Ray Rippelmeyer
Raymond Roy Rippelmeyer
Born: July 9, 1933
Valmeyer, IL US
Deceased: September 9, 2022
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 200
Career: 1954-1965
Major League Statistics
Ray Rippelmeyer compiled a career record of 114 wins and 83 losses and a 3.42 ERA in his 330-game pitching career with the Evansville Braves, Toledo Sox, Atlanta Crackers, Wichita Braves, Louisville Colonels, Seattle Rainiers, Indianapolis Indians and San Diego Padres. He began playing during the 1954 season and last took the field during the 1965 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | B | IIIL | Evansville Braves | 16 | 5 | .762 | 2.91 | 30 | 26 | 16 | 3 | 204.0 | 190 | 90 | 66 | 9 | 94 | 104 | 5 | 1 | 7 | ||||
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Sox | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1955 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 9 | 11 | .450 | 4.35 | 39 | 27 | 180.0 | 186 | 110 | 87 | 11 | 77 | ||||||||||
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Sox | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Braves | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.45 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 73.0 | 80 | 33 | 28 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 11 | 8 | .579 | 2.93 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 132.0 | 128 | 55 | 43 | 12 | 55 | 2 | 71 | 7 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 1958 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Braves | 4 | 3 | .571 | 4.17 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 69.0 | 70 | 45 | 32 | 8 | 23 | 4 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 11 | 12 | .478 | 3.21 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 1 | 188.0 | 191 | 87 | 67 | 22 | 54 | 6 | 91 | 8 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1959 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 3 | 2 | .600 | 5.09 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 46.0 | 61 | 29 | 26 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1960 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 16 | 13 | .552 | 2.71 | 33 | 30 | 17 | 3 | 229.0 | 227 | 94 | 69 | 6 | 57 | 98 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 1961 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 13 | 8 | .619 | 3.63 | 35 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 218.0 | 227 | 102 | 88 | 14 | 50 | 6 | 97 | 8 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1962 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 3 | 5 | .375 | 3.72 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 75.0 | 79 | 38 | 31 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1963 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 11 | 2 | .846 | 2.61 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 145.0 | 133 | 66 | 42 | 11 | 29 | 1 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 14 | 7 | .667 | 3.41 | 36 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 169.0 | 178 | 74 | 64 | 20 | 31 | 7 | 72 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1965 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 1 | 3 | .250 | 7.96 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26.0 | 44 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Totals | 114 | 83 | .579 | 3.42 | 330 | 216 | 0 | 97 | 19 | 0 | 1754.0 | 1794 | 848 | 666 | 133 | 524 | 36 | 732 | 46 | 4 | 25 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Sox | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | B | IIIL | Evansville Braves | 38 | 95 | 84 | 9 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 22 | .262 | .293 | .369 | .663 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 1955 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 40 | 58 | 58 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .172 | .172 | .190 | .362 | 11 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Sox | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Braves | 25 | 28 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .077 | .143 | .077 | .220 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Braves | 16 | 34 | 30 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .300 | .323 | .333 | .656 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 26 | 58 | 52 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .269 | .296 | .404 | .700 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | 12 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .214 | .353 | .286 | .639 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 67 | 155 | 132 | 19 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 16 | 36 | .273 | .355 | .439 | .795 | 58 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 33 | 91 | 82 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | .122 | .169 | .134 | .303 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1961 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 42 | 91 | 82 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 22 | .232 | .258 | .317 | .576 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 12 | 31 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .133 | .161 | .167 | .328 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 37 | 53 | 45 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | .222 | .271 | .289 | .560 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 38 | 66 | 58 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .172 | .186 | .259 | .445 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .143 | .000 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 401 | 789 | 702 | 66 | 149 | 26 | 1 | 10 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 180 | .212 | .257 | .295 | .552 | 207 | 0 | 9 | 31 | 10 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | B | IIIL | Evansville Braves | P | 30 | 16 | 47 | 6 | 5 | .913 | 2.100 |
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Sox | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | P | 39 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Sox | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Braves | P | 25 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1 | .955 | .840 |
| 1958 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | P | 21 | 17 | 30 | 1 | 4 | .979 | 2.238 |
| 1958 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Braves | P | 14 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.571 |
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | P | 23 | 19 | 50 | 5 | 4 | .932 | 3.000 |
| 1959 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Colonels | P | 11 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.909 |
| 1960 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | P | 33 | 23 | 69 | 3 | 8 | .968 | 2.788 |
| 1961 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | P | 35 | 15 | 48 | 1 | 3 | .984 | 1.800 |
| 1962 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | P | 12 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.583 |
| 1963 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | P | 36 | 4 | 37 | 4 | 3 | .911 | 1.139 |
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | P | 36 | 12 | 36 | 3 | 1 | .941 | 1.333 |
| 1965 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | P | 13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .538 |
| Totals | 330 | 135 | 378 | 24 | 34 | .955 | 1.555 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Evansville Braves | ML1 | ||
| 1954 | AAA | American Association 2 | Toledo Sox | ML1 | ||
| 1955 | AA | Southern Association | Atlanta Crackers | ML1 | ||
| 1955 | AAA | American Association 2 | Toledo Sox | ML1 | ||
| 1957 | AAA | American Association 2 | Wichita Braves | ML1 | ||
| 1958 | AA | Southern Association | Atlanta Crackers | ML1 | ||
| 1958 | AAA | American Association 2 | Wichita Braves | ML1 | ||
| 1959 | AA | Southern Association | Atlanta Crackers | ML1 | ||
| 1959 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Colonels | ML1 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Seattle Rainiers | CIN | ||
| 1961 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | CIN | ||
| 1962 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | San Diego Padres | CIN | ||
| 1963 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | San Diego Padres | CIN | ||
| 1964 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | San Diego Padres | CIN | ||
| 1965 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | San Diego Padres | CIN |
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