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Kevin Brown League
3-28-2195
Thornton Kipper Relief Pitcher
Retired (1964, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 14.59 Total Rating   Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 0-1 Status Deceased (2021) Option Years 0  
SV 0 Age at Death 91 Date of Birth 06-12-1930
K 10 Drafted Undrafted
(1952)
Majors Svc Time 0 years
(81 games)
IP 12.1
WHIP 2.84 Salary $0.50M Final Contract Year 1964
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L Endurance D+   Ldrship
Power vs. R Power vs. L D- Velocity A-   Mentor Val C+
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 LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Endurance   Velocity   Control   Total 
1952 Minors 22 27.00 1 / 3 3 / 11 4 / 13 8 / 27
1953 Minors 23 35.00 1 / 1 8 / 21 2 / 13 11 / 35
1954 Minors 24 27.00 0 / 0 4 / 13 7 / 14 11 / 27
1955 Minors 25 24.00 0 / 1 2 / 11 7 / 12 9 / 24
1956 Minors 26 22.00 0 / 0 2 / 12 2 / 10 4 / 22
1957 Minors 27 17.00 0 / 0 1 / 7 2 / 10 3 / 17
1957 Majors 27 12.37 81 0 27 0 / 0 4 / 9 0 / 3 4 / 12
1958 Majors 28 19.00 0 / 0 2 / 12 1 / 7 3 / 19
1959 Majors 29 23.00 0 / 0 2 / 11 1 / 12 3 / 23
1960 Majors 30 17.00 0 / 0 4 / 7 2 / 10 6 / 17
1961 Majors 31 27.00 0 / 0 2 / 13 1 / 14 3 / 27
1962 Majors 32 19.00 0 / 0 3 / 13 0 / 6 3 / 19
1963 Majors 33 23.00 0 / 0 1 / 13 0 / 10 1 / 23
1964 Majors 34 23.00 0 / 0 0 / 9 2 / 14 2 / 23
Total 81 0 27 2 / 5 38 / 162 31 / 148 71 / 315
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1964-11-01Thornton Kipper has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1958-03-29The Philadelphia Thunder have waived Thornton Kipper.
1957-09-03The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Rafael Wallace to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Thornton Kipper to the minors.
1957-08-20The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Thornton Kipper to the major league team.
1957-08-07The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Thornton Kipper to the minors.
1957-07-24The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Juan Radke to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Thornton Kipper to the major league team.
1957-07-16The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Juan Radke to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Thornton Kipper to the minors.
1957-05-15Thornton Kipper of the Philadelphia Thunder is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1957-04-09The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Thornton Kipper to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Steve Maclin to the minors.
1957-03-30The Philadelphia Thunder have renamed Ed Aldred to Thornton Kipper.
1956-03-28The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Chris Short to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Danny Hicks to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Scott Paynter to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Ed Aldred to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Bill Staley to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Sherry Spognardi to the minors.
1956-03-28The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Jim Cooper to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Ed Aldred to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Rip Briggs to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Bill Staley to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Ned Lombardi to the major league team.
1955-04-01The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Jeffrey Whiteman to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Rheal Cormier to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Ed Aldred to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Turner Johnson to the minors.
1954-10-11The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Eric Szekely to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Ed Aldred to the major league team.
1952-05-22The Philadelphia Thunder have acquired Ed Aldred from the waiver wire.
1952-04-14The Chicago Creeps have waived Ed Aldred.
1952-04-01The Chicago Creeps have acquired Ed Aldred from the waiver wire.