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Billy Ripken
William Oliver Ripken
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 186 lb.

Born: December 16, 1964 in Havre De Grace, MD
High School: Aberdeen (Aberdeen, MD)
Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 11th round of the 1982 amateur draft.
Signed June 15, 1982. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 11, 1987
Final Game: July 13, 1998
Relatives: Brother of Cal Ripken and Son of Cal Ripken
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Career Home Runs

Hit location and pitches data is shown only for seasons after 1988 (completeness summary of pitch data and hit data).

Billy Ripken: 20 Career Home Runs

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 2 tying, 3 go ahead
3 Tms
BAL15
TEX3
CLE2
 
vs RHP16
vs LHP4
 
Away12
Home8
 
Leverage
High Lev2
Medium Lev7
Low Lev11
9 Opps
SEA5
DET3
KCR2
ANA/CAL2
NYY2
CHW2
TOR2
OAK1
MIL1
20 Pitchers
Calvin Jones1
Ariel Prieto1
Mike Witt1
Mike Magnante1
Jose Bautista1
David Wells1
Scott Bankhead1
Pat Hentgen1
Scott Kamieniecki1
Bill Wegman1
Greg Cadaret1
Jason Bere1
Erik Hanson1
Omar Olivares1
Doyle Alexander1
Jack Hardy1
Scott Davison1
Bud Black1
Terry Taylor1
Rich DeLucia1
12 Parks
Camden Yards4
Kingdome3
Memor. Stad2
Tiger Stad2
Angel Stad2
Comiskey Pk1
US Cellular1
Rangers Bpk1
Jacobs Fld1
Yankee Stad1
SkyDome1
KauffmanStad1
Where Hit
715
784
Unk1
General field locations when available.
 
 
Pitches
16
23
53
42
32
7+2
Unk2
Pitches in PA when available.
Game Totals
1·HR gms20
Gms w/ this # = 0 are not shown.
 
OrderPos
9th11
2nd5
8th4
Outs
18
07
25
 
DefPos
2B15
3B3
1B1
SS1
Bases
---14
1--2
-2-2
12-1
1-31
 
28 RBI
RISP4
0 on14
1 on4
2 on2
Any on6
Inning
21
34
42
54
63
71
83
92
 
1-35
4-69
7-end6
RelScore
+4..7
+31
+12
Tied3
-11
-22
-32
-4..2
 
Ahead10
Tied3
Behind7
Before event, for batter
Count
0-06
1-03
Unk2
3-12
2-22
3-21
1-21
2-11
1-11
2-01

Play By Play

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1987 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
1 1 1 1 1987-07-19 BAL @ KCR Bud Black ahead 1-0 t 5 2 1-3 3 2 4 24% 87% Home Run; Gerhart Scores; Wiggins Scores
2 2 2 1 1987-08-22 BAL @ SEA Scott Bankhead behind 3-14 t 9 1 12- 3 2 4 0% 0% Home Run; Lacy Scores; Wiggins Scores
1988 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
3 3 1 1 1988-06-14 BAL @ DET Doyle Alexander behind 2-6 t 8 0 --- 2,(1-0)  1 2 4 3% 6% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
4 4 2 1 1988-09-04 BAL @ SEA Terry Taylor tied 0-0 t 3 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  2 9 4 18% 70% Home Run; Kennedy Scores
1989 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
5 5 1 1 1989-04-25 BAL @ CAL Mike Witt ahead 3-0 t 4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  2 9 4 10% 92% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Worthington Scores
6 6 2 1 1989-05-23 BAL @ CHW Jack Hardy ahead 4-0 t 5 0 --- 5,(3-1)  1 9 4 4% 95% Home Run
1990 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
7 7 1 1 1990-06-08 BAL NYY Greg Cadaret behind 0-2 b 3 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  2 9 4 20% 55% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Worthington Scores/unER
8 8 2 1 1990-09-04 BAL SEA Erik Hanson behind 0-3 b 3 2 --- 12,(3-2)  1 2 4 9% 27% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
9 9 3 1 1990-09-15 BAL @ TOR David Wells behind 0-1 t 5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  1 9 4 14% 50% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
1992 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
10 10 1 1 1992-05-01 BAL SEA Calvin Jones ahead 14-1 b 8 1 --- 7,(2-2)  1 9 4 0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Ripken Scores
11 11 2 1 1992-06-07 BAL TOR Pat Hentgen ahead 5-1 b 6 2 --- 2,(1-0)  1 9 4 3% 97% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Ripken Scores
12 12 3 1 1992-07-01 BAL MIL Bill Wegman ahead 6-2 b 6 1 --- 3,(2-0)  1 8 4 2% 97% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Ripken Scores
13 13 4 1 1992-07-29 BAL @ NYY Scott Kamieniecki ahead 1-0 t 7 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  2 8 4 17% 89% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Orsulak Scores; Ripken Scores
1995 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
14 14 1 1 1995-09-20 CLE @ CHW Jason Bere behind 2-4 t 6 2 --- 4,(2-1)  1 8 4 11% 28% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
15 15 2 1 1995-10-01 CLE KCR Mike Magnante ahead 11-4 b 5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  1 2 4 1% 99% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
1996 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
16 16 1 1 1996-05-28 BAL @ SEA Scott Davison ahead 11-7 t 9 2 --- 4,(1-2)  1 9 5 1% 99% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
17 17 2 1 1996-06-05 BAL DET Omar Olivares tied 0-0 b 3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  1 9 5 11% 64% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Ripken Scores
1997 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
18 18 1 1 1997-05-20 TEX OAK Ariel Prieto tied 3-3 b 4 1 --- 2,(1-0)  1 8 5 12% 66% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Ripken Scores
19 19 2 1 1997-05-24 TEX @ DET Jose Bautista ahead 4-0 t 2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  1 9 6 5% 88% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
20 20 3 1 1997-07-14 TEX @ ANA Rich DeLucia behind 1-4 t 8 0 --- 1,(0-0)  1 9 3 7% 15% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)

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