Rip Hagerman

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Zerah Zequiel Hagerman

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 200 lb.

• Debut April 16, 1909
• Final Game May 11, 1916
• Born June 20, 1886 in Lyndon, KS USA
• Died January 30, 1930 in Albuquerque, NM USA

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Rip Hagerman, born Zerah Zequiel Hagerman, was the first American player to appear in the Cuban Winter League before making it to the majors. He went 15-6 in the 1909 season to tie Jose Mendez for the best record in the CWL shortly before his debut in The Show. Source: Cuban Baseball: A Statistical History by Jorge Figueredo

Hagerman was with the Topeka White Sox in 1908. He also played for the 1911 Denver Grizzlies, going 14-7. In 1912, he pitched for Lincoln in the Western League, notching 315 strikeouts in 51 games and going 23-18. One source says he played for Lincoln in 1910-12, so perhaps he wasn't with Denver the entire 1911 season. He played for the Portland Beavers in 1913 and 1916.

Larry Kopf hit his first major league home run off Hagerman.

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