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Duke Snider League
9-12-2078
John Toppin First Base
Retired (1978, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .262 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .697 Status Deceased (2022) Option Years 0  
H 173 Age at Death 79 Date of Birth 12-07-1943
HR 7 Drafted Round 2, Pick 28
(1965)		 Majors Svc Time 7 years
(72 games)
RBI 80
SB 8
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L C  Velocity D+   Mentor vR C 
Speed C  Bunt C+ Control F    Mentor vL F 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C- WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm D  WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF ---   Health A- LCS Appearances 2
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1965 DET
6
19
1
5
0
0
0
3
2
 3 0 1
0
 0 1
.581
.318
.263
.000
.263
1966 DET
14
37
5
7
1
0
1
9
5
 7 0 3
0
 0 1
.564
.267
.297
.108
.189
1967 DET
2
6
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
 1 0 0
0
 0 0
.667
.333
.333
.000
.333
1969 DET
2
9
1
2
0
0
1
3
1
 3 0 0
0
 0 0
.856
.300
.556
.333
.222
1970 DET
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
 1 0 0
0
 0 0
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
1972 DET
14
18
4
8
1
0
0
2
0
 0 0 0
0
 0 0
.944
.444
.500
.056
.444
1973 BRO
70
133
18
41
9
1
0
15
25
 15 0 0
1
 0 2
.809
.418
.391
.083
.308
1974 BRO-STL
96
106
13
22
4
1
0
8
17
 13 1 1
2
 1 0
.584
.320
.264
.057
.208
1975 STL
65
87
14
28
5
0
2
7
5
 13 0 3
1
 0 0
.796
.347
.448
.126
.322
1976 STL
95
100
17
23
8
0
0
8
14
 15 1 0
2
 0 0
.640
.330
.310
.080
.230
1977 STL
83
100
15
23
5
1
1
18
11
 15 0 0
1
 1 0
.636
.306
.330
.100
.230
1978 STL
37
43
4
12
1
0
2
5
4
 8 0 0
1
 0 0
.782
.340
.442
.163
.279
Total
487
661
92
173
34
3
7
80
84
 94 2 8
8
 2 4
.697
.343
.354
.092
.262
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1978-11-01John Toppin has retired from the St. Louis Sliders
1978-08-01The St. Louis Sliders have designated John Toppin for assignment.
1974-06-06The St. Louis Sliders have acquired John Toppin from the waiver wire.
1974-06-02The Brooklyn Bad Guys have designated John Toppin for assignment.
1973-04-29The Brooklyn Bad Guys have acquired John Toppin from the waiver wire.
1973-04-29The Brooklyn Bad Guys have demoted Phil Hill to the minor leagues.
1973-04-25The Detroit Thugs have promoted Homer Santovenia to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have designated John Toppin for assignment.
1972-05-07The Detroit Thugs have promoted John Toppin to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Everett Narron to the minors.
1970-10-03The Detroit Thugs have promoted Del Ortiz to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent John Toppin to the minors.
1970-09-19The Detroit Thugs have promoted John Toppin to the major league team.
1970-09-13The Detroit Thugs have promoted Del Ortiz to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent John Toppin to the minors.
1970-08-28The Detroit Thugs have promoted John Toppin to the major league team.
1970-06-10The Detroit Thugs have promoted Del Ortiz to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent John Toppin to the minors.
1970-06-06The Detroit Thugs have promoted John Toppin to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Del Ortiz to the minors.
1970-06-05The Detroit Thugs have promoted Del Ortiz to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent John Toppin to the minors.
1970-05-24The Detroit Thugs have promoted John Toppin to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Del Ortiz to the minors.
1970-04-11The Detroit Thugs have promoted John Toppin to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Del Ortiz to the minors.
1970-04-10The Detroit Thugs have sent John Toppin down to the minors.
1970-04-01The Detroit Thugs have promoted John Toppin to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have promoted Luther Carty to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Jerry Blowers to the minors.
1969-09-01The Detroit Thugs have sent John Toppin to the minors.
1969-08-15The Detroit Thugs have promoted John Toppin to the major league team.
1969-05-13The Detroit Thugs have sent John Toppin to the minors.
1969-05-13The Detroit Thugs have sent John Toppin to the minors.
1969-05-06The Detroit Thugs have promoted John Toppin to the major league team.
1968-09-08The Detroit Thugs have sent John Toppin to the minors.
1968-08-30The Detroit Thugs have promoted John Toppin to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Bryan Agee to the minors.
1967-05-06The Detroit Thugs have promoted Ed Watson to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent John Toppin to the minors.
1967-04-27The Detroit Thugs have promoted John Toppin to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have promoted Footsie Prim to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Luther Carty to the minors. The Detroit Thugs have sent Charlie Brown to the minors.
1967-04-25The Detroit Thugs have promoted Tom Rivers to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent John Toppin to the minors.
1967-04-16The Detroit Thugs have promoted John Toppin to the major league team.
1966-08-01The Detroit Thugs have sent John Toppin to the minors.
1966-07-27The Detroit Thugs have promoted John Toppin to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Footsie Prim to the minors.
1966-07-10The Detroit Thugs have promoted Footsie Prim to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent John Toppin to the minors.
1966-06-28The Detroit Thugs have promoted John Toppin to the major league team.
1966-05-23The Detroit Thugs have promoted Pete Davie to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent John Toppin to the minors.
1966-04-10The Detroit Thugs have promoted John Toppin to the major league team.
1966-04-01The Detroit Thugs have designated Gino Toretta for assignment. The Detroit Thugs have sent John Toppin to the minors.
1965-09-26The Detroit Thugs have promoted John Toppin to the major league team.