| Dave Cripe | |
|---|---|
| Third baseman | |
| Born:April 7, 1951 Ramona, California | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 10, 1978, for the Kansas City Royals | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 1, 1978, for the Kansas City Royals | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .154 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 1 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
David Gordon Cripe [1] (born April 7,1951) [2] is a former Major League Baseball player,known best for his three years of play with the Omaha Royals of the American Association. Cripe played for the Kansas City Royals for less than a month at the end of the 1978 season,leaving the team just before it competed in the 1978 American League Championship Series. He batted and threw right-handed.
Cripe played college football as a punter in junior college at Mt. San Jacinto College. Despite a full scholarship offer from UNLV,Cripe chose to accept a partial football scholarship to William &Mary,where he also played college baseball. He finished his college baseball career at the University of La Verne. He was not drafted out of college but signed a free agent contract with the Kansas City Royals. [3]
Cripe began his professional baseball career with the Billings Mustangs,joining as an amateur free agent;he continued his career at the San Jose Bees,then two years with the Jacksonville Suns followed by a move to the Triple-A Omaha Royals. [2] According to the Kansas City Royals 1979 Media Guide,Cripe had "7 years of service in the Royals' minor league chain",including three years at the Omaha Royals,where he "played a significant role in the club's winning the American Association flag." [2] He was added to the big league roster after an injury to George Brett. [3]
Cripe was the manager of the Asheville Tourists in 1982. [1] He is currently[ as of? ] a physical education teacher in Moreno Valley,California.[ citation needed ]