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Joe Jackson League 4-1-2062 |
| Billy Tipton |  Center FieldRetired (1980, Age 35) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .266 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | L/L | |
| OPS | .743 | Status | Deceased (2023) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 867 | Age at Death | 78 | Date of Birth | 02-18-1945 | |
| HR | 83 | Drafted | Round 1, Pick 9 (1969) |
Majors Svc Time | 9 years (79 games) |
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| RBI | 430 | |||||
| SB | 131 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | (81.8%) | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | (100%) |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 1 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | Type | OS Age | Chances
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Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
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| 1969 | Minors | 24 | 28.00 | 3 / 7 | 0 / 2 | 2 / 4 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 3 / 4 | 2 / 5 | 11 / 28 | |||
| 1970 | Minors | 25 | 14.00 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 3 | 1 / 4 | 5 / 14 | |||
| 1970 | Majors | 25 | 4.83 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 2 / 4 | |||
| 1971 | Majors | 26 | 30.62 | 3 / 5 | 1 / 5 | 3 / 6 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 6 | 4 / 4 | 1 / 3 | 14 / 30 | |||
| 1972 | Majors | 27 | 49.61 | 0 / 4 | 4 / 11 | 2 / 7 | 2 / 5 | 1 / 6 | 3 / 7 | 3 / 9 | 15 / 49 | |||
| 1973 | Majors | 28 | 35.03 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 4 | 1 / 7 | 0 / 7 | 2 / 35 | |||
| 1974 | Majors | 29 | 41.96 | 162 | 42 | 0 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 41 |
| 1975 | Majors | 30 | 47.03 | 162 | 57 | 0 | 0 / 8 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 9 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 8 | 2 / 47 |
| 1976 | Majors | 31 | 63.57 | 162 | 142 | 0 | 2 / 8 | 0 / 8 | 1 / 11 | 2 / 14 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 6 | 1 / 9 | 6 / 63 |
| 1977 | Majors | 32 | 68.64 | 162 | 139 | 0 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 13 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 13 | 0 / 68 |
| 1978 | Minors | 33 | 8.00 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 8 | |||
| 1978 | Majors | 33 | 40.48 | 99 | 87 | 0 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 4 | 2 / 8 | 2 / 40 |
| 1979 | Majors | 34 | 41.46 | 162 | 51 | 0 | 0 / 6 | -3 / 7 | -2 / 7 | -1 / 8 | -2 / 6 | -3 / 5 | -1 / 2 | -12 / 41 |
| 1980 | Minors | 35 | 12.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 12 | |||
| 1980 | Majors | 35 | 12.44 | 79 | 7 | 0 | -4 / 1 | -6 / 1 | -2 / 1 | -8 / 3 | -1 / 1 | -3 / 2 | -1 / 3 | -25 / 12 |
| Total | 988 | 525 | 0 | 5 / 67 | -2 / 75 | 4 / 74 | 0 / 68 | 1 / 65 | 7 / 64 | 8 / 79 | 23 / 492 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1980-11-01 | Billy Tipton has retired from the St. Louis Red Sox |
| 1980-06-29 | The St. Louis Red Sox have promoted Sandy Beach to the major league team. The St. Louis Red Sox have designated Billy Tipton for assignment. |
| 1979-04-01 | The St. Louis Red Sox have promoted Billy Tipton to the major league team. |
| 1978-07-23 | The St. Louis Red Sox have promoted Benny Mulligan to the major league team. The St. Louis Red Sox have designated Billy Tipton for assignment. |
| 1973-09-24 | Billy Tipton of the St. Louis Red Sox is injured and is expected to be out 17 days. |
| 1972-06-20 | Billy Tipton of the St. Louis Red Sox is injured and is expected to be out 9 days. |
| 1970-08-30 | The St. Louis Red Sox have promoted Billy Tipton to the major league team. The St. Louis Red Sox have sent Red Grabowski to the minors. |
| 1970-07-30 | The St. Louis Red Sox have sent Billy Tipton to the minors. |
| 1970-06-27 | The St. Louis Red Sox have promoted Billy Tipton to the major league team. |