Allen Ripley

Who is Allen Ripley?

Not to be confused with Ellen Ripley.

Allen Stevens Ripley is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for three different teams between the 1978 and 1982 seasons. Listed at 6 ft 3 in, 190 lb., he batted and threw right-handed. His father, Walt Ripley, also was a major league pitcher.

Ripley spent five and a half years in the Boston minor league system and averaged 10 wins per season, including a 15–4 record for Triple-A Pawtucket in 1977. He entered the majors in 1978 with the Red Sox, playing for them in parts of two seasons before joining the San Francisco Giants and Chicago Cubs. His most productive season came with the 1980 Giants, when he had a 9–10 mark with a 3.54 ERA in a pitching rotation that included Vida Blue, Ed Whitson and Bob Knepper.

In a five-season career, Ripley posted a 23–27 record with a 4.50 ERA in 101 appearances, including 67 starts, four complete games, one save, 229 strikeouts, 148 walks, and 463 ⅔ innings of work.