1922
Born November 10, 1922
Martins Ferry, OH, USA
Johnny Lipon Notable
b. November 10, 1922 · Detroit Tigers 1942, 1946, 1948–1952, Boston Red Sox 1952–1953, St. Louis Browns 1953, Cincinnati Redlegs 1954
Johnny Lipon played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1942 and closing with the Cincinnati Redlegs in 1954.
Across 758 games he batted .259, with 690 hits and 351 runs. He finished with 10 home runs, 95 doubles and 28 stolen bases.
He played 717 games at shortstop, with 2,143 assists and 140 errors. He turned 481 double plays.
He was born in Martins Ferry, OH, USA on November 10, 1922, and died on August 17, 1998. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | DET | 34 | 131 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | .191 |
| 1946 | DET | 14 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .300 |
| 1948 | DET | 121 | 458 | 65 | 133 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 52 | 68 | 22 | 4 | .290 |
| 1949 | DET | 127 | 439 | 57 | 110 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 59 | 75 | 24 | 2 | .251 |
| 1950 | DET | 147 | 601 | 104 | 176 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 63 | 81 | 26 | 9 | .293 |
| 1951 | DET | 129 | 487 | 56 | 129 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 49 | 27 | 7 | .265 |
| 1952 | BOS/DET | 118 | 370 | 42 | 78 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 48 | 26 | 4 | .211 |
| 1953 | BOS/SLB | 67 | 154 | 18 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 1 | .214 |
| 1954 | CIN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 758 | 2661 | 351 | 690 | 95 | 24 | 10 | 266 | 347 | 152 | 28 | .259 |
On this day & linked events
1998
Died August 17, 1998
1942
Major-league debut: Johnny Lipon
Johnny Lipon made a major-league debut on August 16, 1942.
1954
Final major-league game: Johnny Lipon
Johnny Lipon played a final major-league game on April 25, 1954.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain