CF Buster Trippel #4
Age: 37 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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CF BUSTER TRIPPEL #4 - AGE: 37 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/15/1937
Born in:Chicago, IL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:1 Year, 35 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:3 Years, 69 Days
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1956, 9th Pick in Round 9
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1963 Boston - FABL 25 17 36 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 12 0 0 .111 .111 .139 .250 -32 -41 -0.4
1964 Boston - FABL 26 27 74 16 1 0 2 8 8 7 0 1 21 0 0 .216 .280 .311 .591 74 77 0.0
1965 Boston - FABL 27 28 87 20 4 0 2 8 12 13 2 1 21 2 2 .230 .340 .345 .685 102 96 0.4
1966 Washington - FABL 28 64 186 37 8 1 4 21 20 16 0 2 42 1 2 .199 .260 .317 .577 68 73 -0.3
Total FABL 136 383 77 14 1 8 39 41 36 2 4 96 3 4 .201 .271 .305 .576 69 70 -0.3
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1956 Hattiesburg - R 18 58 180 38 4 1 6 26 26 29 3 2 42 5 1 .211 .327 .344 .672 82 80 0.8
1957 Hattiesburg - R 19 57 164 32 4 0 1 17 24 45 2 1 44 4 0 .195 .373 .238 .610 60 57 0.2
1958 Hattiesburg - R 20 59 197 62 11 5 9 51 38 41 0 1 49 8 6 .315 .431 .558 .989 146 138 1.7
1959 Hattiesburg - R 21 49 167 45 5 1 7 35 35 54 1 3 38 10 3 .269 .444 .437 .882 116 110 1.3
1959 Arlington - A 21 13 49 10 1 0 1 10 2 7 1 0 13 1 1 .204 .316 .286 .602 56 55 -0.1
1960 Arlington - A 22 84 297 78 20 3 11 47 48 42 2 3 67 10 2 .263 .355 .461 .816 106 103 2.1
1960 Springfield - A 22 12 35 6 0 0 0 0 2 8 2 0 12 0 0 .171 .356 .171 .527 47 50 -0.1
1961 Arlington - A 23 51 181 38 7 0 4 22 19 27 1 2 52 6 4 .210 .313 .315 .628 63 62 -0.2
1961 Springfield - A 23 76 218 34 5 3 2 19 21 49 5 3 63 3 0 .156 .320 .234 .554 61 60 0.4
1962 Worcester - AA 24 135 437 101 18 5 17 56 59 84 5 3 123 4 3 .231 .359 .412 .771 121 124 4.8
1963 Columbus - AAA 25 91 318 60 11 3 14 38 38 42 4 1 74 1 1 .189 .290 .374 .665 92 101 2.1
1964 Columbus - AAA 26 120 431 95 14 5 16 65 49 59 4 5 92 4 3 .220 .317 .387 .704 97 105 3.0
1965 Columbus - AAA 27 111 392 99 25 2 10 49 51 46 5 2 91 2 5 .253 .337 .403 .740 112 112 2.9
1966 Harrisburg - AA 28 54 179 41 6 2 3 16 20 43 0 1 59 0 4 .229 .377 .335 .712 94 95 0.6
1966 Richmond - AAA 28 24 78 9 1 1 1 6 9 16 2 0 32 0 0 .115 .281 .192 .474 39 49 -0.2
1967 Trenton - A 29 18 63 17 1 1 1 3 9 17 0 1 21 5 0 .270 .420 .365 .785 131 145 1.1
1967 Harrisburg - AA 29 82 280 53 8 2 11 41 39 62 1 3 80 2 5 .189 .335 .350 .685 109 107 1.6
1968 Everett - A 30 44 141 37 5 1 6 24 20 42 3 3 42 5 2 .262 .434 .440 .874 143 141 2.0
1968 Trenton - A 30 71 198 41 5 1 4 29 25 61 5 3 51 4 7 .207 .401 .303 .704 103 106 1.0
1968 Harrisburg - AA 30 12 27 10 4 0 0 5 5 6 0 0 9 0 1 .370 .485 .519 1.003 190 168 0.4
1969 Everett - A 31 21 62 20 3 3 1 19 15 25 0 1 14 1 0 .323 .511 .516 1.027 170 173 1.1
1969 Trenton - A 31 69 161 34 7 1 5 33 20 36 2 1 55 1 1 .211 .360 .360 .720 110 113 1.2
1969 Harrisburg - AA 31 5 8 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 3 0 1 .250 .500 .250 .750 116 111 0.1
Total EA 288 931 207 36 9 31 120 123 199 6 7 274 6 14 .222 .360 .380 .741 114 114
Total UL 346 1219 263 51 11 41 158 147 163 15 8 289 7 9 .216 .314 .377 .690 97 102
Total MAL 246 675 132 18 6 12 84 77 171 14 8 202 13 8 .196 .365 .293 .659 91 93
Total SEL 148 527 126 28 3 16 79 69 76 4 5 132 17 7 .239 .337 .395 .731 86 85
Total COW 65 203 57 8 4 7 43 35 67 3 4 56 6 2 .281 .458 .463 .922 152 151
Total GSL 223 708 177 24 7 23 129 123 169 6 7 173 27 10 .250 .396 .401 .797 102 98
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1956 Hattiesburg - R C 55 54 329 42 4 374 3 .992 457.0 7.31 +1.2 .831 2 70 24 34.3
1956 Hattiesburg - R 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1956 Hattiesburg - R CF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 +0.2 .959
1957 Hattiesburg - R C 56 55 313 45 6 360 2 .994 452.1 7.12 +1.6 1.111 1 78 27 34.6
1957 Hattiesburg - R 1B 1 0 2 1 1 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 0.0 .000
1958 Hattiesburg - R C 49 47 283 49 0 335 3 .991 410.1 7.28 -0.2 1.086 6 105 30 28.6
1958 Hattiesburg - R CF 9 9 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 65.0 2.77 -1.4 .867
1959 Arlington - A C 8 8 64 10 1 74 0 1.000 72.0 9.25 +0.8 1.655 0 11 4 36.4
1959 Hattiesburg - R C 40 39 251 32 3 284 1 .996 347.1 7.33 +1.2 1.735 3 72 22 30.6
1959 Hattiesburg - R 1B 1 1 4 4 0 9 1 .889 8.0 9.00 -0.1 1.054
1959 Arlington - A CF 5 5 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 43.1 2.70 -0.9 .968
1959 Hattiesburg - R CF 6 4 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 35.0 3.34 +0.4 .993
1960 Springfield - A C 11 10 58 5 0 64 1 .984 92.1 6.14 -0.4 .000 1 7 3 42.9
1960 Arlington - A C 28 27 179 19 2 200 2 .990 238.1 7.48 +0.6 .602 0 24 8 33.3
1960 Arlington - A 1B 1 1 4 0 1 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 0.0 .000
1960 Springfield - A CF 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 -0.3 1.007
1960 Arlington - A CF 52 49 138 0 0 140 2 .986 442.0 2.81 +5.3 1.040
1961 Springfield - A C 56 56 409 40 5 450 1 .998 490.1 8.24 +1.0 .959 5 43 19 44.2
1961 Arlington - A C 18 18 126 17 1 144 1 .993 160.0 8.04 -1.1 .985 3 24 4 16.7
1961 Springfield - A 1B 2 2 11 0 2 11 0 1.000 17.0 5.82 -0.2 1.044
1961 Arlington - A 1B 4 3 25 2 1 27 0 1.000 27.2 8.78 +0.2 1.034
1961 Springfield - A CF 13 13 26 0 0 26 0 1.000 108.2 2.15 +1.0 .992
1961 Arlington - A CF 27 27 61 0 0 61 0 1.000 230.0 2.39 +1.4 1.018
1962 Worcester - AA C 29 29 179 19 3 200 2 .990 261.0 6.83 +1.1 1.000 0 20 9 45.0
1962 Worcester - AA LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Worcester - AA CF 96 93 252 5 2 259 2 .992 830.2 2.78 +9.5 1.047
1962 Worcester - AA RF 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 27.0 0.67 -0.9 .643
1963 Boston - MLB C 2 0 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 8.0 6.75 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1963 Columbus - AAA C 8 8 45 10 1 55 0 1.000 67.0 7.39 +0.5 .996 1 5 3 60.0
1963 Boston - MLB 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1963 Boston - MLB CF 13 7 33 0 0 34 1 .971 80.2 3.68 +0.4 .991
1963 Columbus - AAA CF 80 79 229 9 3 243 5 .979 706.1 3.03 +4.1 1.033
1964 Boston - MLB C 3 3 14 1 0 15 0 1.000 24.0 5.62 -0.3 .000 0 1 1 100.0
1964 Columbus - AAA C 11 7 40 3 0 43 0 1.000 64.0 6.05 +0.2 1.077 0 3 1 33.3
1964 Columbus - AAA LF 50 50 72 0 0 73 1 .986 428.0 1.51 -0.1 1.033
1964 Boston - MLB CF 24 24 44 3 0 48 1 .979 186.0 2.27 -0.7 .988
1964 Columbus - AAA CF 57 46 149 4 0 154 1 .994 439.1 3.13 +10.2 1.080
1964 Columbus - AAA RF 13 11 25 0 0 25 0 1.000 105.0 2.14 -1.0 .977
1965 Boston - MLB C 16 16 99 7 0 106 0 1.000 139.0 6.86 +0.4 1.342 0 11 3 27.3
1965 Columbus - AAA C 28 27 155 34 1 190 1 .995 241.1 7.05 +1.7 .968 1 26 17 65.4
1965 Boston - MLB LF 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 25.1 0.36 -0.3 .992
1965 Columbus - AAA LF 15 14 31 0 0 31 0 1.000 114.2 2.43 -0.4 .975
1965 Boston - MLB CF 8 8 21 1 0 23 1 .957 74.2 2.65 +0.1 .989
1965 Columbus - AAA CF 52 48 130 7 3 138 1 .993 420.2 2.93 +3.1 1.043
1965 Columbus - AAA RF 20 20 36 0 0 37 1 .973 166.1 1.95 +1.7 1.102
1966 Richmond - AAA C 3 2 14 3 0 17 0 1.000 26.0 5.88 +0.3 .000 0 2 2 100.0
1966 Harrisburg - AA C 12 12 93 11 0 105 1 .990 104.0 9.00 -0.9 1.062 2 11 3 27.3
1966 Harrisburg - AA 1B 1 1 6 1 0 7 0 1.000 8.0 7.88 +0.0 1.062
1966 Washington - MLB LF 16 16 24 0 0 25 1 .960 132.0 1.64 -0.3 .981
1966 Harrisburg - AA LF 13 7 19 0 0 19 0 1.000 67.0 2.55 +1.0 1.065
1966 Washington - MLB CF 47 44 100 6 0 107 1 .991 353.0 2.70 -3.0 .971
1966 Richmond - AAA CF 3 3 9 1 0 10 0 1.000 27.0 3.33 +0.6 1.027
1966 Harrisburg - AA CF 9 2 10 2 0 12 0 1.000 29.1 3.68 +1.1 1.265
1966 Washington - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Richmond - AAA RF 16 16 33 0 0 33 0 1.000 141.0 2.11 +0.2 .984
1966 Harrisburg - AA RF 29 28 39 0 0 39 0 1.000 231.2 1.52 +0.8 1.052
1967 Harrisburg - AA C 18 16 105 14 1 121 2 .983 144.0 7.44 -0.2 -1.073 2 16 9 56.2
1967 Trenton - A C 3 3 22 3 0 25 0 1.000 25.0 9.00 +0.2 1.045 0 4 2 50.0
1967 Harrisburg - AA LF 21 18 35 0 0 35 0 1.000 156.2 2.01 +0.8 1.051
1967 Trenton - A LF 11 11 19 0 0 19 0 1.000 100.1 1.70 +0.5 1.014
1967 Harrisburg - AA CF 22 20 61 6 0 67 0 1.000 190.1 3.17 +0.1 .973
1967 Trenton - A CF 4 3 6 0 0 7 1 .857 27.0 2.00 +0.4 1.035
1967 Harrisburg - AA RF 24 23 32 0 0 32 0 1.000 203.2 1.41 +1.0 1.099
1967 Trenton - A RF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.9 2.059
1968 Harrisburg - AA C 5 3 24 3 0 27 0 1.000 33.0 7.36 +0.2 .000 0 4 2 50.0
1968 Trenton - A C 18 18 115 10 0 125 0 1.000 145.0 7.76 -0.1 1.054 0 18 7 38.9
1968 Everett - A C 23 23 200 19 3 220 1 .995 203.0 9.71 +1.1 .999 1 16 8 50.0
1968 Harrisburg - AA 1B 1 1 10 0 2 10 0 1.000 9.0 10.00 +0.0 1.054
1968 Harrisburg - AA LF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 -0.0 1.022
1968 Trenton - A LF 16 15 20 1 0 21 0 1.000 125.1 1.51 +1.1 1.087
1968 Everett - A LF 9 8 14 0 0 18 4 .778 60.2 2.08 +1.0 1.131
1968 Trenton - A CF 19 12 31 5 0 37 1 .973 122.0 2.66 -0.1 1.026
1968 Everett - A CF 10 3 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 45.1 3.38 +0.6 1.023
1968 Harrisburg - AA RF 2 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 10.0 2.70 +0.1 1.028
1968 Trenton - A RF 19 12 23 0 0 23 0 1.000 116.2 1.77 +0.3 1.027
1968 Everett - A RF 6 6 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 53.0 1.70 -0.1 1.039
1969 Harrisburg - AA C 2 2 18 3 0 21 0 1.000 18.0 10.50 +0.5 1.029 0 2 2 100.0
1969 Trenton - A C 38 37 254 22 5 276 0 1.000 324.2 7.65 -0.0 1.023 4 20 8 40.0
1969 Everett - A C 14 14 115 6 1 122 1 .992 127.1 8.55 -0.4 .571 0 6 2 33.3
1969 Harrisburg - AA 1B 1 0 3 0 1 3 0 1.000 3.2 7.36 0.0 .000
1969 Trenton - A 1B 1 1 8 0 0 9 1 .889 9.0 8.00 -0.7 .000
1969 Everett - A 1B 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 -0.3 .000
1969 Harrisburg - AA LF 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.1 1.030
1969 Trenton - A LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 1.038
1969 Trenton - A CF 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 6.1 2.84 -0.2 1.023
1969 Everett - A CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Trenton - A RF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 5.0 3.60 +0.2 1.042
1969 Everett - A RF 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 5.0 3.60 +0.1 1.050
TOTAL C 554 534 3510 427 37 3959 22 .994 4674.1 7.58 +9.0 .982 32 599 220 36.7
TOTAL 1B 16 11 77 8 8 87 2 .977 104.1 7.33 -1.0 .978
TOTAL LF 160 143 239 1 0 246 6 .976 1225.0 1.76 +3.5 1.033
TOTAL CF 562 500 1371 49 8 1437 17 .988 4481.1 2.85 +32.0 1.027
TOTAL RF 136 121 209 0 0 210 1 .995 1073.1 1.75 +3.3 1.041
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1956 Drafted in the 1956 first-year player draft out of high school (Maple Park; Maple Park, IL) by the Boston Minutemen. (Round 9, Pick 9, 137th overall pick).
08/03/1959 Wins the GSL Player of the Week Award.
07/11/1960 Wins the SEL Player of the Week Award.
08/28/1962 Injured (quadriceps strain),day-to-day for 6 weeks.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 3; Eye: 3.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 3; Eye: 3.
09/26/1964 Injured (sinus infection),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/16/1965 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for one week.
10/28/1965 Was traded by the Boston Minutemen to the Washington Eagles, along with LF Roberto Lopez, in exchange for SP Dick Adams Jr..
08/20/1967 Injured (biceps tendinitis),out for 4-5 weeks.
07/09/1968 Goes 5-6 against the Albany Knickerbockers, with 2 RBI and 2 R.
08/01/1968 Wins the MAL Batter of the Month Award.
10/01/1968 Wins the COW Batter of the Month Award.
04/10/1970 Released by the Washington organization.
10/23/1970 Retired from professional baseball.
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