Ripper Collins

Full Name: James Anthony Collins	Primary Position: 1B
Height/Weight: 5' 9"/165	First Game: April 18, 1931
Birthdate: March 30, 1904	Final Game: September 28, 1941
Birthplace: Altoona, Pennsylvania	MLB Experience: 9 years
Died: April 15, 1970
Deathplace: New Haven, New York
Bat/Throw: Both/Left

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[edit] Biography

Ripper Collins (James Anthony Collins) was born on March 30, 1904 in Altoona, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on April 18, 1931 for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1931, his rookie year, he hit .301 with 4 home runs and 59 RBI. Collins played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates over the course of his 9 year career.

Most people believe that Ripper Collins's best season was 1934, when he slugged 35 home runs, hit for a .333 average and knocked in 128 runs.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	GDP
1931	STL	N	89	279	34	84	4	59	.301	.350	.487	20	10	18	24	3	1	1	0
1932	STL	N	149	549	82	153	21	91	.279	.329	.474	28	8	38	67	3	8	4	0
1933	STL	N	132	493	66	153	10	68	.310	.363	.452	26	7	38	49	3	8	7	13
1934	STL	N	154	600	116	200	35	128	.333	.393	.615	40	12	57	50	2	3	2	11
1935	STL	N	150	578	109	181	23	122	.313	.385	.529	36	10	65	45	3	1	0	5
1936	STL	N	103	277	48	81	13	48	.292	.399	.509	15	3	48	30	1	1	1	4
1937	CHI	N	115	456	77	125	16	71	.274	.329	.436	16	5	32	46	5	10	2	14
1938	CHI	N	143	490	78	131	13	61	.267	.344	.424	22	8	54	48	3	8	1	13
1941	PIT	N	49	62	5	13	0	11	.210	.279	.306	2	2	6	14	0	2	0	0
Total			1084	3784	615	1121	135	659	.296	.360	.492	205	65	356	373	23	42	18	60

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1931	STL	N	1B	68	563	42	3	54	.995
1931	STL	N	OF	3	9	0	1	0	.900
1932	STL	N	1B	81	701	46	1	72	.999
1932	STL	N	OF	60	96	7	5	2	.954
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	OF	9	13	1	1	0	.933
1936	STL	N	1B	61	475	37	5	48	.990
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
Total			OF	75	120	8	7	2	.948
Total			1B	894	7747	608	68	695	.992

[edit] 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).