Joe Tipton
[edit] Biography
Joe Tipton (Joe Hicks Tipton) was born on February 18, 1922 in McCaysville, Georgia. He made his Major League debut on May 2, 1948 for the Cleveland Indians. In 1949, his rookie year, he hit .204 with 3 home runs and 19 RBI. Tipton played for the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Athletics and Washington Senators over the course of his 7 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1948
| CLE
| A
| 47
| 90
| 11
| 26
| 1
| 13
| .289
| .333
| .356
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 10
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1949
| CHI
| A
| 67
| 191
| 20
| 39
| 3
| 19
| .204
| .306
| .309
| 5
| 3
| 27
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 5
|
| 1950
| PHI
| A
| 64
| 184
| 15
| 49
| 6
| 20
| .266
| .335
| .402
| 5
| 1
| 19
| 16
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1951
| PHI
| A
| 72
| 213
| 23
| 51
| 3
| 20
| .239
| .389
| .324
| 9
| 0
| 51
| 25
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1952
| PHI
| A
| 23
| 68
| 6
| 13
| 3
| 8
| .191
| .337
| .382
| 4
| 0
| 15
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1952
| CLE
| A
| 43
| 105
| 15
| 26
| 6
| 22
| .248
| .383
| .438
| 2
| 0
| 21
| 21
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 4
|
| 1952
| TOT
| A
| 66
| 173
| 21
| 39
| 9
| 30
| .225
| .365
| .416
| 6
| 0
| 36
| 31
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 5
|
| 1953
| CLE
| A
| 47
| 109
| 17
| 25
| 6
| 13
| .229
| .359
| .413
| 2
| 0
| 19
| 13
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
|
| 1954
| WAS
| A
| 54
| 157
| 9
| 35
| 1
| 10
| .223
| .353
| .293
| 6
| 1
| 30
| 30
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
|
|
| 417
| 1117
| 116
| 264
| 29
| 125
| .236
| .351
| .355
| 36
| 5
| 186
| 142
| 11
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 25
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1948
| CLE
| A
| C
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 84
| 18
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1949
| CHI
| A
| C
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 203
| 32
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1950
| PHI
| A
| C
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 201
| 24
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1951
| PHI
| A
| C
| 72
| 0
| 0
| 230
| 52
| 9
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1952
| PHI
| A
| C
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 80
| 16
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1952
| CLE
| A
| C
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 118
| 18
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1952
| TOT
| A
| C
| 58
| 0
| 0
| 198
| 34
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1953
| CLE
| A
| C
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 114
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1954
| WAS
| A
| C
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 220
| 30
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 380
| 0
| 0
| 1250
| 208
| 24
| 32
| 0
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Cleveland Indians (1941).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Joe Haynes (November 22, 1948).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox to Philadelphia Athletics in exchange for Nellie Fox (October 19, 1949).
- Claimed on waivers by Cleveland Indians from Philadelphia Athletics (June 23, 1952).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians to Washington Senators in exchange for Mickey Grasso (January 20, 1954).
- Sold by Washington Senators to New York Giants with Wayne Terwilliger (January 14, 1955).
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