Billy Ripken Minor League Statistics & History

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Billy Ripken

William Oliver Ripken

Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: December 16, 1964 in Havre de Grace, Maryland, US
High School: Aberdeen HS (Aberdeen, MD)

Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 11th round of the 1982 MLB June Amateur Draft from Aberdeen HS (Aberdeen, MD).

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Minors Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1982	17	Bluefield	APPY	Rk	BAL	27	53	45	8	11	1	0	0	4	0	0	8	6	.244	.358	.267	.625	12		0	0	0	0
1983	18	Bluefield	APPY	Rk	BAL	48	167	152	24	33	6	0	0	13	7	2	12	13	.217	.275	.257	.532	39		1	0	2	0
1984	19	Hagerstown	CARL	A	BAL	115	451	409	48	94	15	3	2	40	3	5	36	64	.230	.298	.296	.594	121		4	2	0	1
1985	20	3 Teams	3 Lgs	A-AA	BAL	99	358	320	34	70	12	1	0	21	7	6	29	30	.219	.287	.263	.549	84		2	6	1	1
1985	20	Daytona Beach	FLOR	A		67	250	222	23	51	11	0	0	18	7	4	22	24	.230	.298	.279	.577	62		0	5	1	1
1985	20	Hagerstown	CARL	A	BAL	14	50	47	9	12	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	2	.255	.300	.298	.598	14		2	0	0	0
1985	20	Charlotte	SOUL	AA	BAL	18	58	51	2	7	1	0	0	3	0	0	6	4	.137	.228	.157	.385	8		0	1	0	0
1986	21	Charlotte	SOUL	AA	BAL	141	564	530	58	142	20	3	5	62	9	4	24	47	.268	.300	.345	.645	183		1	7	2	2
1987	22	Rochester	IL	AAA	BAL	74	266	238	32	68	15	0	0	11	7	2	21	23	.286	.344	.349	.692	83		0	7	0	0

1991	26	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-A+	BAL	2	9	9	3	4	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	.444	.444	.444	.889	4	0	0	0	0	0
1991	26	Frederick	CARL	A+	BAL	1	4	4	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	0	0	0	0	0
1991	26	Hagerstown	EL	AA	BAL	1	5	5	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.600	.600	.600	1.200	3	0	0	0	0	0

1995	30	Buffalo	AA	AAA	CLE	130	492	448	51	131	34	1	4	56	6	4	28	38	.292	.331	.400	.731	179	14	2	6	8	0

1998	33	Toledo	IL	AAA	DET	5	21	19	3	6	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	.316	.381	.368	.749	7	2	0	0	0	0
9 Seasons						641	2381	2170	261	559	104	8	11	209	40	23	160	222	.258	.310	.328	.638	712	16	10	28	13	4
A (2 seasons)				A		196	751	678	80	157	26	4	2	58	10	11	59	90	.232	.298	.291	.589	197		6	7	1	2
AA (3 seasons)				AA		160	627	586	61	152	21	3	5	65	10	4	30	51	.259	.296	.331	.627	194	0	1	8	2	2
AAA (3 seasons)				AAA		209	779	705	86	205	50	1	4	68	13	6	51	61	.291	.337	.382	.718	269	16	2	13	8	0
Rk (2 seasons)				Rk		75	220	197	32	44	7	0	0	17	7	2	20	19	.223	.295	.259	.554	51		1	0	2	0
A+ (1 season)				A+		1	4	4	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	0	0	0	0	0

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
1983	18	Bluefield	APPY	Rk	BAL	0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0		3.000	13.5	0.0	13.5	27.0	2.00
1 Season						0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0		3.000	13.5	0.0	13.5	27.0	2.00

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Fielding

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1982	17	Bluefield	APPY	Rk	BAL	SS	12	22	8	11	3	2	.864	1.58
1982	17	Bluefield	APPY	Rk	BAL	3B	6	11	5	6	0	1	1.000	1.83
1982	17	Bluefield	APPY	Rk	BAL	2B	1	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	2.00
1983	18	Bluefield	APPY	Rk	BAL	SS	42	232	76	135	21	20	.909	5.02
1983	18	Bluefield	APPY	Rk	BAL	3B	6	18	6	10	2	2	.889	2.67
1983	18	Bluefield	APPY	Rk	BAL	P	1	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
1984	19	Hagerstown	CARL	A	BAL	SS	104	520	166	327	27	61	.948	4.74
1984	19	Hagerstown	CARL	A	BAL	2B	13	53	21	31	1	4	.981	4.00
1985	20	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A	BAL	2B	9	41	12	29	0	6	1.000	4.56
1985	20	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A	BAL	3B	20	69	23	43	3	9	.957	3.30
1985	20	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AA	BAL	SS	68	313	87	215	11	34	.965	4.44
1985	20	Hagerstown	CARL	A	BAL	3B	11	48	11	35	2	7	.958	4.18
1985	20	Hagerstown	CARL	A	BAL	2B	1	5	3	2	0	0	1.000	5.00
1985	20	Daytona Beach	FLOR	A		SS	50	239	69	163	7	24	.971	4.64
1985	20	Daytona Beach	FLOR	A		3B	9	21	12	8	1	2	.952	2.22
1985	20	Daytona Beach	FLOR	A		2B	8	36	9	27	0	6	1.000	4.50
1985	20	Charlotte	SOUL	AA	BAL	SS	18	74	18	52	4	10	.946	3.89
1986	21	Charlotte	SOUL	AA	BAL	2B	141	723	305	395	23	79	.968	4.96
1987	22	Rochester	IL	AAA	BAL	SS	2	2	1	1	0	1	1.000	1.00
1987	22	Rochester	IL	AAA	BAL	2B	72	361	153	199	9	51	.975	4.89

1991	26	Hagerstown	EL	AA	BAL	2B	1	3	2	1	0	0	1.000	3.00

1995	30	Buffalo	AA	AAA	CLE	SS	126	551	150	389	12	80	.978	4.28
1995	30	Buffalo	AA	AAA	CLE	2B	4	25	13	12	0	2	1.000	6.25

1998	33	Toledo	IL	AAA	DET	3B	4	15	3	12	0	1	1.000	3.75
9 Seasons							632	2961	1033	1816	112	353	.962	4.51
2B (7 seasons)						2B	241	1208	508	667	33	142	.973	4.88
SS (6 seasons)						SS	354	1640	488	1078	74	198	.955	4.42
3B (4 seasons)						3B	36	113	37	71	5	13	.956	3.00
P (1 season)						P	1	0	0	0	0	0		0.00

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
1982	17	Bluefield Orioles	Appalachian League	Rk	BAL
1983	18	Bluefield Orioles	Appalachian League	Rk	BAL
1984	19	Hagerstown Suns	Carolina League	A	BAL
1985	20	Daytona Beach Admirals	Florida State League	A
1985	20	Hagerstown Suns	Carolina League	A	BAL
1985	20	Charlotte O's	Southern League	AA	BAL
1986	21	Charlotte O's	Southern League	AA	BAL
1987	22	Rochester Red Wings	International League	AAA	BAL
1987	22	Baltimore Orioles	American League	MLB	BAL	1	1987-07-11	1987-09-15
1988	23	Baltimore Orioles	American League	MLB	BAL	1	1988-04-04	1988-09-28
1989	24	Baltimore Orioles	American League	MLB	BAL	1	1989-04-14	1989-09-29
1990	25	Baltimore Orioles	American League	MLB	BAL	1	1990-04-09	1990-10-03
1991	26	Hagerstown Suns	Eastern League	AA	BAL
1991	26	Frederick Keys	Carolina League	A+	BAL
1991	26	Baltimore Orioles	American League	MLB	BAL	1	1991-04-08	1991-10-06
1992	27	Baltimore Orioles	American League	MLB	BAL	1	1992-04-06	1992-10-04
1993	28	Texas Rangers	American League	MLB	TEX	1	1993-04-05	1993-10-02
1994	29	Texas Rangers	American League	MLB	TEX	1	1994-04-08	1994-07-15
1995	30	Buffalo Bisons	American Association	AAA	CLE
1995	30	Cleveland Indians	American League	MLB	CLE	1	1995-09-16	1995-10-01
1996	31	Baltimore Orioles	American League	MLB	BAL	1	1996-04-11	1996-09-29
1997	32	Texas Rangers	American League	MLB	TEX	1	1997-04-04	1997-09-27
1998	33	Toledo Mud Hens	International League	AAA	DET
1998	33	Detroit Tigers	American League	MLB	DET	1	1998-03-31	1998-07-13

Sabr ID: 8ff7461d

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