Ripper Collins
James Anthony Collins
Born: March 30, 1904
Altoona, PA USA
Deceased: 1970
New Haven, NY USA
Primary Position: 1B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, RF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: B
Throws: L
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 165
Career: 1931-1941
Minor League Statistics
Ripper Collins compiled a career batting average of .296 with 135 home runs and 659 RBI in his 1084-game career with the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates. He began playing during the 1931 season and last took the field during the 1941 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 89 | 301 | 279 | 34 | 84 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 24 | .301 | .350 | .487 | .837 | 136 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 149 | 598 | 549 | 82 | 153 | 28 | 8 | 21 | 91 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 67 | .279 | .329 | .474 | .802 | 260 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 132 | 542 | 493 | 66 | 153 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 68 | 7 | 0 | 38 | 49 | .310 | .363 | .452 | .816 | 223 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 154 | 662 | 600 | 116 | 200 | 40 | 12 | 35 | 128 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 50 | .333 | .393 | .615 | 1.008 | 369 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 150 | 647 | 578 | 109 | 181 | 36 | 10 | 23 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 45 | .313 | .385 | .529 | .915 | 306 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 103 | 327 | 277 | 48 | 81 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 30 | .292 | .399 | .509 | .908 | 141 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 115 | 503 | 456 | 77 | 125 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 71 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 46 | .274 | .329 | .436 | .765 | 199 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 143 | 555 | 490 | 78 | 131 | 22 | 8 | 13 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 48 | .267 | .344 | .424 | .768 | 208 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 49 | 70 | 62 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | .210 | .279 | .306 | .586 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1084 | 4205 | 3784 | 615 | 1121 | 205 | 65 | 135 | 659 | 18 | 0 | 356 | 373 | .296 | .360 | .492 | .852 | 1861 | 60 | 23 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 68 | 0 | 0.0 | 563 | 42 | 3 | 54 | .995 | 8.897 | |
| 1931 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 3.000 | |
| 1932 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 81 | 0 | 0.0 | 701 | 46 | 1 | 72 | .999 | 9.222 | |
| 1932 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 60 | 0 | 0.0 | 96 | 7 | 5 | 2 | .954 | 1.717 | |
| 1933 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 123 | 0 | 0.0 | 1054 | 79 | 7 | 82 | .994 | 9.211 | |
| 1934 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 154 | 0 | 0.0 | 1289 | 110 | 13 | 115 | .991 | 9.084 | |
| 1935 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 150 | 0 | 0.0 | 1269 | 95 | 18 | 107 | .987 | 9.093 | |
| 1936 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 61 | 0 | 0.0 | 475 | 37 | 5 | 48 | .990 | 8.393 | |
| 1936 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .933 | 1.556 | |
| 1937 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 111 | 0 | 0.0 | 1068 | 80 | 11 | 94 | .991 | 1.342 | |
| 1938 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 135 | 0 | 0.0 | 1264 | 111 | 6 | 118 | .996 | 1.185 | |
| 1941 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 64 | 8 | 4 | 5 | .947 | 6.545 | |
| 1941 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .667 | |
| Totals | 969 | 0 | 0.0 | 7867 | 616 | 75 | 697 | .991 | 8.754 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 7 | 31 | 30 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .367 | .387 | .400 | .787 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 4 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .133 | .133 | .133 | .267 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 13 | 48 | 47 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .277 | .292 | .298 | .590 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 1B | 7 | 7 | 65.3 | 56 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .985 | 8.816 | 9.143 |
| 1938 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 1B | 4 | 4 | 34.0 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.324 | 9.750 |
| Totals | 11 | 11 | 99.3 | 94 | 9 | 1 | 4 | .990 | 9.332 | 9.364 |
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