Johnny Hopp

Full Name: John Leonard Hopp Primary Position: OF,1B Height/Weight: 5' 10"/170 First Game: September 18, 1939 Birthdate: July 18, 1916 Final Game: September 27, 1952 Birthplace: Hastings, Nebraska MLB Experience: 14 years Died: June 1, 2003 Deathplace: Scottsbluff, Nebraska Bat/Throw: Left/Left

Biography

Johnny Hopp (John Leonard Hopp) was born on July 18, 1916 in Hastings, Nebraska. He made his Major League debut on September 18, 1939 for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1940, his rookie year, he hit .270 with 1 home run and 14 RBI. Hopp played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 14 year career.

Most people believe that Johnny Hopp's best season was 1944, when he hit for a .336 average and knocked in 72 runs.

Statistics

Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1939	STL	N	6	4	1	2	0	2	.500	.600	.750	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1940	STL	N	80	152	24	41	1	14	.270	.315	.388	7	4	9	21	1	1	3	0	4
1941	STL	N	134	445	83	135	4	50	.303	.378	.436	25	11	50	63	3	11	15	0	5
1942	STL	N	95	314	41	81	3	37	.258	.334	.382	16	7	36	40	0	4	14	0	0
1943	STL	N	91	241	33	54	2	25	.224	.297	.307	10	2	24	22	1	6	8	0	2
1944	STL	N	139	527	106	177	11	72	.336	.404	.499	35	9	58	47	2	4	15	0	6
1945	STL	N	124	446	67	129	3	44	.289	.363	.395	22	8	49	24	3	7	14	0	4
1946	BOS	N	129	445	71	148	3	48	.333	.386	.440	23	8	34	34	5	8	21	0	7
1947	BOS	N	134	430	74	124	2	32	.288	.376	.358	20	2	58	30	2	12	13	0	8
1948	PIT	N	120	392	64	109	1	31	.278	.345	.385	15	12	40	25	0	3	5	0	7
1949	PIT	N	20	55	5	12	0	3	.218	.306	.309	3	1	7	3	0	0	0	0	1
1949	PIT	N	85	316	50	106	5	36	.335	.393	.443	11	4	30	26	0	3	9	0	6
1949	BRO	N	8	14	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
1949	TOT	N	113	385	55	118	5	39	.306	.367	.408	14	5	37	32	0	3	9	0	7
1950	PIT	N	106	318	51	108	8	47	.340	.420	.522	24	5	43	17	1	0	7	0	7
1950	NY	A	19	27	9	9	1	8	.333	.486	.593	2	1	8	1	0	0	0	0	1
1950	Total		125	345	60	117	9	55	.339	.426	.528	26	6	51	18	1	0	7	0	8
1951	NY	A	46	63	10	13	2	4	.206	.306	.317	1	0	9	11	0	1	2	0	0
1952	NY	A	15	25	4	4	0	2	.160	.250	.160	0	0	2	3	1	0	2	0	1
1952	DET	A	42	46	5	10	0	3	.217	.308	.239	1	0	6	7	0	1	0	0	1
1952	TOT	A	57	71	9	14	0	5	.197	.287	.211	1	0	8	10	1	1	2	0	2
Total	NL		1271	4099	670	1226	43	441	.299	.369	.418	212	73	439	356	18	59	124	0	57
Total	AL		122	161	28	36	3	17	.224	.332	.317	4	1	25	22	1	2	4	0	3
Total			1393	4260	698	1262	46	458	.296	.368	.414	216	74	464	378	19	61	128	0	60

Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1939	STL	N	1B	2	0	0	6	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1940	STL	N	OF	39	0	0	86	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.967
1940	STL	N	1B	10	0	0	43	3	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	.979
1941	STL	N	1B	39	0	0	329	17	4	23	0	0	0	0	0	.989
1941	STL	N	OF	91	0	0	213	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.982
1942	STL	N	1B	88	0	0	746	44	14	68	0	0	0	0	0	.983
1943	STL	N	OF	52	0	0	113	1	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	.950
1943	STL	N	1B	27	0	0	173	16	6	13	0	0	0	0	0	.969
1944	STL	N	1B	6	0	0	36	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1944	STL	N	OF	131	0	0	316	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.997
1945	STL	N	OF	104	0	0	244	5	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	.980
1945	STL	N	1B	15	0	0	131	11	2	11	0	0	0	0	0	.986
1946	BOS	N	1B	68	0	0	535	42	11	44	0	0	0	0	0	.981
1946	BOS	N	OF	58	0	0	135	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1947	BOS	N	OF	125	0	0	296	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.980
1948	PIT	N	OF	80	0	0	192	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1948	PIT	N	1B	25	0	0	211	18	1	21	0	0	0	0	0	.996
1949	PIT	N	1B	6	0	0	49	4	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	.946
1949	PIT	N	1B	71	0	0	593	40	4	65	0	0	0	0	0	.994
1949	PIT	N	OF	9	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1949	PIT	N	OF	7	0	0	12	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.929
1949	BRO	N	OF	4	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1949	BRO	N	1B	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1949	TOT	N	OF	20	0	0	39	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.976
1949	TOT	N	1B	79	0	0	643	45	7	69	0	0	0	0	0	.990
1949	TOT	N	RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1949	TOT	N	LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1950	PIT	N	OF	7	0	0	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1950	PIT	N	1B	70	0	0	534	32	6	61	0	0	0	0	0	.990
1950	NY	A	1B	12	0	0	38	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1950	NY	A	OF	6	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1950	Total		1B	82	0	0	572	34	6	62	0	0	0	0	0	.990
1950	Total		LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1950	Total		OF	13	0	0	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1951	NY	A	1B	25	0	0	121	5	1	10	0	0	0	0	0	.992
1952	NY	A	1B	12	0	0	52	5	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1952	DET	A	1B	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1952	DET	A	OF	4	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1952	TOT	A	1B	13	0	0	53	5	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			1B	479	0	0	3599	243	53	334	0	0	0	0	0	.986
Total			OF	717	0	0	1664	24	26	9	0	0	0	0	0	.985

Transactions

• Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (1936).
• Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Boston Braves in exchange for Eddie Joost and $40000 (February 5, 1946).
• Traded by Boston Braves with Danny Murtaugh to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Jim Russell, Bill Salkeld and Al Lyons (November 18, 1947).
• Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with $25000 to Brooklyn Dodgers in exchange for Marv Rackley (May 18, 1949); trade voided (June 7, 1949).
• Sold by Pittsburgh Pirates to New York Yankees (September 5, 1950).
• Released by New York Yankees (May 26, 1952).
• Signed by Detroit Tigers (June 2, 1952).
• Released by Detroit Tigers (December 17, 1952).