Ruperto Toppin (born December 7, 1941) is a Panamanian former professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher who appeared in two Major League games for the Kansas City Athletics, although his professional career lasted a full decade (1960–1969). He was listed as tall and .
Toppin's two MLB appearances, both in relief, came within four days of each other in the middle of the 1962 season. He pitched a scoreless inning against the Baltimore Orioles on July 28, allowing only one hit, a single to Dave Nicholson, who was then erased on a double play.1961-7-28 box score from Retrosheet Then, on August 1, Toppin allowed no hits in one total inning pitched against the Detroit Tigers—but surrendered five bases on balls and three earned runs.1961-8-1 box score from Retrosheet In that game, he came to bat for the only time in his big-league career, and singled off Howie Koplitz for a perfect career 1.000 batting average.
In two big-league innings pitched, Toppin struck out one, walked five, and allowed only the hit to Nicholson. His earned run average 13.50.
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