John Calvin Klippstein was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball for a number of teams throughout his career. The most prominent portion of his career was spent early on with the Chicago Cubs. In 18 years, he finished with a 101?118 record and a 4.24 ERA in 711 games. He had 1158 strikeouts in 1,967 2/3 innings pitched. Klippstein was often known for his control problems. He won a World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1959, but played a much more significant role in the Minnesota Twins pennant run in 1965. He was the son-in-law of former pitcher Dutch Leonard. Klippstein was tied for the league lead in saves in 1960 when he had 14. Klippstein died while listening to a radio broadcast of the Cubs versus Florida Marlins game of the National League Championship Series. 

October 17th, 1927 in Washington, D.C.  /  Died:   Oct 10th, 2003