Rip Collins Stats

Rip Collins was born on Saturday, September 18, 1909, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Collins was 30 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 28, 1940, with the Chicago Cubs. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Rip Collins baseball stats page.

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Rip Collins



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Birth Name:   Robert Joseph Collins
Nickname:   Rip
Born On:   09-18-1909  (Virgo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Year of Death Data Died On:   04-19-1969 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Cemetery:   Jefferson Memorial Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   176
First Game:   04-28-1940 (Age 30)
Last Game:   09-30-1944
Draft:   Not Applicable

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Rip Collins Pitching Stats

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Rip Collins Hitting Stats

1940 31 Cubs 47 120 11 25 3 0 1 0 14 14 - 18 1 - 1 5 .208 .296 .258
1944 35 Yankees 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333
2 Years 50 123 11 26 3 0 1 0 14 15 - 18 1 0 1 5 .211 .302 .260

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Rip Collins Fielding Stats

1940 Cubs C 42 33 709 164 3.9 156 133 23 8 3 5 0 0 .951 5.94
1944 Yankees C 3 1 - 6 2.0 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.000 0.00
C Totals 45 34 709 170 3.8 162 138 24 8 3 5 0 1 .953 6.17
2 Years 45 34 709 170 3.8 162 138 24 8 3 5 0 1 .953 6.17

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Rip Collins Miscellaneous Stats

1940 Cubs 4 - - 5 0 n/a 120.0 6.7 8.6 - - -
1944 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
2 Years 4 0 1.000 5 0 n/a 123.0 6.8 8.8 - - -

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Rip Collins Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1940 Chicago Cubs 39 Undetermined - -
1944 New York Yankees 11 Undetermined - -

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