1928
Born October 4, 1928
Sauk Rapids, MN, USA
Rip Repulski Notable
b. October 4, 1928 · St. Louis Cardinals 1953–1956, Philadelphia Phillies 1957–1958, Los Angeles Dodgers 1959–1960, Boston Red Sox 1960–1961
Rip Repulski played for four clubs across nine seasons as a left fielder, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1953 and closing with the Boston Red Sox in 1961.
Across 928 games he batted .269, with 830 hits and 407 runs. He finished with 106 home runs, 153 doubles and 25 stolen bases.
He played 802 games in the outfield, with 1,555 putouts and 39 errors.
He was an All-Star in 1956.
He was born in Sauk Rapids, MN, USA on October 4, 1928, and died on February 10, 1993. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1956 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | STL | 153 | 567 | 75 | 156 | 25 | 4 | 15 | 66 | 33 | 71 | 3 | .275 |
| 1954 | STL | 152 | 619 | 99 | 175 | 39 | 5 | 19 | 79 | 43 | 75 | 8 | .283 |
| 1955 | STL | 147 | 512 | 64 | 138 | 28 | 2 | 23 | 73 | 49 | 66 | 5 | .270 |
| 1956 | STL | 112 | 376 | 44 | 104 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 55 | 24 | 46 | 2 | .277 |
| 1957 | PHI | 134 | 516 | 65 | 134 | 23 | 4 | 20 | 68 | 19 | 74 | 7 | .260 |
| 1958 | PHI | 85 | 238 | 33 | 58 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 40 | 15 | 47 | 0 | .244 |
| 1959 | LAD | 53 | 94 | 11 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 23 | 0 | .255 |
| 1960 | BOS/LAD | 77 | 141 | 14 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 26 | 0 | .241 |
| 1961 | BOS | 15 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .280 |
| Career | — | 928 | 3088 | 407 | 830 | 153 | 23 | 106 | 416 | 207 | 433 | 25 | .269 |
On this day & linked events
1993
Died February 10, 1993
1953
Major-league debut: Rip Repulski
Rip Repulski made a major-league debut on April 14, 1953.
1961
Final major-league game: Rip Repulski
Rip Repulski played a final major-league game on June 18, 1961.