Johnny Lipon
[edit] Biography
Johnny Lipon (John Joseph Lipon) was born on November 10, 1922 in Martins Ferry, Ohio. He made his Major League debut on August 16, 1942 for the Detroit Tigers. In 1942, his rookie year, he hit .191 with 0 home runs and 9 RBI. Lipon played for the Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Browns over the course of his 8 year career.
Most people believe that Johnny Lipon's best season was 1950, when he hit for a .293 average and knocked in 63 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1942
| DET
| A
| 34
| 131
| 5
| 25
| 0
| 9
| .191
| .232
| .206
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1946
| DET
| A
| 14
| 20
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 1
| .300
| .440
| .300
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1948
| DET
| A
| 121
| 458
| 65
| 133
| 5
| 52
| .290
| .384
| .397
| 18
| 8
| 68
| 22
| 2
| 13
| 4
| 0
| 9
|
| 1949
| DET
| A
| 127
| 439
| 57
| 110
| 3
| 59
| .251
| .362
| .330
| 14
| 6
| 75
| 24
| 2
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 16
|
| 1950
| DET
| A
| 147
| 601
| 104
| 176
| 2
| 63
| .293
| .378
| .368
| 27
| 6
| 81
| 26
| 1
| 18
| 9
| 0
| 20
|
| 1951
| DET
| A
| 129
| 487
| 56
| 129
| 0
| 38
| .265
| .335
| .300
| 15
| 1
| 49
| 27
| 2
| 11
| 7
| 0
| 7
|
| 1952
| DET
| A
| 39
| 136
| 17
| 30
| 0
| 12
| .221
| .303
| .279
| 4
| 2
| 16
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 3
|
| 1952
| BOS
| A
| 79
| 234
| 25
| 48
| 0
| 18
| .205
| .301
| .248
| 8
| 1
| 32
| 20
| 0
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 4
|
| 1952
| TOT
| A
| 118
| 370
| 42
| 78
| 0
| 30
| .211
| .301
| .259
| 12
| 3
| 48
| 26
| 0
| 14
| 4
| 0
| 7
|
| 1953
| STL
| A
| 7
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .222
| .222
| .222
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1953
| BOS
| A
| 60
| 145
| 18
| 31
| 0
| 13
| .214
| .283
| .262
| 7
| 0
| 14
| 16
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 5
|
| 1953
| TOT
| A
| 67
| 154
| 18
| 33
| 0
| 14
| .214
| .280
| .260
| 7
| 0
| 14
| 17
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 5
|
| 1954
| CIN
| N
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 757
| 2660
| 351
| 690
| 10
| 266
| .259
| .346
| .324
| 95
| 24
| 347
| 152
| 7
| 74
| 28
| 0
| 65
|
| Total
|
|
| 758
| 2661
| 351
| 690
| 10
| 266
| .259
| .346
| .324
| 95
| 24
| 347
| 152
| 7
| 74
| 28
| 0
| 65
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1942
| DET
| A
| SS
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 85
| 103
| 11
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .945
|
| 1946
| DET
| A
| SS
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 14
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1946
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1948
| DET
| A
| SS
| 117
| 0
| 0
| 211
| 346
| 17
| 63
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1948
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1948
| DET
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1949
| DET
| A
| SS
| 120
| 0
| 0
| 240
| 364
| 22
| 92
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1950
| DET
| A
| SS
| 147
| 0
| 0
| 273
| 483
| 33
| 126
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1951
| DET
| A
| SS
| 125
| 0
| 0
| 244
| 364
| 33
| 80
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1952
| DET
| A
| SS
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 80
| 101
| 4
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1952
| BOS
| A
| SS
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 118
| 218
| 6
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1952
| BOS
| A
| 3B
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 11
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1952
| TOT
| A
| SS
| 108
| 0
| 0
| 198
| 319
| 10
| 65
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1953
| STL
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1953
| STL
| A
| 3B
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1953
| BOS
| A
| SS
| 58
| 0
| 0
| 85
| 150
| 12
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .951
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 717
| 0
| 0
| 1350
| 2143
| 140
| 481
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 17
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Detroit Tigers (1941).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers with Dizzy Trout, George Kell and Hoot Evers to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Bill Wight, Walt Dropo, Fred Hatfield, Johnny Pesky and Don Lenhardt (June 3, 1952).
- Sold by Boston Red Sox to St. Louis Browns (September 8, 1953).
- Traded by Baltimore Orioles with Johnny Groth to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Neil Berry and Sam Mele (February 5, 1954).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Grady Hatton (April 18, 1954).
- Released by Cincinnati Reds (April 29, 1954).
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