Ripper Collins
Ripper Collins
Full name: James Anthony Collins
Born: March 30, 1904, Altoona, Pennsylvania
Died April 15, 1970, New Haven, New York
Buried at Mexico Village Cemetery, Mexico, New York
First Game: April 18, 1931; Final Game: September 28, 1941
Bat: Both Throw: Left Height: 5' 9" Weight: 165
Minor League Player of the Year (1944)
Ripper Collins
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH GDP SB AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1931 STL N 89 279 34 84 20 10 4 59 18 24 3 1 1 .301 .350 .487 0.4 1931 STL N
1932 STL N 149 549 82 153 28 8 21 91 38 67 3 8 4 .279 .329 .474 -0.6 1932 STL N
1933 STL N 132 493 66 153 26 7 10 68 38 49 3 8 13 7 .310 .363 .452 0.8 1933 STL N
1934 STL N 154 600 116 200 40 12 35 128 57 50 2 3 11 2 .333 .393 .615 3.7 1934 STL N
1935 STL N 150 578 109 181 36 10 23 122 65 45 3 1 5 0 .313 .385 .529 1.7 1935 STL N
1936 STL N 103 277 48 81 15 3 13 48 48 30 1 1 4 1 .292 .399 .509 1.1 1936 STL N
1937 CHI N 115 456 77 125 16 5 16 71 32 46 5 10 14 2 .274 .329 .436 -1.0 1937 CHI N
1938 CHI N 143 490 78 131 22 8 13 61 54 48 3 8 13 1 .267 .344 .424 0.0 1938 CHI N
1941 PIT N 49 62 5 13 2 2 0 11 6 14 0 2 0 0 .210 .279 .306 -0.3 1941 PIT N
Total 1084 3784 615 1121 205 65 135 659 356 373 23 42 60i 18 .296 .360 .492 5.8 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH GDP SB AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
i - incomplete
World Series Batting Record World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1931 STL N Daily Splits 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1931 STL N
1934 STL N Daily Splits 7 30 4 11 1 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .367 .387 .400 1934 STL N
1938 CHI N Daily Splits 4 15 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .133 .133 .133 1938 CHI N
Total Splits 13 47 5 13 1 0 0 3 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .277 .292 .298 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1935 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1935 NL
1936 NL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 1936 NL
1937 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 1937 NL
Total Splits 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 .250 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1931 STL N 1B 68 563 42 3 54 .995
1931 STL N OF 3 9 0 1 0 .900 1 0 2
1932 STL N 1B 81 701 46 1 72 .999
1932 STL N OF 60 96 7 5 2 .954 15 0 45
1933 STL N 1B 123 1054 79 7 82 .994
1934 STL N 1B 154 1289 110 13 115 .991
1935 STL N 1B 150 1269 95 18 107 .987
1936 STL N 1B 61 475 37 5 48 .990
1936 STL N OF 9 13 1 1 0 .933 1 0 8
1937 CHI N 1B 111 1068 80 11 94 .991
1938 CHI N 1B 135 1264 111 6 118 .996
1941 PIT N 1B 11 64 8 4 5 .947
1941 PIT N OF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 3
Total 1B 894 7747 608 68 695 .992
Total OF 75 120 8 7 2 .948 17 0 58
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding Record World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1934 STL N Daily 1B 7 7 7 65.1 56 8 1 1 0 .985
1938 CHI N Daily 1B 4 4 4 34 38 1 0 3 0 1.000
Total 1B 11 11 11 99.1 94 9 1 4 0 .990
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
All-Star Game Fielding Record All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1935 NL Daily 1B 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1936 NL Daily 1B 1 1 1 9 9 1 0 1 0 1.000
Total 1B 2 1 1 12 11 1 0 1 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
Transactions Transactions
Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Roy Parmelee to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Lon
Warneke (October 8, 1936 ).
Sold by Chicago Cubs to Pittsburgh Pirates (March 25, 1941 ).
Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (November 19, 1941 ).
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