Proper noun
Ruppert (plural Rupperts)
A surname.
Baseball teams typically played in 30,000-seat facilities, but Huston and Ruppert invoked Ruth's name when asked how the Yankees could justify a ballpark with 60,000 seats. Source: Internet
Huston and Ruppert purchased the lumberyard from William Waldorf Astor for $600,000, equal to $ NaN today. Source: Internet
James, pp. 120–122 Babe Ruth and Shoeless Joe Jackson look at one of Babe's home run bats in 1920 Yankees business manager Harry Sparrow had died early in the 1920 season; to replace him, Ruppert and Huston hired Barrow. Source: Internet
Montville, p. 336. Also during the offseason, Ruppert had been sounding out the other clubs in hopes of finding one that would be willing to take Ruth as a manager and/or a player. Source: Internet
Neyer, p. 42. He accepted a pay cut from Ruppert to $35,000, but was still the highest-paid player in the major leagues. Source: Internet
Neyer, p. 44. As it turned out, both Fuchs and Ruppert had known all along that Ruth's non-playing positions were meaningless. Source: Internet