Hispanopedia WikiRichard Daniel "Rip" Conway (April 18, 1896 – December 2, 1972) was an American professional baseball second baseman who played in Major League Baseball for the Boston Braves in 1918.
Born in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, Conway played in the Eastern League (EL) in 1917, posting a .309 batting average for the Worcester Busters.[1] Conway played his only Major League season in 1918, batting .167 with 2 RBI in 14 games. In March 1919, the Southern Association's (SA) Memphis Chickasaws acquired him.[2] Conway played for three teams in 1919: the SA's Chickasaws and Mobile Bears, and the Texas League's Fort Worth Panthers; he batted a combined .247. With the EL's Worcester Boosters, he batted .329 in 1921, with nine home runs. From 1922 to 1924, Conway played for two EL teams each year; these included the Boosters, Hartford Senators, Worcester Panthers, and Waterbury Brasscos. In 1923, he had a combined .347 batting average for the Senators and Panthers.[1]
References
- 12"Rip Conway (minors)". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 13, 2011.
- ↑"Rip Conway". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 11, 2008.
External links
- Career statistics from MLB · Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet · Baseball Almanac
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- Memphis Chickasaws players
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