Ripley spent five and a half years in the Boston Red Sox Minor League system (1973–1978) and averaged 10 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).\n', '

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).\n', '

In a five-season career, Ripley posted a 23–27 record with a 4.50 ERA in 101 pitching appearances, including 67 starts, four complete games, one save, 229 strikeouts and 148 walks in 463⅔ innings of work.\n', '

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