Johnny Hopp Notable

b. July 18, 1916 · St. Louis Cardinals 1939–1945, Boston Braves 1946–1947, Pittsburgh Pirates 1948–1950, Brooklyn Dodgers 1949, New York Yankees 1950–1952, Detroit Tigers 1952

Johnny Hopp played for six clubs across 14 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1939 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 1952.

Across 1,393 games he batted .296, with 1,262 hits and 698 runs. He finished with 46 home runs, 216 doubles, 74 triples and 128 stolen bases.

He played 717 games in the outfield, with 1,664 putouts and 26 errors. He also played 479 games at first base.

He was an All-Star in 1946.

He was born in Hastings, NE, USA on July 18, 1916, and died on June 1, 2003. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1946

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1939	STL	6	4	1	2	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	.500
1940	STL	80	152	24	41	7	4	1	14	9	21	3	.270
1941	STL	134	445	83	135	25	11	4	50	50	63	15	.303
1942	STL	95	314	41	81	16	7	3	37	36	40	14	.258
1943	STL	91	241	33	54	10	2	2	25	24	22	8	.224
1944	STL	139	527	106	177	35	9	11	72	58	47	15	.336
1945	STL	124	446	67	129	22	8	3	44	49	24	14	.289
1946	BSN	129	445	71	148	23	8	3	48	34	34	21	.333
1947	BSN	134	430	74	124	20	2	2	32	58	30	13	.288
1948	PIT	120	392	64	109	15	12	1	31	40	25	5	.278
1949	BRO/PIT	113	385	55	118	14	5	5	39	37	32	9	.306
1950	NYY/PIT	125	345	60	117	26	6	9	55	51	18	7	.339
1951	NYY	46	63	10	13	1	0	2	4	9	11	2	.206
1952	DET/NYY	57	71	9	14	1	0	0	5	8	10	2	.197
Career	—	1393	4260	698	1262	216	74	46	458	464	378	128	.296

On this day & linked events

1916

Born July 18, 1916

Hastings, NE, USA

2003

Died June 1, 2003

1939

Major-league debut: Johnny Hopp

Johnny Hopp made a major-league debut on September 18, 1939.

1952

Final major-league game: Johnny Hopp

Johnny Hopp played a final major-league game on September 27, 1952.

Image: Bowman Gum, public domain