0 0 8 4 .288 .373 .356 .729 7.7 1.5
1943 28 STL NL 135 271 27 74 13 1 0 27 2 0 24 20 .273 .333 .328 .662 28.0 3.6
1944 29 STL NL 116 161 26 42 12 2 1 27 2 0 32 11 .261 .381 .379 .760 24.5 3.4
1945 30 STL NL 155 550 66 146 31 2 2 49 14 2 65 42 .265 .344 .340 .684 67.3 11.3
1946 31 AAA   136 519 100 166 36 5 3 47 14 8 116 44 .320 .444 .426 .870 102.0  
1947 32 AAA   103 415 61 121 27 2 3 46 9 0 71 38 .292 .395 .388 .783 67.9  
    AA   31 122 20 40 8 1 2 8 4 1 27 8 .328 .450 .459 .909 25.9  
1948 33 AA   137 517 95 179 43 9 4 60 15 10 120 34 .346 .469 .487 .957 115.4  
1949 34 AA   137 526 87 146 25 2 6 67 24 13 98 51 .278 .391 .367 .758 82.2  
6 Years Sim 594 1263 162 336 71 6 7 140 25 6 157 93 .266 .347 .348 .695 155.3 23.8
4 Years AAA 464 1771 295 531 112 8 22 198 55 21 325 142 .300 .407 .409 .817 309.8  
3 Years AA 305 1165 202 365 76 12 12 135 43 24 245 93 .313 .435 .430 .865 223.5  
7 Years Minors 769 2936 497 896 188 20 34 333 98 45 570 235 .305 .418 .418 .836 533.3  
162 Game Average 344 44 91 19 1 1 38 6 1 42 25 .266 .347 .348 .695 42.4  
Career Highs 155 550 66 146 31 2 3 49 14 3 65 42 .288 .381 .423 .760 67.3  
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   834 105 212 47 5 5 89 18 5 95 67 .254 .330 .341 .671 98.0
vs LH   429 57 124 24 1 2 51 7 1 62 26 .289 .378 .364 .742 62.4
Home 287 616 80 159 37 4 3 83 13 1 85 43 .258 .346 .346 .692 79.7
Away 307 647 82 177 34 2 4 57 12 5 72 50 .274 .348 .351 .698 80.7
RISP   324 0 87 18 1 0 121 0 0 50 22 .269 .361 .330 .692 42.2
Pinch Hitting   257 30 57 12 2 1 31 2 0 39 22 .222 .326 .296 .621 27.6
Close/Late   221 30 46 10 2 2 22 0 0 26 20 .208 .291 .299 .590 20.2
Mar/Apr 120 264 35 68 13 0 3 31 5 3 37 25 .258 .347 .341 .687 33.4
May 90 151 32 41 7 0 2 17 4 1 22 8 .272 .364 .358 .722 21.2
June 100 177 20 47 9 0 0 20 4 1 23 11 .266 .351 .316 .668 21.2
July 90 229 26 64 12 2 0 21 6 0 22 19 .279 .340 .349 .689 28.4
August 92 211 29 58 14 4 0 26 3 1 24 14 .275 .352 .379 .731 27.9
Sep/Oct 102 231 20 58 16 0 2 25 3 0 29 16 .251 .335 .346 .681 28.2
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
1939 24 SLC NL LF 25 25 209.3 49 4 2 0 .964 2.28   0.5
1941 26 SLC NL LF 27 17 167.3 27 2 0 0 1.000 1.56   0.3
    CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1942 27 SLC NL LF 6 5 46.0 8 0 0 0 1.000 1.57   0.0
1943 28 STL NL LF 62 49 448.0 118 4 2 1 .984 2.45   1.5
    RF 2 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1944 29 STL NL LF 22 19 166.3 36 1 0 0 1.000 2.00   0.6
    1B 7 6 62.0 90 2 2 9 .979 13.35   0.1
    SS 1 0 2.0 1 2 1 1 .750 13.50   0.0
1945 30 STL NL LF 151 144 1240.3 284 8 8 0 .973 2.12   2.4
  LF 293 259 2277.3 522 19 12 1 .978 2.14   5.3
  1B 7 6 62.0 90 2 2 9 .979 13.35   0.1
  RF 2 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
  SS 1 0 2.0 1 2 1 1 .750 13.50   0.0
  CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
Career Totals   304 265 2346.3 613 23 15 11 .977 2.44   5.5
Career Highs   151 144 1240.3 284 8 8 10 1.000 5.16    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games
1945-8-155
 Stolen Bases
1945-8-14
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 3    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
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  6. Stan Rojek (968)
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  8. Bruce Boisclair (965)
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 20th overall pick, by St. Louis (C) in 1939
Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/5/1939, off Nate Andrews (CIN)
Injured on 4/7/1940 with a Broken Finger, out for 3 weeks
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Montreal on 9/23/1943
2/1/1944: Gets a new one-year contract worth $845,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1945: Gets a new one-year contract worth $845,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1946: Gets a new one-year contract worth $845,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1947: Gets a new one-year contract worth $845,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $845,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1949: Gets a new one-year contract worth $845,000 through salary arbitration
 
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