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Fred Lynn League
10-23-2076
Dick Klippstein Center Field
Retired (1975, Age 39)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .295 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .805 Status Deceased (2028) Option Years 0  
H 2794 Age at Death 92 Date of Birth 10-17-1936
HR 226 Drafted Round 1, Pick 11
(1957)		 Majors Svc Time 16 years
(79 games)
RBI 1217
SB 331
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L A  Endurance B-   Ldrship D 
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L C+ Velocity C    Mentor vR B-
Speed B  Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 1
1B --- LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 1
2B F  (0.5%) CF A+ (100%)   Health A  LCS Appearances 5
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 5
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1957 Minors 21 0.00 3 / 11 7 / 8 4 / 7 13 / 13 0 / 4 8 / 8 8 / 8 43 / 59
1958 Minors 22 0.00 1 / 3 11 / 13 3 / 8 10 / 10 2 / 6 14 / 15 7 / 10 48 / 65
1959 Minors 23 0.00 1 / 4 3 / 5 1 / 7 2 / 3 0 / 1 4 / 4 5 / 6 16 / 30
1959 Majors 23 0.00 1 / 4 5 / 9 3 / 4 8 / 8 0 / 1 4 / 4 5 / 8 26 / 38
1960 Majors 24 75.00 4 / 8 2 / 7 7 / 11 3 / 8 3 / 9 7 / 14 7 / 18 33 / 75
1961 Majors 25 75.00 4 / 9 2 / 10 3 / 10 7 / 13 0 / 12 6 / 12 5 / 9 27 / 75
1962 Minors 26 1.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1
1962 Majors 26 67.31 1 / 11 1 / 12 4 / 9 2 / 5 0 / 10 5 / 13 4 / 7 17 / 67
1963 Majors 27 66.79 0 / 10 3 / 11 4 / 10 1 / 9 0 / 6 4 / 9 3 / 11 15 / 66
1964 Majors 28 67.16 1 / 6 0 / 3 0 / 18 0 / 9 0 / 12 0 / 6 1 / 13 2 / 67
1965 Majors 29 56.80 1 / 8 0 / 6 3 / 11 1 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 9 0 / 6 5 / 56
1966 Majors 30 73.09 0 / 8 0 / 6 0 / 15 0 / 10 0 / 18 0 / 6 0 / 10 0 / 73
1967 Majors 31 71.20 1 / 10 0 / 16 1 / 9 1 / 9 0 / 8 0 / 9 0 / 10 3 / 71
1968 Majors 32 71.59 0 / 10 1 / 14 0 / 6 0 / 14 0 / 11 0 / 8 1 / 8 2 / 71
1969 Majors 33 65.90 0 / 9 0 / 11 0 / 11 1 / 10 0 / 8 0 / 5 3 / 11 4 / 65
1970 Majors 34 73.59 0 / 15 0 / 11 1 / 8 0 / 10 1 / 8 0 / 10 0 / 11 2 / 73
1971 Majors 35 69.80 0 / 10 0 / 13 0 / 8 0 / 4 0 / 14 0 / 8 0 / 12 0 / 69
1972 Majors 36 44.50 0 / 9 1 / 6 0 / 8 0 / 5 0 / 12 0 / 1 0 / 3 1 / 44
1973 Majors 37 70.70 0 / 12 0 / 12 0 / 10 0 / 6 0 / 11 0 / 8 0 / 11 0 / 70
1974 Majors 38 61.99 0 / 8 1 / 9 0 / 8 0 / 9 0 / 8 0 / 10 1 / 9 2 / 61
1975 Majors 39 2.49 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 2
Total 0 0 0 18 / 165 37 / 183 34 / 178 49 / 163 6 / 168 52 / 160 50 / 181 246 / 1198
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1975-11-01Dick Klippstein has retired from the New York Skyliners
1974-03-01The New York Skyliners have renamed Red Menace to Dick Klippstein.
1973-04-25The New York WistfulWithaFistful have renamed Dick Klippstein to Red Menace.
1962-10-16The New York Skyliners have promoted Joe Keriazakos to the major league team. The New York Skyliners have promoted Al Parks to the major league team. The New York Skyliners have promoted Dick Klippstein to the major league team. The New York Skyliners have sent Larry Fuller to the minors. The New York Skyliners have sent Joe Strang to the minors. The New York Skyliners have sent Carl Dahlke to the minors.
1962-09-23The New York Skyliners have promoted Henri McInnis to the major league team. The New York Skyliners have promoted Carl Dahlke to the major league team. The New York Skyliners have promoted Pete Brown to the major league team. The New York Skyliners have promoted Joe Strang to the major league team. The New York Skyliners have sent Wiley Betts to the minors. The New York Skyliners have sent Dick Klippstein to the minors. The New York Skyliners have sent Joe Keriazakos to the minors. The New York Skyliners have sent Al Parks to the minors.
1959-06-25A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Lakotas and the New York Skyliners. The New York Skyliners receive Dick Klippstein, Danny Sullivan from the Pittsburgh Lakotas in exchange for Milt Wilson.