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	8-19 / in Starts: 6-18
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	24 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 81 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	43 (23-15-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 81 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	50 (24-16-8)

Most Driven In
L Gonzalez	2
K Bartee	1
R Casanova	1
J Oliver	1
D Easley	0

Most Driven In By
B Hunter	4
J Randa	2
T Clark	1
B Higginson	1
B Roberts	0

1998 Batting Game Log

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1998 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	886	1	Mar 31	DET	@	TBD	W,11-6	GS-9	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	9	.22	-0.010	.22	-0.01%	-0.16	SS
2	887	2	Apr 1	DET	@	TBD	L,8-11	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.429	.333	.762	9	.79	-0.054	.82	-0.03%	-0.57	SS
3	888	3	Apr 2	DET	@	TBD	L,1-7	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.222	.522	9	.70	-0.055	.72	-0.03%	-0.64	SS
4	889	4	Apr 3	DET	@	BAL	L,2-10	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.250	.308	.250	.558	9	.43	0.007	.40	0.00%	0.07	SS
5	890	5	Apr 4	DET	@	BAL	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.200	.450	9	1.21	-0.099	1.12	-0.06%	-0.82	SS
6	891	6	Apr 5	DET	@	BAL	L,3-6	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.222	.263	.222	.485	9	.72	0.076	.63	0.04%	0.70	SS
7	892	7	Apr 7	DET		TBD	W,3-1	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.250	.348	.250	.598	9	.64	-0.006	.49	0.00%	0.03	SS
8	893	8	Apr 10	DET		BAL	W,7-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.370	.292	.662	9	.28	0.024	.25	0.01%	0.37	SS
9	894	9	Apr 11	DET		BAL	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.345	.269	.614	9	.80	-0.043	.74	-0.02%	-0.38	SS
10	895	10	Apr 12	DET		BAL	L,3-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.313	.241	.554	9	.86	-0.068	.71	-0.03%	-0.78	SS
11	896	11	Apr 13	DET	@	TEX	L,1-10	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.278	.212	.490	9	.77	-0.094	.62	-0.05%	-1.29	SS
12	897	13 (1)	Apr 15	DET	@	TEX	L,3-7	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.256	.194	.451	9	.97	-0.078	.63	-0.03%	-0.93	SS
13	898	14	Apr 17	DET		NYY	L,2-11	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.286	.211	.496	9	.38	0.037	.24	0.01%	0.64	SS
14	899	15	Apr 18	DET		NYY	L,3-8	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.304	.238	.542	9	1.18	-0.118	.67	-0.04%	-1.13	SS
15	900	16	Apr 19	DET		NYY	W,2-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.304	.238	.542	6						SS
16	901	18 (1)	Apr 22	DET		BOS	L,5-8	CG	4	4	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.340	.304	.644	9	1.20	0.319	.65	0.10%	1.42	SS
17	902	19	Apr 24	DET	@	NYY	L,4-8	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.321	.286	.606	9	.39	-0.031	.20	-0.01%	-0.76	SS
18	903	20	Apr 25	DET	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.304	.269	.573	9	1.56	0.055	.70	0.02%	0.76	SS
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
19	904	50 (29)	May 30	DET		CHW	W,6-0	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.304	.269	.573	7						1B
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
20	905	55 (4)	Jun 4	DET	@	TOR	L,6-9	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.317	.304	.620	8	1.30	0.085	.45	0.02%	0.88	3B SS
21	906	57 (1)	Jun 6	DET	@	MIL	W,9-3	CG	5	4	1	3	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.300	.338	.350	.688	8	.68	0.102	.17	0.02%	2.13	SS
22	907	60 (2)	Jun 9	DET		HOU	L,3-5	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.302	.348	.349	.697	8	1.25	0.009	.32	0.00%	-0.66	2B
23	908	62 (1)	Jun 12	DET	@	KCR	L,3-7	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.303	.356	.348	.705	8	.48	-0.015	.09	0.00%	-0.30	DH
24	909	64 (1)	Jun 14	DET	@	KCR	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.290	.342	.333	.675	8	1.08	-0.085	.20	-0.01%	-0.64	2B
25	910	67 (2)	Jun 17	DET		MIN	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.274	.325	.315	.640	8	.82	-0.091	.15	-0.01%	-1.62	3B
26	911	70 (2)	Jun 20	DET		KCR	W,4-3	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.321	.311	.632	9	.26	-0.007	.04	0.00%	-0.12	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
27	912	89 (18)	Jul 13	DET		KCR	L,4-6	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.270	.321	.311	.632	4						1B
							8-19		81	74	8	20	3	0	0	5	5	0	10	1	0	1	1	2	3	2	.270	.321	.311	.632		.79	-0.140	.46	-0.11%	-3.77

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