Rip Radcliff Notable

b. January 19, 1906 · Chicago White Sox 1934–1939, St. Louis Browns 1940–1941, Detroit Tigers 1941–1943

Rip Radcliff played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Chicago White Sox in 1934 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 1943.

He batted .311 with 1,267 hits across 1,081 games, scoring 598 runs. He finished with 42 home runs, 205 doubles, 50 triples and 40 stolen bases.

He led the league in hits once, in 1940, with 200. He played 887 games in the outfield, with 1,655 putouts and 58 errors.

He was an All-Star in 1936.

He was born in Kiowa, OK, USA on January 19, 1906, and died on May 23, 1962. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1936

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1934	CHW	14	56	7	15	2	1	0	5	0	2	1	.268
1935	CHW	146	623	95	178	28	8	10	68	53	21	4	.286
1936	CHW	138	618	120	207	31	7	8	82	44	12	6	.335
1937	CHW	144	584	105	190	38	10	4	79	53	25	6	.325
1938	CHW	129	503	64	166	23	6	5	81	36	17	5	.330
1939	CHW	113	397	49	105	25	2	2	53	26	21	6	.264
1940	SLB	150	584	83	200	33	9	7	81	47	20	6	.342
1941	DET/SLB	115	450	59	140	16	7	5	54	29	14	5	.311
1942	DET	62	144	13	36	5	0	1	20	9	6	0	.250
1943	DET	70	115	3	30	4	0	0	10	13	3	1	.261
Career	—	1081	4074	598	1267	205	50	42	533	310	141	40	.311

On this day & linked events

1906

Born January 19, 1906

Kiowa, OK, USA

1962

Died May 23, 1962

1934

Major-league debut: Rip Radcliff

Rip Radcliff made a major-league debut on September 17, 1934.

1943

Final major-league game: Rip Radcliff

Rip Radcliff played a final major-league game on September 29, 1943.

Image: Goudey, public domain