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Joe Tipton

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 185lb (180cm, 83kg)

Born: February 18, 1922 in McCaysville, GA us

Died: March 1, 1994 in Birmingham, AL

Buried: Pleasant Grove Methodist Cemetery, Pleasant Grove, AL

High School: McCaysville HS (McCaysville, GA)

Debut: May 2, 1948 (Age 26-074d, 10,513th in major league history)
vs. DET 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 26, 1954 (Age 32-220d)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1949 season

Full Name: Joe Hicks Tipton

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1948 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.1

1117

264

.236

116

RBI

125

OBP

.351

SLG

.355

OPS

.706

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	14-50 / in Starts: 14-39
Longest Hitting Streak	7 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 5 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 205 PAs	20
Actual Runners on Base	107 (56-36-15) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 205 PAs	24
Avg. Runners on Base	137 (72-43-22)

Most Driven In
Self	5
B Hitchcock	4
F Fain	3
K Wahl	3
B Dillinger	1
S Chapman	1
P Suder	1

Most Driven In By
Self	5
F Fain	1
R Ortiz	1
B McCosky	1
P Lehner	1
E Joost	1
P Suder	0
B Rinker	0

1950 Batting Game Log

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1950 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	115	1	Apr 18	PHA	@	WSH	L,7-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					8						C
2	116	2	Apr 19	PHA	@	WSH	W,6-1	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	8	.80	-0.091	1.98	-0.14%	-1.41	C
3	117	3	Apr 21	PHA		BOS	L,2-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	8	.03	-0.001	.08	0.00%	-0.35	C
4	118	6 (2)	Apr 23 (2)	PHA		BOS	L,2-12	CG(6)	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	8	.75	0.045	1.96	0.07%	0.72	C
5	119	7	Apr 25	PHA		NYY	L,3-6	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	8	2.75	-0.080	6.77	-0.12%	-0.71	C
6	120	9 (1)	Apr 27	PHA		WSH	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	8	.49	-0.040	.95	-0.05%	-0.65	C
7	121	10	Apr 28	PHA	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	8	1.23	-0.164	2.66	-0.21%	-1.62	C
8	122	12 (1)	Apr 30 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	L,5-6	GS-9	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.158	.158	.211	.368	8	1.39	-0.059	2.53	-0.07%	-0.67	C
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	123	15 (2)	May 7 (1)	PHA		CHW	L,3-7	CG	4	4	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.261	.261	.348	.609	8	1.25	0.110	1.83	0.10%	1.23	C
10	124	19 (3)	May 11	PHA		CLE	L,3-4	CG(10)	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.286	.286	.357	.643	8	1.90	-0.193	2.81	-0.17%	-1.16	C
11	125	20	May 12	PHA	@	NYY	L,2-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.258	.258	.323	.581	8	1.99	-0.156	2.59	-0.12%	-1.35	C
12	126	21	May 13	PHA	@	NYY	L,3-9	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.235	.294	.529	8	.77	-0.062	.87	-0.04%	-0.95	C
13	127	23 (1)	May 16	PHA	@	CLE	L,4-15	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.216	.216	.270	.486	8	.96	-0.077	1.07	-0.05%	-0.68	C
14	128	29 (5)	May 21 (2)	PHA	@	SLB	W,8-3	CG	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2			0	0	0	.211	.231	.263	.494	8						C
15	129	30	May 23	PHA	@	SLB	L,1-7	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.205	.225	.256	.481	8	.84	-0.025	.44	-0.01%	-0.27	C
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	130	78 (47)	Jul 14 (2)	PHA		SLB	L,2-5	CG	3	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.238	.256	.357	.613	8						C
17	131	81 (2)	Jul 16 (2)	PHA		DET	L,6-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.239	.255	.348	.603	8	1.73	-0.096	.00	0.00%	-0.63	C
18	132	82	Jul 17 (1)	PHA		DET	L,6-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.240	.255	.340	.595	8	.81	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.16	C
19	133	84 (1)	Jul 18	PHA		CLE	L,2-10	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.259	.273	.352	.625	8	1.06	0.031	.00	0.00%	0.45	C
20	134	86 (1)	Jul 20	PHA		CLE	L,2-3	CG(11)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.241	.254	.328	.582	8	.99	-0.104	.00	0.00%	-0.82	C
21	135	87	Jul 21	PHA		CHW	W,7-6	GS-0	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.230	.254	.311	.565	8						C
22	136	91 (3)	Jul 25	PHA	@	CLE	L,6-7	4-GF	3	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.238	.273	.365	.638	8	.74	0.052	.00	0.00%	0.89	C
23	137	92	Jul 26	PHA	@	CLE	L,2-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.234	.269	.359	.628	9	.06	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.12	PH
24	138	95 (2)	Jul 29	PHA	@	DET	L,5-8	2-GF	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.239	.271	.358	.630	8	.67	0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.13	C
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
25	139	98 (2)	Aug 2	PHA	@	CHW	W,10-3	CG	5	5	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.264	.293	.375	.668	8	.69	0.089	.00	0.00%	1.57	C
26	140	99	Aug 3	PHA	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.295	.373	.668	8	1.26	-0.035	.00	0.00%	-0.19	C
27	141	100	Aug 4	PHA	@	SLB	W,12-9	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.253	.289	.354	.644	8						C
28	142	101	Aug 5	PHA	@	SLB	L,0-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.241	.276	.337	.613	8						C
29	143	102	Aug 6	PHA	@	SLB	L,3-10	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1	0	0	.238	.273	.333	.606	8						C
30	144	104 (1)	Aug 9	PHA		WSH	W,7-6	CG(11)	6	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.236	.277	.326	.602	8	2.74	0.086	.00	0.00%	-0.67	C
31	145	105	Aug 10	PHA	@	NYY	W,5-3	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.286	.319	.604	8	1.09	-0.048	.00	0.00%	-0.42	C
32	146	106	Aug 11	PHA	@	NYY	L,6-7	GS-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.293	.319	.612	8	.40	0.013	.00	0.00%	0.13	C
33	147	107	Aug 12	PHA	@	NYY	L,2-7	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.234	.301	.319	.620	8	.63	-0.015	.00	0.00%	0.11	C
34	148	109 (1)	Aug 15 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	L,3-8	CG	4	4	1	3	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.255	.318	.378	.695	8	.72	0.100	.00	0.00%	2.99	C
35	149	111 (1)	Aug 16 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	L,3-11	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.248	.309	.366	.675	8	.32	-0.028	.00	0.00%	-0.77	C
36	150	112	Aug 16 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	L,7-12	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.245	.306	.363	.669	8	.36	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.29	C
37	151	113	Aug 17	PHA	@	BOS	L,6-10	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.255	.313	.396	.709	8	.55	-0.008	.00	0.00%	2.03	C
38	152	115 (1)	Aug 19	PHA		NYY	L,2-6	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.248	.311	.385	.696	8	1.43	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.63	C
39	153	116	Aug 20 (1)	PHA		NYY	L,4-6	7-8	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.255	.317	.391	.708	9	.77	0.034	.00	0.00%	0.40	PH
40	154	117	Aug 20 (2)	PHA		NYY	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.246	.306	.377	.684	8	1.70	-0.125	.00	0.00%	-0.86	C
41	155	119 (1)	Aug 23 (2)	PHA		CHW	W,6-5	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.248	.313	.402	.714	8	.60	0.129	.00	0.00%	0.84	C
42	156	120	Aug 25	PHA		CLE	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.256	.318	.405	.723	8	.82	0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.03	C
43	157	122 (1)	Aug 27 (1)	PHA		DET	W,4-3	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.258	.319	.403	.722	8	1.52	-0.080	.00	0.00%	-0.69	C
44	158	124 (1)	Aug 28	PHA		DET	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.260	.319	.402	.720	8	.29	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.02	C
45	159	126 (1)	Aug 30 (2)	PHA		SLB	L,6-7	CG(10)	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.265	.322	.402	.723	8						C
46	160	127	Aug 31 (1)	PHA		SLB	L,3-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.267	.327	.400	.727	8						C
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
47	161	130 (2)	Sep 2	PHA		BOS	L,3-9	CG	4	4	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.281	.338	.417	.755	8	.43	0.020	.00	0.00%	0.98	C
48	162	131	Sep 4 (1)	PHA	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.275	.331	.408	.740	8	1.08	-0.105	.00	0.00%	-0.73	C
49	163	133 (1)	Sep 6	PHA	@	WSH	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.276	.331	.407	.738	8	.98	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.10	C
50	164	135 (1)	Sep 8	PHA	@	WSH	L,4-10	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.275	.329	.403	.732	8	.29	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.03	C
51	165	136	Sep 9 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	L,3-8	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.270	.323	.395	.718	8	.80	-0.068	.00	0.00%	-0.90	C
52	166	138 (1)	Sep 10	PHA	@	BOS	L,2-6	CG	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.268	.333	.392	.725	8	1.39	0.078	.00	0.00%	0.74	C
53	167	139	Sep 12	PHA	@	SLB	L,0-6	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.269	.333	.391	.724	8						C
54	168	140	Sep 13	PHA	@	SLB	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.263	.326	.381	.707	8						C
55	169	141	Sep 14	PHA	@	CHW	L,2-5	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.261	.324	.379	.703	9						PH
56	170	142	Sep 15	PHA	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.267	.328	.382	.710	8						C
57	171	143	Sep 16	PHA	@	CHW	L,3-10	GS-0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.263	.328	.377	.705	8						C
58	172	144	Sep 17	PHA	@	CLE	W,10-9	GS-7	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.269	.332	.386	.718	8	.32	0.056	.00	0.00%	1.34	C
59	173	145	Sep 19	PHA	@	DET	L,4-12	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.330	.384	.714	9	.02	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.27	PH
60	174	147 (1)	Sep 21	PHA	@	DET	L,2-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.266	.328	.382	.710	9	.08	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.33	PH
61	175	150 (2)	Sep 25 (1)	PHA		BOS	L,0-8	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.263	.328	.377	.705	8	.10	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.32	C
62	176	151	Sep 25 (2)	PHA		BOS	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.258	.323	.371	.694	8	1.23	-0.097	.00	0.00%	-0.91	C
63	177	152	Sep 27	PHA		NYY	W,8-7	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.260	.327	.370	.697	8	.67	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.09	C
64	178	153	Sep 28	PHA		NYY	L,6-8	CG(10)	4	3	2	2	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.266	.335	.391	.726	8	1.79	0.609	.00	0.00%	2.63	C
							14-50		205	184	15	49	5	0	6	20	19	1	16	0	2		0	3	0	0	.266	.335	.391	.726		1.00	-0.465	.48	-0.81%	-2.84

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