Rip and his former Texas A&M Aggie teammate Topper Rigney both played together for the Detroit Tigers from 1923 to 1925.
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.