Johnny Klippstein
John Calvin Klippstein was an American professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball for a number of teams, over an 18-season career. The most prominent portion of his early career was spent with the Chicago Cubs. Klippstein’s career stat line included a 101–118 record, with a 4.24 earned run average, in 711 games. He had 1,158 strikeouts in 1,967 2/3 innings pitched. Klippstein was often known for his control problems.
Klippstein became a world champion with the Los Angeles Dodgers, in the 1959 World Series, but played a much more significant role in the Minnesota Twins’ pennant run in 1965. He was the son-in-law of MLB pitcher Dutch Leonard. Klippstein was tied for the league lead in saves in, with 14.
Klippstein died October 10, 2003, while listening to a radio broadcast of the Cubs versus Florida Marlins game of the National League Championship Series.
