Johnny Hopp John Leonard Hopp Bats Left Throws Left Height 5'10 Weight 175 Born July 18, 1916 Hastings, NE Died June 1, 2003 Scottsbluff, NE

Batting  

 Year Ag Tm     G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS    BA  lgBA   SLG lgSLG   TB 
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1941 24 PAW   65  179   39  10   6   0   21   14   23   47   0   0   6   1  .218  .268  .341  .403   61 
 1942 25 PAW   88   97   20   5   2   2   12   13   10   10   2   0   1   0  .206  .265  .361  .394   35 
 1944 27 PAW  132  499  136  26   9   8   68   59   63   66   3  11  13  10  .273  .266  .409  .402  204 
 1945 28 PAW   59   73   21   6   1   0    6    7    9    4   0   0   2   1  .288  .268  .397  .383   29 
 1946 29 PAW  148  665  228  44   8  15  127   64   39   78   9   0  19  13  .343  .268  .501  .395  333 

 1947 30 PAW  133  551  180  26   3   6  106   47   72   50   4   0  15   8  .327  .281  .417  .422  230        
 1948 31 PAW                                                                                             
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
  6 Seasons   625 2064  624 117  29  31  340  204  216  255  18  11  56  33  .302  .270  .432  .402  892
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 154 Gm  Avg  154  509  154  29   7   8   84   50   53   63   4   3  14   8  .302  ----  .432  ----  220
 Career High  148  665  228  44   9  15  127   64   72   78   9  11  19  13  .343  ----  .501  ----  333
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 Year Ag Tm     G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS    BA  lgBA   SLG lgSLG   TB 

Shaded Text indicates partial season results.

Postseason Batting

 Year Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS    BA   SLG   TB 
+------------------+--+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+----+
 1946 PAW NDA   L    4   14    2   0   0   0    2    0    2    4   0   0   0   0  .143  .143    2
+------------------+--+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+----+
               0-1   4   14    2   0   0   0    2    0    2    4   0   0   0   0  .143  .143    2
+------------------+--+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+----+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards  

Stats are Year-Value-Rank

Batting Avg 1946-.343-2

Doubles 1944-44-3

Runs 1946-127-2

Hits 1946-228-1

Stolen Bases 1944-13-6 1946-19-3 1947-15-4

At Bats 1946-665-1

Transactions January 1, 1939: Drafted 4th round (25th overall) by Pawtucket.

Biography In 1,393 games over a 14-year career, Hopp hit .296 with 46 home runs and 458 RBIs. He played in the World Series in 1942, 1943, 1944, 1950 and 1951 and he collected 8 hits in 50 World Series at-bats. Hopp debuted with the Cardinals in 1939 and played in 80 games in 1940. He finished 8th in NL MVP voting in 1941 when he hit .303 in 445 at-bats with 4 home runs, 50 RBIs and 15 stolen bases. One of his biggest seasons came in 1944 after the Cardinals traded Johnny Mize to the New York Giants. Hopp moved to centerfield and responded by hitting .336 with 11 home runs, 72 RBIs and 15 stolen bases for the Cardinals team that won the World Series. In addition, Hopp led the league's outfielders with a .997 fielding percentage. In 1946, he was sold to the Boston Braves and hit .333 for the season with 3 HRs, 48 RBI and 21 stolen bases. That season, he was selected to the All-Star Game -- the only one of his career. In 1949, while playing for the Pirates, he was traded to the Brooklyn Dodgers on May 18, 1949 for Marv Rackley. On June 7, the trade was voided and the two players returned to their original teams. In 1950, Hopp had a streak of 8 straight hits (the record was 12 set by Pinky Higgins in 1938). The New York Yankees purchased his contract from Pittsburgh at the beginning of September to provide some insurance for a pennant run. When he swapped teams, Hopp was second in the National League with a .340 average. That season, on May 14, he had one of the best games of his career as he went 6-for-6 with 2 HRs. His nickname was a reference to his cottony-white hair and he was sometimes known by the colorful nickname "Hippity." Following his career as a player, Hopp was a coach with the Cardinals and Tigers from 1952-57. He later worked as an administrative assistant for Kansas-Nebraska Energy until he retired in 1978.