1915
Born April 20, 1915
Petersburg, VA, USA
Eric Tipton Notable
Eric Tipton divided seven seasons between two clubs as a left fielder: the Philadelphia Athletics from 1939, then the Cincinnati Reds through 1945.
Across 501 games he batted .270, with 439 hits and 212 runs. He finished with 22 home runs, 80 doubles and 20 stolen bases.
He played 456 games in the outfield, with 1,015 putouts and 24 errors.
He was born in Petersburg, VA, USA on April 20, 1915, and died on August 29, 2001. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | PHA | 47 | 104 | 12 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 2 | .231 |
| 1940 | PHA | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .125 |
| 1941 | PHA | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 1942 | CIN | 63 | 207 | 22 | 46 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 25 | 14 | 1 | .222 |
| 1943 | CIN | 140 | 493 | 82 | 142 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 49 | 85 | 36 | 1 | .288 |
| 1944 | CIN | 140 | 479 | 62 | 144 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 59 | 32 | 5 | .301 |
| 1945 | CIN | 108 | 331 | 32 | 80 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 40 | 37 | 11 | .242 |
| Career | — | 501 | 1626 | 212 | 439 | 80 | 19 | 22 | 151 | 223 | 127 | 20 | .270 |
On this day & linked events
2001