Eric Tipton
American baseball and football player (1915–2001) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Eric Gordon Tipton (April 20, 1915 – August 29, 2001) was an American professional baseball left fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Athletics and Cincinnati Reds. Also known as a college football player, Tipton was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1965.
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Eric Tipton | |
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Left fielder | |
Born: (1915-04-20)April 20, 1915 Petersburg, Virginia, U.S. | |
Died: August 29, 2001(2001-08-29) (aged 86) Newport News, Virginia, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 9, 1939, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 29, 1945, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .270 |
Home runs | 22 |
Runs batted in | 151 |
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