Who is Zipper The Ripper aka The Belleville Belter?
BUD ZIPFEL - Marion Sylvester Zipfel
Bats: Left Throws: Right Height: 6' 3" Weight: 200 lbs. Born: Nov 18, 1938 in Belleville, Illinois Uniform Number: 11 Debut: July 26, 1961 vs. MIN 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB Final Game: September 30, 1962 Logo: A pitcher delivering a pitch in front of the US Capitol, where the US Senate meets Colors: Red, White, and Blue Manager: Mickey Vernon 1961-1963 Stadium History: (2) Griffith Stadium 1961 RFK Stadium* 1962 *-Called DC Stadium Popular Teammates: Carl Bouldin, Harry Bright, Ed Brinkman, Pete Burnside, Tom Cheney, and Jimmie Piersall (who ran the bases backward to celebrate his 100th home run)

Batting  

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1961 22 WSA AL  50  170   17   34   7  5   4   18   1  1  15  49  .200  .262  .371   63   3   2   0   0   3
 1962 23 WSA AL  68  184   21   44   4  1   6   21   1  2  17  43  .239  .307  .370   68   1   0   1   1   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2 Seasons      118  354   38   78  11  6  10   39   2  3  32  92  .220  .285  .370  131   4   2   1   1   4
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        486   52  107  15  8  14   54   3  4  44 126  .220  .285  .370  180   5   3   1   1   5
 Career High     68  184   21   44   7  5   6   21   1  2  17  49                     68   3   2   1   1   3

Special Batting  

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC   xR  xR27  xW   OWP    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+ psOPS  SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+----+
 1961 22 WSA AL  190  145   16                     | .200  .263| .262  .338| .371  .409| .633  .747|  68        50%
 1962 23 WSA AL  203  144   20                     | .239  .262| .307  .334| .370  .408| .676  .742|  82        33%
+--------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+----+
 2 Seasons       393  289   37                     | .220  .262| .285  .336| .370  .408| .655  .744|  76        40%

* indicates the value is park adjusted

Fielding  

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RnF  lgRnF  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
 1961 22 WSA AL  1B   44    429   25    8   40  .983  .990 10.32  8.29
 1962 23 WSA AL  1B   26    189   17    5   13  .976  .990  7.92  8.76
                 OF   23     39    0    3    0  .929  .980  1.70  1.92   23    0    0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
 Position Total  1B   70    618   42   13   53  .981  .990  9.43  8.46
                 OF   23     39    0    3    0  .929  .980  1.70  1.92   23    0    0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
 Overall Total        93    657   42   16   53  .978  .989  7.52  6.85

Transactions Before 1956 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent. December 14, 1960: Drafted by the Washington Senators from the New York Yankees in the 1960 expansion draft. September 12, 1962 Pitcher Tom Cheney went 16 innings in a game against the Baltimore Orioles. Cheney would throw 228 pitches on the way to striking out 21 Orioles. This would establish a new A.L. record for strikeouts in an extra inning game. In collecting his record and the 2-1 victory, Cheney would strike every Baltimore Oriole out at least once. The game would finally end in the Senators favor when Bud Zipfel hit a home run in the top of the 16th (Zipfel singled in the 1st run in the 1st inning).

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