#55 Joe Tipton, Catcher, 33 yrs, Kansas City Athletics Monday, 10/2/1955 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Joe Tipton
2/18/1922 33 USA,GA,MCCAYSVILLE 5"11 185
Catcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 4 / 6 (Popular) Very inconsistent Suffers Normal 1.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 290,000 1955 8 Year(s), 45 Days (1421 total Days) 172 Day(s) 8 Year(s), 45 Days (1421 total Days) 9 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 7 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
Talent | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 1 1 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings C : 6 (Range), .990 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 5 Infield Arm : 5 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
8/23 | @BAL | L 4-9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
8/25 | NYY | L 3-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #9 | | |
8/30 | @CLE | W 6-3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/1 | @DET | W 7-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/2 | @DET | L 1-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/7 | CLE | W 2-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/9 | @DET | W 6-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/10 | @DET | L 4-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/14 | @CHA | L 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/18 | BAL | W 8-2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 55 | 119 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 17 | .244 | .413 | .345 | .757 | .817 | .101 |
Projected | 58 | 125 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 18 | .244 | .413 | .345 | .757 | .817 | .101 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 31 | 160 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 20.4 | 5.6 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 38 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .316 | .481 | .553 | 1.034 |
vs. RHP | 81 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .210 | .369 | .247 | .616 |
Close/Late | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .100 | .160 | .100 | .260 |
Scoring Position | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .192 | .405 | .192 | .598 |
Pinch Hitting | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .238 | .389 | .627 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 26 | 49 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 10 | .224 | .420 | .306 | .726 |
Road | 29 | 70 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 7 | .257 | .385 | .371 | .756 |
March/April | 14 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | .235 | .357 | .353 | .710 |
May | 7 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | .444 | .586 | .444 | 1.031 |
June | 8 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | .158 | .360 | .211 | .571 |
July | 10 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .231 | .353 | .538 | .891 |
August | 9 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3 | .143 | .375 | .143 | .518 |
Sept/Oct | 7 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .333 | .500 | .833 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1948 | 162 | 500 | 105 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 52 | 49 | 74 | 5 | 4 | 72 | 1 | 1 | .210 | .316 | .312 | .628 | CLE |
1949 | 162 | 500 | 123 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 61 | 57 | 87 | 5 | 4 | 63 | 1 | 1 | .246 | .361 | .366 | .727 | CHA |
1950 | 130 | 417 | 116 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 61 | 66 | 75 | 2 | 4 | 69 | 1 | 3 | .278 | .388 | .410 | .798 | PHA,AL |
1951 | 132 | 440 | 91 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 69 | 56 | 77 | 2 | 4 | 71 | 2 | 0 | .207 | .325 | .327 | .652 | PHA |
1952 | 117 | 280 | 62 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 39 | 33 | 51 | 1 | 3 | 44 | 1 | 1 | .221 | .340 | .343 | .683 | PHA |
1953 | 131 | 386 | 78 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 48 | 53 | 60 | 4 | 2 | 73 | 0 | 0 | .202 | .314 | .280 | .594 | PHA |
1954 | 54 | 114 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 0 | .175 | .299 | .298 | .598 | PHA |
1955 | 55 | 119 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .413 | .345 | .757 | PHA |
Total | 943 | 2756 | 624 | 80 | 8 | 71 | 357 | 343 | 475 | 24 | 24 | 427 | 7 | 6 | .226 | .342 | .339 | .681 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Catcher | 34 | 31 | 132 | 13 | 0 | 146 | 1 | .993 | 276.2 | 4.75 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 46.7 |
Shortstop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 4.50 | | | | |
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All Star Was selected to the 1950 Allstar game... 8/6/1953: Signed a contract extension with Philadelphia (A), $290,000 per year, for 2 years. Injured on 3/11/1955 with a Inflamed Groin Muscle, out for one week...
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