ɹˈɪp ænd hɪz fˈɔːɹmɚ tˈɛksəs ˈeɪɐnd ˈɛm ˈæɡi tˈiːmeɪt tˈɑːpɚ ɹˈɪɡni bˈoʊθ plˈeɪd təɡˌɛðɚ fɚðə dɪtɹˈɔɪt tˈaɪɡɚz fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈaɪv.
Rip and his former Texas A&M Aggie teammate Topper Rigney both played together for the Detroit Tigers from 1923 to 1925.