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Johnny Temple

Position: Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)

Born: August 8, 1927 in Lexington, NC us

Died: January 9, 1994 in White Rock, SC

Buried: Bethel Lutheran Church Cemetery, White Rock, SC

School: Catawba College (Salisbury, NC)

Debut: April 15, 1952 (Age 24-251d, 10,869th in major league history)
vs. CHC 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 14, 1964 (Age 36-341d)
vs. HOU 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: John Ellis Temple

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6x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

17.2

5218

1484

.284

720

RBI

395

140

OBP

.363

SLG

.351

OPS

.714

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 13	CIN		MLN	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	2B
2	2	Apr 14	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
3	3	Apr 17	CIN		MLN	W,10-9	CG	44	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
4	4	Apr 21	CIN	@	STL	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	5	3	0	8	2	2B
5	5	Apr 22	CIN	@	STL	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
6	6	Apr 25	CIN	@	MLN	L,4-8	CG	37	8.0	2	4	2	8	1	2B
7	7	Apr 28	CIN	@	BRO	L,1-5	CG	39	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
8	8	Apr 29	CIN	@	BRO	L,5-6	CG	38	8.2	4	1	0	5	0	2B
9	9	Apr 30	CIN	@	BRO	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	10	May 1	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-8		13	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
11	11	May 2	CIN	@	PIT	L,4-12	CG	42	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
12	24 (12)	May 21	CIN	@	STL	L,9-11	CG	43	8.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
13	25	May 22	CIN	@	STL	L,2-4	GS	25	6.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
14	26	May 23	CIN	@	STL	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
15	27	May 24	CIN	@	STL	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
16	30 (2)	May 26	CIN	@	MLN	L,0-6	GF	6	2.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
17	36 (5)	May 31 (1)	CIN		MLN	W,8-6	GF	10	2.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
18	37	May 31 (2)	CIN		MLN	L,6-8	GF	6	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	41 (3)	Jun 5	CIN	@	PIT	W,7-4	GF	9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 2B
20	43 (1)	Jun 7 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	W,6-1	CG	39	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	2B
21	44	Jun 7 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	W,11-6	GF	24	4.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
22	45	Jun 8	CIN	@	BRO	W,8-5	GF	13	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 2B
23	47 (1)	Jun 10	CIN	@	BRO	L,3-13	GF	13	2.0	0	2	1	3	0	2B
24	48	Jun 11	CIN	@	BRO	L,6-9	GF	16	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 2B
25	49	Jun 12	CIN	@	PHI	W,4-1	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
26	50	Jun 14 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 2B
27	53 (2)	Jun 16 (2)	CIN		NYG	W,12-5	GF	24	6.0	4	5	0	9	1	2B
28	55 (1)	Jun 18	CIN		NYG	L,3-6	GS	36	8.0	3	6	0	9	1	2B
29	57 (1)	Jun 20	CIN		PHI	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	3	5	0	8	1	2B
30	58	Jun 21 (1)	CIN		PHI	L,2-5	GS	32	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	74 (15)	Jul 4 (2)	CIN	@	MLN	W,3-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
32	82 (7)	Jul 11	CIN		CHC	L,2-5	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	111 (28)	Aug 9	CIN		BRO	L,1-9	GF	6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	2B
34	113 (1)	Aug 12 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	W,10-6	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
35	116 (2)	Aug 14	CIN		STL	W,2-1	GF	9	3.0	0	3	0	3	0	PH 2B
36	118 (1)	Aug 16 (1)	CIN		STL	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	2	2	6	0	2B
37	119	Aug 16 (2)	CIN		STL	L,2-6	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
38	120	Aug 18	CIN		MLN	L,2-8	CG	42	9.0	3	6	0	9	0	2B
39	121	Aug 19	CIN		MLN	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
40	125 (3)	Aug 25 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	W,8-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	138 (12)	Sep 7 (1)	CIN	@	STL	L,3-4	GF	9	1.1	0	2	0	2	0	2B
42	143 (4)	Sep 12	CIN		PHI	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	1	1	0	2	1	PR 2B
43	144	Sep 13 (1)	CIN		PIT	L,4-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 2B
44	153 (8)	Sep 23	CIN		CHC	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	3	5	1	9	2	2B
							44gm		238.2	71	90	6	167	20