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Baseball Remembers: Ripper Collins

Baseball Remembers: Ripper Collins

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Paul White
Sep 07, 2023
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What a name, right? “Ripper.”

I mentioned last week that we don’t have enough great nicknames anymore, and this is exactly what I’m talking about.

Apparently James Anthony Collins, known as Jimmy to his family and friends, got the nickname Ripper when he was a young player after a ball he hit got caught on a nail in the fence and the cover ripped a bit.…

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