Jimmy Ripple

Jimmy Ripple

James Albert Ripple (October 14, 1909July 16, 1959) was an American right and center fielder in Major League Baseball from 1936-1943.

Born in Export, Pennsylvania, he was on three World Series teams, with the New York Giants in 1936 and 1937 and the Cincinnati Reds in 1940. He died at age 49 in Greensburg, Pennsylvania.

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