Fact
- On April 22, 1978, Cleveland's Andre Thornton hit for the cycle in Fenway Park off four different Red Sox pitchers, with the single coming off Ripley; the triple off Bob Stanley; the home run off Jim Wright, and the double off Tom Burgmeier.
- While commenting on a mammoth home run that Cincinnati Reds' slugger George Foster hit off of Ripley, former Giants catcher Bob Brenley disclosed that his former battery mate was known as "Speed Limit," because Ripley "never threw anything faster than 55 mph."
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