1922
Born February 18, 1922
McCaysville, GA, USA
Joe Tipton Notable
b. February 18, 1922 · Cleveland Indians 1948, 1952–1953, Chicago White Sox 1949, Philadelphia Athletics 1950–1952, Washington Senators 1954
Joe Tipton played for four clubs across seven seasons as a catcher, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1948 and closing with the Washington Senators in 1954.
Across 417 games he batted .236, with 264 hits and 116 runs. He finished with 29 home runs, 36 doubles and 3 stolen bases.
He played 380 games behind the plate, with 1,250 putouts and 24 errors. He turned 32 double plays.
He was born in McCaysville, GA, USA on February 18, 1922, and died on March 1, 1994. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | CLE | 47 | 90 | 11 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 0 | .289 |
| 1949 | CHW | 67 | 191 | 20 | 39 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 27 | 17 | 1 | .204 |
| 1950 | PHA | 64 | 184 | 15 | 49 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 0 | .266 |
| 1951 | PHA | 72 | 213 | 23 | 51 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 51 | 25 | 1 | .239 |
| 1952 | CLE/PHA | 66 | 173 | 21 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 30 | 36 | 31 | 1 | .225 |
| 1953 | CLE | 47 | 109 | 17 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 0 | .229 |
| 1954 | WSH | 54 | 157 | 9 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 0 | .223 |
| Career | — | 417 | 1117 | 116 | 264 | 36 | 5 | 29 | 125 | 186 | 142 | 3 | .236 |
On this day & linked events
1994
Died March 1, 1994
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain