Friday, September 13, 2019

Johnny Klippstein

Career: Played in the big leagues for 18 seasons with five different teams, including the Dodgers in 1958 and 1959.

Did you know? Pitched in two World Series, the first in 1959 for the Dodgers against the White Sox and the second in 1965 for the Twins against the Dodgers.

Post game: Scouted for the Phillies and Tigers, and later worked as a salesman for a number of Illinois businesses ... died on October 10, 2003 at age 75 from prostate cancer.

Sources: Baseball Reference; Appleton Post-Crescent, 10/1/1980; Chicago Tribune, 4/12/1990; Chicago Daily Herald, 10/14/2003; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 10/15/2003.