Johnny Lipon
Portrait of Johnny Lipon, second baseman for the Detroit Tigers. Bowman series. Printed on front: "Johnny Lipon." Printed on back: "Johnny Lipon. Second base, Detroit Tigers. Born: Martin's Ferry, Ohio, Nov. 10, 1922. Height: 5-11. Weight: 170. Bats: right. Throws: right. Batted .293 for 147 games in 1950. Collected 176 hits, good for 221 bases. Drove in 63 runs. Began with Muskegon of the Michigan State League in 1941. With Beaumont, Texas League, in 1942. Joined Tigers for 34 games toward end of season. In service next 3 years. Returned to Tigers for 14 games, 1946. Played again in minors. Back with Bengals, hit .290 in 1948, and .251 in 1949. No. 285 in the 1951 series baseball picture cards. [Copyright] 1951 Bowman Gum, Inc., Phila., Pa., U.S.A."
- Resource ID:
- hr001604
- Subject:
- Lipon, Johnny (John Joseph), 1922-1998
- Baseball players--Michigan--Detroit
- Detroit Tigers (Baseball team)
- Baseball cards
- Publisher:
- Bowman Gum, Inc.
- Date:
- 1951
- Format:
- 1 baseball card : col. ; 3.25 x 2 in.
- Department:
- Ernie Harwell Sports Collection
- Location:
- Baseball cards-Bowman-1951-Lipon, Johnny
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.