Johnny Temple
John Ellis Temple
Born: August 8, 1927
Lexington, NC USA
Deceased: 1994
White Rock, SC USA
Primary Position: 2B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, RF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 175
Career: 1952-1964
Minor League Statistics
Johnny Temple compiled a career batting average of .284 with 22 home runs and 395 RBI in his 1420-game career with the Cincinnati Reds, Cincinnati Redlegs, Cleveland Indians, Houston Colt .45's and Baltimore Orioles. He began playing during the 1952 season and last took the field during the 1964 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 30 | 102 | 97 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .196 | .235 | .258 | .493 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 63 | 120 | 110 | 14 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 12 | .264 | .314 | .327 | .641 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | NL | Cincinnati Redlegs | 146 | 576 | 505 | 60 | 155 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 44 | 21 | 7 | 62 | 24 | .307 | .384 | .366 | .751 | 185 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1955 | NL | Cincinnati Redlegs | 150 | 684 | 588 | 94 | 165 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 19 | 4 | 80 | 32 | .281 | .365 | .325 | .690 | 191 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| 1956 | NL | Cincinnati Redlegs | 154 | 712 | 632 | 88 | 180 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 14 | 4 | 58 | 40 | .285 | .344 | .332 | .676 | 210 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 0 |
| 1957 | NL | Cincinnati Redlegs | 145 | 677 | 557 | 85 | 158 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 19 | 5 | 94 | 34 | .284 | .387 | .341 | .728 | 190 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 0 |
| 1958 | NL | Cincinnati Redlegs | 141 | 652 | 542 | 82 | 166 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 47 | 15 | 8 | 91 | 41 | .306 | .405 | .402 | .807 | 218 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| 1959 | NL | Cincinnati Redlegs | 149 | 696 | 598 | 102 | 186 | 35 | 6 | 8 | 67 | 14 | 3 | 72 | 40 | .311 | .380 | .430 | .809 | 257 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2 |
| 1960 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 98 | 425 | 381 | 50 | 102 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 32 | 20 | .268 | .326 | .323 | .649 | 123 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 129 | 588 | 518 | 73 | 143 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 61 | 36 | .276 | .351 | .347 | .699 | 180 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 1962 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 78 | 315 | 270 | 28 | 71 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 22 | .263 | .352 | .311 | .663 | 84 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1962 | NL | Houston Colt .45's | 31 | 107 | 95 | 14 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 11 | .263 | .311 | .305 | .616 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1963 | NL | Houston Colt .45's | 100 | 376 | 322 | 22 | 85 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 41 | 24 | .264 | .347 | .317 | .664 | 102 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| 1964 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 | .400 | .000 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 1420 | 6035 | 5218 | 720 | 1484 | 208 | 36 | 22 | 395 | 140 | 48 | 648 | 338 | .284 | .363 | .351 | .713 | 1830 | 79 | 13 | 122 | 34 | 5 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 22 | 0 | 0.0 | 63 | 57 | 2 | 18 | .984 | 5.455 | |
| 1953 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 44 | 0 | 0.0 | 71 | 90 | 6 | 20 | .964 | 3.659 | |
| 1954 | NL | Cincinnati Redlegs | 2B | 144 | 140 | 1239.7 | 428 | 374 | 22 | 117 | .973 | 5.823 | 5.569 |
| 1955 | NL | Cincinnati Redlegs | 2B | 149 | 149 | 1287.0 | 408 | 410 | 24 | 119 | .971 | 5.720 | 5.490 |
| 1955 | NL | Cincinnati Redlegs | SS | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1956 | NL | Cincinnati Redlegs | 2B | 154 | 152 | 1344.7 | 389 | 432 | 16 | 89 | .981 | 5.495 | 5.331 |
| 1956 | NL | Cincinnati Redlegs | OF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1957 | NL | Cincinnati Redlegs | 2B | 145 | 141 | 1269.7 | 391 | 372 | 20 | 81 | .974 | 5.409 | 5.262 |
| 1958 | NL | Cincinnati Redlegs | 2B | 141 | 139 | 1233.7 | 395 | 353 | 16 | 90 | .979 | 5.457 | 5.305 |
| 1958 | NL | Cincinnati Redlegs | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 27.000 | 2.000 |
| 1959 | NL | Cincinnati Redlegs | 2B | 149 | 149 | 1302.0 | 322 | 390 | 19 | 96 | .974 | 4.922 | 4.779 |
| 1960 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 77 | 76 | 678.7 | 169 | 164 | 9 | 55 | .974 | 4.416 | 4.325 |
| 1960 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 17 | 16 | 126.7 | 13 | 27 | 1 | 3 | .976 | 2.842 | 2.353 |
| 1961 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 129 | 129 | 1111.3 | 239 | 317 | 18 | 79 | .969 | 4.503 | 4.310 |
| 1962 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 2B | 71 | 71 | 593.7 | 141 | 169 | 6 | 41 | .981 | 4.700 | 4.366 |
| 1962 | NL | Houston Colt .45's | 2B | 26 | 24 | 189.7 | 37 | 59 | 6 | 6 | .941 | 4.555 | 3.692 |
| 1962 | NL | Houston Colt .45's | 3B | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1963 | NL | Houston Colt .45's | 2B | 61 | 57 | 463.3 | 119 | 142 | 8 | 18 | .970 | 5.070 | 4.279 |
| 1963 | NL | Houston Colt .45's | 3B | 29 | 27 | 249.3 | 27 | 46 | 8 | 1 | .901 | 2.635 | 2.517 |
| Totals | 1362 | 1270 | 11097.0 | 3213 | 3403 | 181 | 834 | .973 | 5.366 | 4.858 |
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