Professional Career: San Diego Padres
Following the trade, Sipin was promoted to the major leagues. Sipin played 68 games for the Padres that season, batting .223 with 12 doubles, two triples and two homers in 229 at bats. He also had 9 RBIs and 2 stolen bases that season. Sipin had 7 errors in the field, giving him a fielding percentage of 0.976 for 477 innings.
An interesting quirk to Sipin's major league career was that he hit a triple in each of his first two big league at bats, but never collected another three-base hit in the majors. On May 24, 1969, Sipin hit triples in the first and fourth innings off pitcher Ken Holtzman of the Chicago Cubs.
Following the 1969 season, Sipin returned to the minor leagues. He played the next two seasons with the Padres' top farm team, 1970 for the Salt Lake City Bees and 1971 for the Hawaii Islanders. Each year, he hit over .300 with exactly 20 home runs. However, he never got another shot at the major leagues.
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