Billy Ripken

Positions: Second Baseman, Shortstop and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: December 16, 1964 in Havre de Grace, MD us

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

High School: Aberdeen HS (Aberdeen, MD)

Debut: July 11, 1987 (Age 22-207d, 15,354th in major league history)
vs. MIN 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 13, 1998 (Age 33-209d)
vs. KCR 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1987 season

Agents: Ron Shapiro

Full Name: William Oliver Ripken

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Relatives: Brother of Cal Ripken Jr.; Son of Cal Ripken Sr.

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.9

2729

674

.247

287

RBI

229

OBP

.294

SLG

.318

OPS

.612

OPS+

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

Summary of 20 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 2 tying, 3 go ahead

3 Tms
BAL	15
TEX	3
CLE	2

Platoon
vs RHP	16
vs LHP	4

Home/Road
Away	12
Home	8

Outs
1	8
0	7
2	5

9 Opps
SEA	5
DET	3
ANA/CAL	2
TOR	2
CHW	2
NYY	2
KCR	2
OAK	1
MIL	1

20 Pitchers
José Bautista	1
Greg Cadaret	1
Erik Hanson	1
Mike Magnante	1
Scott Davison	1
Bill Wegman	1
Ariel Prieto	1
Jason Bere	1
Scott Kamieniecki	1
Doyle Alexander	1
Scott Bankhead	1
Terry Taylor	1
Mike Witt	1
Omar Olivares	1
Bud Black	1
Pat Hentgen	1
Calvin Jones	1
Jack Hardy	1
Rich DeLucia	1
David Wells	1

12 Parks
Camden Yards (BAL)	4
Kingdome (SEA)	3
Tiger Stad (DET)	2
Angel Stad (ANA)	2
Memor. Stad (BAL)	2
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
Yankee Stad (NYC)	1
Progressive (CLE)	1
Guaranteed (CHI)	1
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	1
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	1

Where Hit
7	15
78	4

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
1	6
2	3
5	3
Unk	2
7+	2
4	2
3	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	20

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	14
-2-	2
1--	2
1-3	1
12-	1

28 RBI
RISP	4
0 on	14
1 on	4
2 on	2
Any on	6

Inning
2	1
3	4
4	2
5	4
6	3
7	1
8	3
9	2

1-3	5
4-6	9
7-end	6

RelScore
+4..	7
+3	1
+1	2
Tied	3
-1	1
-2	2
-3	2
-4..	2

Ahead	10
Tied	3
Behind	7

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	6
1-0	3
Unk	2
3-1	2
2-2	2
3-2	1
1-2	1
1-1	1
2-0	1
2-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
2B	15
3B	3
1B	1
SS	1

OrderPos
9th	11
2nd	5
8th	4

Leverage
High Lev	2
Medium Lev	6
Low Lev	12

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1987	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	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	0.241	87%		Home Run (Deep LF); K. Gerhart Scores; A. Wiggins Scores
2	2	2	1	1987-08-22	BAL	@	SEA	Scott Bankhead	behind 3-14	t 9	1	12-		3	2	4	0.000	0%		Home Run (Deep LF); L. Lacy Scores; A. Wiggins Scores
1988	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
3	3	1	1	1988-06-14	BAL	@	DET	Doyle Alexander	behind 2-6	t 8	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	2	4	0.032	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) BFBFX	2	9	4	0.175	70%		Home Run (Deep LF); T. Kennedy Scores
1989	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	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) 1X	2	9	4	0.097	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); C. Worthington Scores
6	6	2	1	1989-05-23	BAL	@	CHW	Jack Hardy	ahead 4-0	t 5	0	---	5,(3-1) BBFBX	1	9	4	0.038	95%		Home Run
1990	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	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) BFBBX	2	9	4	0.196	55%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Worthington Scores/unER
8	8	2	1	1990-09-04	BAL		SEA	Erik Hanson	behind 0-3	b 3	2	---	12,(3-2) BCFFFFBBFFFX	1	2	4	0.087	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) X	1	9	4	0.139	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
1992	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
10	10	1	1	1992-05-01	BAL		SEA	Calvin Jones	ahead 14-1	b 8	1	---	7,(2-2) CFBFFBX	1	9	4	0.000	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); B. Ripken Scores
11	11	2	1	1992-06-07	BAL		TOR	Pat Hentgen	ahead 5-1	b 6	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	9	4	0.025	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); B. Ripken Scores
12	12	3	1	1992-07-01	BAL		MIL	Bill Wegman	ahead 6-2	b 6	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	8	4	0.024	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); B. Ripken Scores
13	13	4	1	1992-07-29	BAL	@	NYY	Scott Kamieniecki	ahead 1-0	t 7	1	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	8	4	0.170	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); J. Orsulak Scores; B. Ripken Scores
1995	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	1995-09-20	CLE	@	CHW	Jason Bere	behind 2-4	t 6	2	---	4,(2-1) BBFX	1	8	4	0.108	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) BCX	1	2	4	0.007	99%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
1996	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
16	16	1	1	1996-05-28	BAL	@	SEA	Scott Davison	ahead 11-7	t 9	2	---	4,(1-2) BCSX	1	9	5	0.013	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) X	1	9	5	0.106	64%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. Ripken Scores
1997	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
18	18	1	1	1997-05-20	TEX		OAK	Ariel Prieto	tied 3-3	b 4	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	5	0.121	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); B. Ripken Scores
19	19	2	1	1997-05-24	TEX	@	DET	José Bautista	ahead 4-0	t 2	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	9	6	0.050	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) .X	1	9	3	0.069	15%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)