Rip Wheeler Stats & Facts

Player

Rip Wheeler Essentials

Positions:
Bats: R Throws: R
72 Weight: 180
Born: 3 2, 1898 in Marion, KY USA
Died: 9 18 1968 in Marion, KY USA
Debut: 9/30/1921
Last Game: 9/29/1924
Full Name: Floyd Clark Wheeler

Rip Wheeler, pitcher for the 1921-22 Pirates. He pitched just two games for the Pirates, one in each season with the team. Wheeler had won 23 games and pitched 263 innings in the minors when he joined the Pirates late in the 1921 season. He made his Major League debut on September 30, 1921 in relief of Hal Carlson, who gave up eight runs to the Cardinals through 4.1 innings. Wheeler pitched three innings, allowing four runs on six hits and a walk in the 12-4 loss. He returned to the minors in 1922, winning 22 games and again finished with 263 innings pitched. His one big league game that season came during the 13th game of the season and this time he pitched one scoreless inning, allowing a hit and two walks. Wheeler spent the 1924 season with the Cubs, his last year and only full season in the majors. He had won 22 minor league games in 1923 and also made three September starts for Chicago, earning his full-time job in 1924.