Tom Lipp

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Tom Lipp, born Thomas Charles Lieb on June 4, 1870, in Baltimore, Maryland, was an American baseball player who briefly appeared in the major leagues. He pitched in one game for the Philadelphia Phillies on September 18, 1897. He threw right-handed; his batting side is unknown. He died in Baltimore on May 30, 1932, at age 61.

In his major league appearance, Lipp had a 0-1 win-loss record with 1 strikeout and an earned run average of 15.00.

Most of Lipp’s career was in the minor leagues, where he played as a pitcher and an outfielder. He began in 1894 with the Lynchburg Hill Climbers of the Virginia League. In 1896 he played for four teams: the Sunbury Pirates, the Roanoke Magicians, the Hagerstown Lions, and the Newark Colts. While with the Hagerstown Lions, he went 10-2 and led the Cumberland Valley League in wins and winning percentage.

After his time with the Phillies, Lipp returned to the minors. His last season was 1905, with the Columbia Gamecocks and the Savannah Pathfinders of the South Atlantic League. As a minor league pitcher, he had a 21-18 record with a 1.87 ERA, and as a batter he hit .332 with one home run.