James A. Ripple
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| Outfielder | |||
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Born: October 14, 1909 Export, Pennsylvania |
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Died: July 16, 1959 (aged 49) Greensburg, Pennsylvania |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 20, 1936, for the New York Giants | |||
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| September 12, 1943, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .282 | ||
| Home runs | 28 | ||
| RBIs | 251 | ||
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| Career highlights and awards | |||
| 1940 World Series Championship | |||
James Albert Ripple (October 14, 1909 – July 16, 1959) was an American professional baseball player who played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball for seven seasons from 1936 to 1943. He played for the New York Giants (1936–1939), the Brooklyn Dodgers (1939–1940), the Cincinnati Reds (1940–1941), and the Philadelphia Athletics (1943). He had a .282 career batting average, with 28 home runs and 251 RBIs in 554 games played. He played in three World Series, two with the Giants (1936–1937), and one with the Reds in 1940, which won the championship.
In addition to his Major league playing time, he had a long 12-season minor league baseball career. He played eight seasons for the Montreal Royals, parts of two for the Rochester Red Wings, and the same for the Toronto Maple Leafs, all of the International League. In 1956, he elected into the International League Hall of Fame.
James Albert Ripple was born on October 14, 1909 in Export, Pennsylvania. He made his first appearance in professional baseball at the age of 19 for the class-C Jeannette Jays of the Middle Atlantic League for the start of the 1929 minor league baseball season. He played in 104 games for the Jays, hitting 24 triples, and 14 home runs, while batting .336, before being promoted to the Montreal Royals of the Class-AA International League for the remainder of the season. For the next six years, through the 1935 season, he remained with the Royals, playing as a starting outfielder. During that span he appeared in at least 130 games each season, hitting for a career highs with 21 home runs in 1932, and a .333 batting average in 1935.
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