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Johnny Temple
Second Baseman
Born: August 8, 1927
Died: January 9, 1994 (aged 66)
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 15, 1952
for the Cincinnati Reds
Final game
July 8, 1964
for the Cincinnati Reds
Career statistics
Batting average     . Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 284
Hits     1484
RBI     395
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • All star in 1956, 1957, 1959, and 1961

John Ellis Temple (August 8, 1927 – January 9, 1994) was a Major League Baseball second baseman who played for the Redlegs/Reds (1952-59; 1964); Cleveland Indians (1960-61), Baltimore Orioles (1962) and Houston Colt .45s (1962-63). In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers (4-3 All-Star Game Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over Chicago White Sox (4-2 Larry Sherry, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over New York Yankees (4-3 Bob Gibson, MVP The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over New York Yankees (4-3 Bobby Richardson, Headline Event of the Year Roger Maris hits 61 home runs breaking Babe Ruth 's record The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The 1962 season is perhaps most notable for the dismal 40-120 record of the New York Mets, which has been a continuing source of humor among baseball fans as well as comedians such as The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas. The 1962 season is perhaps most notable for the dismal 40-120 record of the New York Mets, which has been a continuing source of humor among baseball fans as well as comedians such as Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-0 Sandy Koufax, MVP Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas. Temple was born in Lexington, North Carolina. Lexington is the County seat of Davidson County North Carolina, United States. He batted and threw right-handed.

Temple was a career . 284 hitter with 22 home runs and 395 RBI in 1420 games. A legitimate leadoff hitter and four-time All-Star, he was a very popular player in Cincinnati in the 1950s. The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League Throughout his career, he walked more often than he struck out, compiling an outstanding 1. A base on balls ( BB) is credited to a batter and against a pitcher in Baseball statistics when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes 92 walk-to-strikeout ratio (648-to-338) and a . In Baseball statistics, walk-to-strikeout ratio ( BB/K) is a measure of a hitter 's plate discipline and knowledge of the Strike zone 363 on base percentage. In Baseball statistics, on-base percentage (OBP (sometimes referred to as on-base average ', as the statistic is rarely presented as a true Percentage) Temple also had above-average speed and good instincts on the base paths. Quietly, he had 140 steals in 198 attempts (71%). In Baseball, a stolen base occurs when a Baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the Pitcher is delivering the ball to Home plate Defensively, he showed great range with a strong and accurate arm.

Temple enjoyed his best year in 1959, with career-highs in batting average (. Athletics Marathon August 15 &mdash Enschede Marathon, Netherlands Men's Winner 311), home runs (8), RBI (67), runs (102), hits (186), at-bats (598), doubles (35) and triples (6). In Baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around first second and third base and returns safely to Home plate, touching In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches In Baseball, an at bat ( AB) or time at bat is used to calculate certain statistics, including Batting average, On base In Baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching Second base without being called out by the Umpire In Baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching Third base after hitting the ball with neither the benefit of a fielder's misplay (see At the end of the season he was sent to Cleveland for Billy Martin, Gordy Coleman and Cal McLish, in one of the first interleague trades in major league history (December 16, 1959). Alfred Manuel "Billy" Martin Jr ( May 16 1928 &ndash December 25 1989) was an American Second baseman and Gordon Calvin Coleman ( July 5, 1934 Rockville Maryland - March 12, 1994 Cincinnati Ohio) was a Major League Calvin Coolidge Julius Caesar Tuskahoma McLish (born December 1, 1925 in Anadarko Oklahoma) is a former Starting pitcher in Major League Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Temple also played with Baltimore and Houston, and again with Cincinnati for his last major season, where he was a part-time coach. In Baseball, a number of coaches assist in the smooth functioning of a team Johnny Temple died in Anderson, South Carolina at age of 66. Anderson is a city in and the County seat of Anderson County, South Carolina, United States.

All-Star

In 1957, Temple and six of his Redleg teammates—Ed Bailey, Roy McMillan, Don Hoak, Gus Bell, Wally Post and Frank Robinson—were voted into the National League All-Star starting lineup, the result of a ballot stuffing campaign by Redlegs fans. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Milwaukee Braves over New York Yankees (4-3 Lew Burdette, MVP Lonas Edgar Bailey Jr (April 15 1931 – March 23 2007 was an American Catcher who played in Major League Baseball from through. Roy David McMillan ( July 17, 1929 - November 2, 1997) was a Shortstop and manager in Major League Baseball. Donald Albert (Don Hoak ( February 5, 1928 in Roulette Pennsylvania – October 9, 1969 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) was David Russell "Gus" Bell Jr ( November 15 1928 - May 7 1995) was an American center and Right fielder Walter Charles Post ( July 9, 1929 - January 6, 1982) was a Right fielder in Major League Baseball. Frank Robinson (born August 31, 1935 in Beaumont Texas) is a Hall of Fame former Major League Baseball player The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League Ballot stuffing is the illegal act of one person submitting multiple Ballots during a Vote in which only one ballot per person is permitted Bell remained on the team as a reserve, but Post was taken off altogether. Bell and Post were replaced as starters by Hank Aaron and Willie Mays. Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron (born February 5 1934 in Mobile Alabama) nicknamed "Hammer" "Hammerin' Hank” or "Bad Henry” is a retired Willie Howard Mays Jr (born May 6 1931 is a retired American Baseball player who played the majority of his career with the New York and San Francisco Giants

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