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Earl Averill League
7-5-2076
Thornton Kipper Relief Pitcher
Retired (1965, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 6.30 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 35-47 Status Deceased (2004) Option Years 0  
SV 64 Age at Death 73 Date of Birth 06-02-1931
K 433 Drafted Round 2, Pick 19
(1953)		 Majors Svc Time 8 years
(63 games)
IP 739.2
WHIP 1.74
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D  Contact vs. L D+ Endurance D+   Ldrship C 
Power vs. R F  Power vs. L D  Velocity B-   Mentor Val B-
Speed C+ Bunt C- Control B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm C+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 2
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1953 PHI
1
 1
40
1
0
0
1
 0
50.1
 68 41 40 2 22
34
1.79
7.15
1954 PHI
0
 4
61
0
0
0
12
 0
58.2
 84 51 50 0 35
28
2.03
7.67
1955 PHI
1
 3
71
0
0
0
15
 0
71.1
 111 83 72 1 32
42
2.00
9.08
1956 PHI
2
 5
74
0
0
0
36
 0
67.2
 83 39 36 0 26
37
1.61
4.79
1957 MIL-PHI
3
 1
25
0
0
0
0
 0
34.2
 41 16 16 1 11
23
1.50
4.15
1958 PHI
8
 7
70
0
0
0
0
 0
85.1
 117 61 60 0 43
50
1.88
6.33
1959 PHI
3
 3
40
10
0
0
0
 0
62.0
 76 29 28 1 24
35
1.61
4.06
1960 PHI
12
 7
91
0
0
0
0
 0
89.2
 117 71 68 2 35
57
1.70
6.83
1961 PHI
3
 7
101
0
0
0
0
 0
115.1
 148 83 77 1 48
70
1.70
6.01
1962 PHI
0
 2
13
0
0
0
0
 0
15.0
 14 5 5 0 4
7
1.20
3.00
1963 PHI
0
 3
9
9
0
0
0
 0
28.0
 37 26 21 0 15
18
1.86
6.75
1964 PHI
0
 3
26
0
0
0
0
 0
26.1
 25 15 14 0 10
15
1.33
4.78
1965 PHI-KC-CHA-WAS
2
 1
30
0
0
0
0
 0
35.2
 40 31 31 1 24
17
1.79
7.82
2076
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
35
 47
651
20
0
0
64
 0
739.2
 961 551 518 9 329
433
1.74
6.30
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1965-11-01Thornton Kipper has retired from the Washington Bastards
1965-09-22The Washington Bastards have promoted Thornton Kipper to the major league team.
1965-09-22The Washington Bastards have acquired Thornton Kipper from the waiver wire.
1965-08-27The Chicago Black Sox have waived Thornton Kipper.
1965-07-26The Chicago Black Sox have acquired Thornton Kipper from the waiver wire.
1965-07-22The Kansas City Athletics have waived Thornton Kipper.
1965-07-11The Kansas City Athletics have acquired Thornton Kipper from the waiver wire.
1965-06-25The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have waived Thornton Kipper.
1965-05-17The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have promoted Gus Robinson to the major league team. The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have designated Thornton Kipper for assignment.
1965-03-01The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have promoted Thornton Kipper to the major league team. The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have sent Julio Williams to the minors.
1964-06-17The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have promoted Joe Humphries to the major league team. The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have designated Thornton Kipper for assignment.
1964-03-05The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have promoted Thornton Kipper to the major league team. The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have promoted Dave Sisler to the major league team. The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have sent Eric Morehart to the minors.
1963-06-01The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have promoted Joe Humphries to the major league team. The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have promoted Cy Harkin to the major league team. The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have designated Jake Vasco for assignment. The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have designated Thornton Kipper for assignment.
1957-09-20The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have promoted Thornton Kipper to the major league team. The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have sent Mike Smith to the minors.
1957-09-20A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Braves and the Philadelphia Balco Boyz. The Philadelphia Balco Boyz receive Thornton Kipper, Tim White from the Milwaukee Braves in exchange for Draft Pick - 1958 Round 2 (PHI).
1957-06-03The Milwaukee Braves have sent Thornton Kipper down to the minors.
1954-09-19The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have promoted Thornton Kipper to the major league team. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have sent Baldy Bamberger to the minors.
1954-08-30The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have promoted Lew Eddy to the major league team. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have promoted Tex Hoyle to the major league team. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have promoted Fred Rice to the major league team. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have promoted Bill Walsh to the major league team. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have sent Bill Harrington to the minors. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have sent Thornton Kipper to the minors. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have sent Ed Luce to the minors. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have sent Len Matarazzo to the minors.
1954-05-02The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have promoted Thornton Kipper to the major league team. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have sent Ed Luce to the minors.
1954-03-01The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have promoted John Benavides to the major league team. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have sent Thornton Kipper to the minors.
1953-09-01The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have promoted Len Matarazzo to the major league team. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have promoted Thornton Kipper to the major league team. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have promoted Ed Luce to the major league team. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have promoted Tex Hoyle to the major league team. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have promoted John Benavides to the major league team. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have sent John Hudson to the minors. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have sent Tony Gonzalez to the minors. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have sent Edgar Rau to the minors. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have sent Casey Dayley to the minors. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have sent Charley Brenly to the minors.
1953-07-03The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have promoted Wayland Barfoot to the major league team. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have sent Thornton Kipper to the minors.
1953-06-03The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have promoted Jason Decker to the major league team. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have promoted Thornton Kipper to the major league team. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have sent Neal Watlington to the minors. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have sent Stu Beck to the minors.
1953-04-09The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have promoted Stu Beck to the major league team. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have sent Thornton Kipper to the minors.
1953-04-01The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have renamed Lyle Schulz to Thornton Kipper.
1953-04-01The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have promoted Lyle Schulz to the major league team. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have promoted Ron Freitas to the major league team. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have sent Tony Gonzalez to the minors. The Philadelphia Psychobilly Cats have sent Larry Carroll to the minors.