Ray Rippelmeyer

Rippelmeyer attended Southeast Missouri State University and Southern Illinois University and signed with the Milwaukee Braves in 1954. He spent eight full seasons in the minor leagues, toiling in the Braves\' and Cincinnati Reds\' organizations before his selection by the Senators in the Rule 5 draft on November 27, 1961.\n', '

He then spent almost three full months on the Washington roster, working in 18 games, 17 of them in relief. Rippelmeyer won his only Major League game on June 1, 1962, against the Minnesota Twins, hurling two hitless innings and striking out one as Washington won in extra innings 4–3 on a home run by Chuck Hinton. One month later, on July 1, Rippelmeyer made his only start against the same team, but he lasted only 3​2⁄3 innings, surrendered two two-run homers (to Lenny Green and Bernie Allen), and left the game trailing, 4–0. The Senators eventually fell, 9–0.…