Allen Ripley

Allen Ripley
Allen Ripley
	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 10, 1978, for the Boston Red Sox
Last MLB appearance
	September 14, 1982, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	23–27
Earned run average	4.52
Strikeouts	229
Teams
	Boston Red Sox (1978–1979); San Francisco Giants (1980–1981); Chicago Cubs (1982);

Allen Stevens Ripley (October 18, 1952 – November 7, 2014) was a

North Attleboro High School. His father, Walt Ripley

, also was a major league pitcher.

Baseball career

Ripley spent five and a half years in the

wins per season. He entered the majors in 1978 with the Red Sox, playing for them in parts of two seasons before joining the San Francisco Giants (1980–1981) and Chicago Cubs (1982). Primarily a starter, Ripley notched one career save, coming on July 7, 1979. Ripley pitched the last 3 innings of a Red Sox 10-8 victory over the Mariners. ^[1]

His most productive season came with the 1980 Giants, when he had a 9–10 mark with a 3.54 earned run average in a pitching rotation that included Vida Blue (14–10), Ed Whitson (11–13) and Bob Knepper (9–16).

In a five-season career, Ripley posted a 23–27 record with a 4.50 ERA in 101 pitching appearances, including 67

save, 229 strikeouts and 148 walks

in 463⅔ innings of work.

Additionally, Ripley went 72–41 with a 3.28 ERA in 169 minor league games from 1973 to 1980, striking out 619 while walking 337 in 942 innings.