# Rip Jordan > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rip_Jordan > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rip_Jordan.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rip_Jordan > Source revision: 1322993494 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American baseball player (1889–1960)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=Rip Jordan |image=Rip Jordan.jpg |width=125 |position=[Pitcher](/source/Pitcher) |bats=Left |throws=Right |birth_date={{birth date|1889|9|28}} |birth_place=[Portland, Maine](/source/Portland%2C_Maine), U.S. |death_date={{death date and age|1960|6|5|1889|9|28}} |death_place=[Meriden, Connecticut](/source/Meriden%2C_Connecticut), U.S. |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=June 25 |debutyear=1912 |debutteam=Chicago White Sox |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=September 27 |finalyear=1919 |finalteam=Washington Senators |statleague = MLB |stat1label=[Win–loss record](/source/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)) |stat1value=0–0 |stat2label=[Earned run average](/source/Earned_run_average) |stat2value=6.61 |stat3label=[Strikeout](/source/Strikeout)s |stat3value=3 |teams= *[Chicago White Sox](/source/Chicago_White_Sox) ({{baseball year|1912}}) *[Washington Senators](/source/Washington_Senators_(1901%E2%80%9360)) ({{baseball year|1919}}) }} '''Raymond Willis "Rip" Jordan''' (September 28, 1889 – June 5, 1960), nicknamed "Lanky", was an American [pitcher](/source/pitcher) in [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball). He played for the [Chicago White Sox](/source/Chicago_White_Sox) and [Washington Senators](/source/Washington_Senators_(1901%E2%80%9360)). Jordan was 6 feet tall and weighed 172 pounds.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jordari01.shtml "Rip Jordan Statistics and History"]. baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 12, 2011. ==Career== Jordan was born in [Portland, Maine](/source/Portland%2C_Maine), in 1889. He started his professional baseball career in 1912 as a member of the [American League](/source/American_League)'s Chicago White Sox. That year, he made four relief appearances, pitching a total of 12.1 innings and allowing seven [earned run](/source/earned_run)s. Jordan went down to the minors in 1913 and played for the [Western League](/source/Western_League_(1900%E2%80%931958))'s Lincoln club for two seasons. He pitched over 200 innings during both campaigns. After winning 10 games in 1914, he went to the [New England League](/source/New_England_League)'s Portland Duffs for a season and went 11–6. Jordan then joined the [New York State League](/source/New_York_State_League_(1885%E2%80%931917))'s Elmira Colonels. He went a combined 19–28 over two seasons there.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=jordan002ray "Rip Jordan Minor League Statistics & History"]. baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 12, 2011. In 1919, Jordan started off with the Buffalo Bisons of the class AA [International League](/source/International_League). He had arguably his best season for them, going 15–10 with a 1.43 [earned run average](/source/earned_run_average) and setting a career-high in victories. That fall, Jordan made it to the major leagues for the second time, when he started a game for the Washington Senators on September 27. Pitching against the [Boston Red Sox](/source/Boston_Red_Sox), he lasted four innings and gave up five earned runs to take a no-decision. Boston outfielder [Babe Ruth](/source/Babe_Ruth) set a Major League Baseball record that year by hitting 29 [home run](/source/home_run)s, and the last one came off of Jordan.Stewart, Wayne (2006). ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=AVXykh_yjP8C&dq=%22rip+jordan%22&pg=PA43 Babe Ruth]''. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 42–43. Jordan never pitched in the majors after 1919. In 1920, he moved west to join the [Pacific Coast League](/source/Pacific_Coast_League)'s [San Francisco Seals](/source/San_Francisco_Seals_(baseball)) and went 5–13 with a 5.08 ERA. He finished his playing career the following season in the [Texas League](/source/Texas_League). Jordan was a baseball [manager](/source/Manager_(baseball)) in 1946, when he ran the New England League's [Portland Gulls](/source/Portland_Pilots_(baseball_team)). He died in [Meriden, Connecticut](/source/Meriden%2C_Connecticut), in 1960 at age 70 ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{Baseballstats|br=j/jordari01|brm=jordan002ray}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Jordan, Rip}} Category:1889 births Category:1960 deaths Category:Major League Baseball pitchers Category:Chicago White Sox players Category:Washington Senators (1901–1960) players Category:20th-century American sportsmen Category:Lincoln Railsplitters players Category:Lincoln Tigers players Category:Portland Duffs players Category:Elmira Colonels players Category:Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Category:San Francisco Seals (baseball) players Category:San Antonio Bears players Category:Minor league baseball managers Category:Baseball players from Portland, Maine Category:Baseball coaches from Maine --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Rip Jordan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rip_Jordan) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rip_Jordan?action=history)). 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