Johnny Lipon | |
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Shortstop / Manager | |
Born: Martins Ferry, Ohio, U.S. | November 10, 1922|
Died: August 17, 1998 Houston, Texas, U.S. | (aged 75)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 16, 1942, for the Detroit Tigers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
April 25, 1954, for the Cincinnati Redlegs | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .259 |
Home runs | 10 |
Runs batted in | 266 |
Managerial record | 18–41 |
Winning % | .305 |
Teams | |
As player
As manager |
John Joseph Lipon (November 10, 1922 – August 17, 1998) was an American Major League Baseball shortstop for the Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Browns and Cincinnati Redlegs over the course of nine seasons (1942; 1946; 1948–1954). The native of Martins Ferry, Ohio, threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 175 pounds (79 kg). He served in the United States Navy during World War II in the Pacific Theater of Operations, as an aviation machinist's mate, third class.[1]