Rip Repulski
[edit] Biography
Rip Repulski (Eldon John Repulski) was born on October 4, 1928 in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota. He made his Major League debut on April 14, 1953 for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1953, his rookie year, he hit .275 with 15 home runs and 66 RBI. Repulski played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox over the course of his 9 year career.
Most people believe that Rip Repulski's best season was 1954, when he slugged 19 home runs, hit for a .283 average and knocked in 79 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1953
| STL
| N
| 153
| 567
| 75
| 156
| 15
| 66
| .275
| .325
| .413
| 25
| 4
| 33
| 71
| 9
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 14
|
| 1954
| STL
| N
| 152
| 619
| 99
| 175
| 19
| 79
| .283
| .329
| .454
| 39
| 5
| 43
| 75
| 4
| 4
| 8
| 2
| 16
|
| 1955
| STL
| N
| 147
| 512
| 64
| 138
| 23
| 73
| .270
| .333
| .467
| 28
| 2
| 49
| 66
| 4
| 3
| 5
| 3
| 17
|
| 1956
| STL
| N
| 112
| 376
| 44
| 104
| 11
| 55
| .277
| .330
| .428
| 18
| 3
| 24
| 46
| 7
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 14
|
| 1957
| PHI
| N
| 134
| 516
| 65
| 134
| 20
| 68
| .260
| .290
| .436
| 23
| 4
| 19
| 74
| 5
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 10
|
| 1958
| PHI
| N
| 85
| 238
| 33
| 58
| 13
| 40
| .244
| .296
| .479
| 9
| 4
| 15
| 47
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 9
|
| 1959
| LA
| N
| 53
| 94
| 11
| 24
| 2
| 14
| .255
| .343
| .362
| 4
| 0
| 13
| 23
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 3
|
| 1960
| LA
| N
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .200
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1960
| BOS
| A
| 73
| 136
| 14
| 33
| 3
| 20
| .243
| .289
| .368
| 6
| 1
| 10
| 25
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
|
| 1960
| Total
|
| 77
| 141
| 14
| 34
| 3
| 20
| .241
| .286
| .362
| 6
| 1
| 10
| 26
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 7
|
| 1961
| BOS
| A
| 15
| 25
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 1
| .280
| .308
| .320
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 840
| 2927
| 391
| 790
| 103
| 395
| .270
| .320
| .440
| 146
| 22
| 196
| 403
| 33
| 19
| 25
| 11
| 84
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 88
| 161
| 16
| 40
| 3
| 21
| .248
| .291
| .360
| 7
| 1
| 11
| 30
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
|
| Total
|
|
| 928
| 3088
| 407
| 830
| 106
| 416
| .269
| .319
| .436
| 153
| 23
| 207
| 433
| 33
| 20
| 25
| 11
| 90
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1953
| STL
| N
| OF
| 153
| 0
| 0
| 361
| 7
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1954
| STL
| N
| OF
| 152
| 149
| 1364.1
| 302
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1954
| STL
| N
| RF
| 3
| 3
| 24.1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1954
| STL
| N
| LF
| 137
| 133
| 1222
| 261
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1954
| STL
| N
| CF
| 14
| 13
| 118
| 36
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1955
| STL
| N
| OF
| 141
| 0
| 0
| 260
| 5
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1956
| STL
| N
| OF
| 100
| 0
| 0
| 187
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1957
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 130
| 129
| 1150
| 264
| 6
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1957
| PHI
| N
| RF
| 91
| 88
| 774.2
| 179
| 4
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1957
| PHI
| N
| LF
| 52
| 41
| 375.1
| 84
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1958
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 56
| 53
| 455
| 90
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1958
| PHI
| N
| LF
| 36
| 35
| 301
| 58
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .951
|
| 1958
| PHI
| N
| RF
| 20
| 18
| 154
| 34
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1959
| LA
| N
| OF
| 31
| 20
| 170.2
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| LA
| N
| CF
| 2
| 2
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| LA
| N
| LF
| 16
| 11
| 89
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| LA
| N
| RF
| 13
| 7
| 67.2
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| LA
| N
| OF
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| LA
| N
| RF
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 33
| 22
| 221
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| BOS
| A
| LF
| 33
| 22
| 221
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| Total
|
| OF
| 35
| 23
| 231
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| BOS
| A
| LF
| 4
| 4
| 29
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 4
| 4
| 29
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 278
| 246
| 2237.1
| 477
| 6
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 802
| 378
| 3400
| 1555
| 28
| 39
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 16
| 15
| 132
| 37
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 129
| 117
| 1030.2
| 229
| 7
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (1947).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Bobby Morgan to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Del Ennis (November 19, 1956).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Jim Golden and Gene Snyder to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Sparky Anderson (December 23, 1958).
- Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Nelson Chittum (May 6, 1960).
- Released by Boston Red Sox (June 26, 1961).
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