Jimmy Ripple Essentials Positions: Bats: L Throws: R Height: 70 Weight: 170 Born: Thursday, October 14, 1909 in Export, PA USA Died: 7 16 1959 in Greensburg, PA USA Debut: 4/20/1936 Last Game: 9/12/1943 Full Name: James Albert Ripple
October 5, 1936 World Series Game 5 The New York Giants struck first with back-to-back leadoff doubles by Jo-Jo Moore and Dick Bartell off Red Ruffing. RBI singles by Jimmy Ripple and Burgess Whitehead made it 3–0 Giants. George Selkirk’s home run off Hal Schumacher in the second put the Yankees on the board. Next…
October 3, 1936 at Yankee Stadium game 3 of the World Series, Hard luck-loser Freddie Fitzsimmons allowed only two hits over seven innings, one of them a tremendous home run by Lou Gehrig in the second inning, but after the Giants tied the game in the fifth inning on Jimmy Ripple’s home run off Bump…