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+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	36-35 / in Starts: 33-24
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	10 games
Most Games w/o HR	25 games
Most Games w/o RBI	16 games
Grand Slams	0 in 7 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 218 PAs	24
Actual Runners on Base	130 (59-46-25)
Avg. MLBer w/ 218 PAs	25
Avg. Runners on Base	137 (67-45-23)

Most Driven In
W Clark	5
L Stevens	3
D Cedeño	3
Self	3
D Buford	2
F Tatís	2
M Devereaux	1
A Diaz	1

Most Driven In By
D Buford	5
Self	3
I Rodríguez	3
R Greer	2
M McLemore	2
B Gil	1
W Clark	1

1997 Batting Game Log

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1997 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	815	2 (1)	Apr 4	TEX		BAL	L,4-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						SS
2	816	6 (3)	Apr 10	TEX	@	MIL	W,2-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.87	0.031	.86	0.02%	-0.04	SS
3	817	8 (1)	Apr 13	TEX	@	BAL	L,0-9	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	8	.35	-0.023	.35	-0.01%	-0.29	SS
4	818	9	Apr 14	TEX		CHW	W,3-1	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.364	.636	2	1.18	-0.002	1.14	0.00%	-0.42	SS
5	819	11 (1)	Apr 16	TEX	@	KCR	W,2-0	CG	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.286	.308	.593	8	.79	-0.008	.81	-0.01%	-0.13	2B
6	820	12	Apr 17	TEX	@	KCR	W,5-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.278	.250	.528	8	.49	-0.050	.51	-0.03%	-0.31	2B
7	821	16 (3)	Apr 21	TEX		DET	L,6-7	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.278	.250	.528	6						1B
8	822	18 (1)	Apr 24	TEX		DET	W,4-2	7-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.278	.578	9	2.66	0.142	2.88	0.09%	0.34	PH SS
9	823	22 (3)	Apr 28	TEX	@	MIL	L,8-14	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.304	.286	.590	8	.45	-0.034	.56	-0.03%	0.18	3B
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	824	26 (3)	May 3	TEX		BOS	W,7-6	CG	4	4	1	3	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.320	.370	.440	.810	8	1.51	0.249	1.88	0.19%	2.28	2B SS
11	825	27	May 4	TEX		BOS	W,7-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310	.355	.414	.769	9	1.68	0.033	2.09	0.02%	-0.20	SS
12	826	29 (1)	May 7	TEX	@	NYY	L,2-5	4-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.364	.400	.764	1	.90	0.022	1.12	0.02%	0.14	2B
13	827	30	May 8	TEX	@	NYY	L,4-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.333	.364	.697	8	1.36	-0.140	1.68	-0.10%	-1.09	3B
14	828	31	May 9	TEX	@	BOS	W,5-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.297	.350	.378	.728	8	.82	0.064	.98	0.05%	-0.01	2B
15	829	32	May 10	TEX	@	BOS	W,11-5	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.333	.357	.690	8	.87	-0.001	1.07	0.00%	-0.47	2B SS
16	830	33	May 11	TEX	@	BOS	W,8-6	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.283	.320	.348	.668	2	.73	0.002	.90	0.00%	-0.59	2B
17	831	35 (1)	May 13	TEX		CLE	L,3-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.283	.320	.348	.668	1						SS
18	832	36	May 14	TEX		CLE	W,4-3	CG(10)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.260	.291	.320	.611	8	2.24	0.039	2.79	0.03%	-0.85	2B
19	833	37	May 15	TEX		NYY	L,2-8	GS-9	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.310	.340	.650	8	.79	0.039	1.05	0.03%	0.61	2B
20	834	38	May 16	TEX		NYY	W,6-0	CG	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.311	.357	.669	8	.59	0.041	.77	0.03%	0.05	2B
21	835	39	May 17	TEX		NYY	L,5-11	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.298	.323	.368	.691	2	.04	0.002	.05	0.00%	0.40	3B
22	836	40	May 18	TEX		NYY	W,4-2	3-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.288	.313	.356	.668	6	.73	-0.039	.96	-0.03%	-0.54	3B
23	837	41	May 20	TEX		OAK	W,8-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.309	.397	.706	8	.57	0.097	.79	0.08%	0.40	3B
24	838	42	May 21	TEX		OAK	L,3-7	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.288	.306	.394	.699	8	.45	-0.006	.61	-0.01%	-0.10	3B
25	839	43	May 22	TEX		OAK	W,10-7	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.329	.406	.735	8	.63	0.072	.87	0.06%	1.56	3B
26	840	45 (1)	May 24	TEX	@	DET	W,8-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.301	.325	.438	.763	9	.67	-0.017	.87	-0.01%	-0.19	SS
27	841	48 (2)	May 27	TEX	@	TOR	W,15-5	CG	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.303	.329	.434	.764	9	.29	0.015	.40	0.01%	-0.61	SS
28	842	49	May 28	TEX	@	SEA	L,0-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.291	.318	.418	.736	9	.75	-0.059	1.29	-0.06%	-0.54	SS
29	843	50	May 29	TEX	@	SEA	W,8-2	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.289	.312	.410	.721	8	1.02	-0.041	1.76	-0.04%	-0.76	2B
30	844	51	May 30	TEX		KCR	L,2-3	GS-8	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.302	.323	.430	.753	7	1.35	0.138	1.82	0.11%	1.11	2B
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
31	845	53 (1)	Jun 1	TEX		KCR	L,2-6	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.311	.330	.433	.763	8	.86	-0.083	1.16	-0.07%	-0.43	SS
32	846	55 (1)	Jun 3	TEX		MIN	L,4-5	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.319	.337	.440	.776	1	2.02	0.056	2.70	0.05%	0.14	SS
33	847	57 (1)	Jun 6	TEX	@	KCR	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.319	.337	.436	.773	8	1.47	0.005	2.00	0.00%	0.42	2B SS
34	848	59 (1)	Jun 8	TEX	@	KCR	L,2-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.309	.327	.423	.750	9	.81	-0.062	1.10	-0.05%	-0.62	SS
35	849	61 (1)	Jun 11	TEX	@	MIN	W,9-6	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.314	.330	.422	.752	8	.62	0.036	.77	0.03%	0.39	2B
36	850	62	Jun 12	TEX		SFG	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.324	.339	.429	.768	9	1.05	0.173	1.31	0.13%	1.65	SS
37	851	63	Jun 13	TEX		SFG	W,6-5	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.321	.336	.431	.767	9	1.95	0.226	2.34	0.16%	0.52	SS 3B
38	852	64	Jun 14	TEX		SDP	W,8-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310	.325	.416	.741	8	.42	-0.044	.52	-0.03%	-1.00	SS
39	853	65	Jun 15	TEX		SDP	W,7-4	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.316	.331	.419	.750	8	.85	0.041	1.08	0.03%	0.18	SS
40	854	66	Jun 17	TEX	@	COL	W,10-8	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.306	.321	.405	.726	8	.46	-0.052	.63	-0.04%	-1.21	SS
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
41	855	89 (22)	Jul 13	TEX	@	SEA	W,4-2	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.301	.321	.398	.719	8	.89	-0.074	1.10	-0.05%	-0.94	SS 1B
42	856	90	Jul 14	TEX	@	ANA	L,5-6	GS-9	3	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310	.328	.429	.757	9	.61	0.079	.80	0.06%	1.16	1B
43	857	92 (1)	Jul 16	TEX		TOR	W,6-0	CG	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.318	.336	.434	.770	8	.87	0.022	.73	0.01%	0.06	SS
44	858	93	Jul 17	TEX		TOR	L,1-9	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.318	.336	.432	.767	8	1.28	0.008	1.08	0.00%	-0.72	SS 3B
45	859	95 (1)	Jul 19	TEX		DET	L,5-6	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.311	.329	.422	.751	8	1.14	-0.108	.73	-0.04%	-1.34	SS
46	860	97 (1)	Jul 21	TEX		BAL	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.309	.327	.417	.744	8	.71	0.005	.43	0.00%	-0.24	SS
47	861	98	Jul 22	TEX		BAL	L,3-9	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.303	.325	.408	.733	9	.43	0.017	.21	0.01%	-0.08	3B
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
48	862	116 (17)	Aug 9 (2)	TEX	@	CLE	L,2-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.299	.321	.403	.723	8	1.06	-0.059	.04	0.00%	-0.52	1B
49	863	120 (3)	Aug 13	TEX	@	BOS	W,7-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.291	.313	.392	.704	8	.58	-0.068	.05	0.00%	-1.39	2B
50	864	122 (1)	Aug 16	TEX	@	NYY	W,8-5	CG(10)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.281	.303	.379	.682	8	.79	-0.143	.05	-0.01%	-1.92	2B 3B
51	865	123	Aug 17	TEX	@	NYY	L,0-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.281	.303	.379	.682	8						3B
52	866	125 (1)	Aug 18 (2)	TEX		MIL	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.304	.385	.688	8	.55	-0.010	.01	0.00%	-0.22	2B
53	867	127 (1)	Aug 20	TEX		MIL	L,2-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.277	.298	.377	.676	9	.73	-0.062	.03	0.00%	-1.25	2B
54	868	129 (1)	Aug 23	TEX		CHW	W,13-8	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.295	.373	.667	8	1.26	-0.070	.03	0.00%	-0.67	2B
55	869	130	Aug 24	TEX		CHW	L,1-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.295	.373	.667	9						2B
56	870	131	Aug 25	TEX	@	MIL	L,2-7	GS-9	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.301	.384	.685	8	1.22	0.010	.02	0.00%	0.45	2B
57	871	132	Aug 26	TEX	@	MIL	L,10-11	8-GF(12)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.298	.380	.677	5	2.58	-0.217	.04	0.00%	-1.10	PH 1B
58	872	134 (1)	Aug 28	TEX	@	SFG	W,11-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.277	.298	.380	.677	5						1B
59	873	136 (1)	Aug 30	TEX	@	SDP	L,1-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.296	.377	.673	9	.89	-0.024	.02	0.00%	-0.43	PH
60	874	137	Aug 31	TEX	@	SDP	L,3-5	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.271	.291	.371	.662	2	1.30	-0.117	.02	0.00%	-1.17	2B
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
61	875	142 (4)	Sep 6	TEX	@	TOR	L,1-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.271	.291	.371	.662	5						1B
62	876	145 (2)	Sep 9	TEX	@	DET	L,0-4	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.288	.366	.654	8	.58	-0.030	.00	0.00%	-0.43	3B
63	877	147 (1)	Sep 12	TEX		MIN	W,6-5	GS-7	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.290	.374	.664	9	1.19	0.057	.00	0.00%	0.64	2B
64	878	149 (1)	Sep 14	TEX		MIN	L,1-11	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.295	.376	.671	8	.12	-0.003	.00	0.00%	0.52	2B 1B
65	879	152 (2)	Sep 17	TEX		SEA	W,5-4	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.295	.376	.671	9	.82	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.09	2B
66	880	153	Sep 18	TEX		SEA	L,3-6	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.272	.291	.370	.660	7	1.08	0.043	.00	0.00%	0.36	1B
67	881	157 (3)	Sep 23	TEX	@	OAK	W,14-6	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.294	.370	.664	9	.19	0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.34	SS
68	882	158	Sep 24	TEX	@	OAK	W,8-4	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.273	.291	.366	.657	9	1.08	0.045	.00	0.00%	1.64	SS
69	883	159	Sep 25	TEX	@	ANA	W,8-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.290	.360	.651	9	.97	-0.040	.00	0.00%	-0.72	SS
70	884	160	Sep 26	TEX	@	ANA	W,8-4	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.294	.365	.659	9	.72	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.16	SS
71	885	161	Sep 27	TEX	@	ANA	L,7-8	CG	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.300	.374	.674	9	.64	0.057	.00	0.00%	0.81	SS
							36-35		218	203	18	56	9	1	3	24	9	0	32	0	1	5	3	7	0	1	.276	.300	.374	.674		.89	0.180	.79	0.59%	-8.13

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