George Pipgras

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George Pipgras was an American Major League Baseball pitcher best known for his successful tenure with the New York Yankees during the late 1920s and early 1930s.

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George Pipgras canonical 1
Pipgras 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf baseball player
human
pitcher
bats right
burialPlace Wisconsin Memorial Park, Brookfield, Wisconsin, United States
conflictParticipatedIn World War I
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1899-12-20
dateOfDeath 1986-10-19
earnedRunAverage 4.09
ethnicGroup Danish American
familyName Pipgras
linked to: George Pipgras
finalMLBGameDate 1935-09-30
finalMLBTeam Boston Braves
linked to: Atlanta Braves
fullName George William Pipgras
givenName George
league Major League Baseball
ledALInWins 1928
memberOfSportsTeam Boston Braves
linked to: Atlanta Braves

Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
militaryService United States Army
MLBDebutDate 1923-04-09
MLBDebutTeam Boston Red Sox
nickname The Danish Viking
notableGame Game 3 of the 1932 World Series
linked to: 1932 World Series
notableSeason 1928
occupation Major League Baseball umpire
baseball player
pitchedInGame Babe Ruth called shot game
placeOfBirth Iowa Falls, Iowa, United States
linked to: Iowa Falls
placeOfDeath Grafton, Wisconsin, United States
linked to: Grafton, Wisconsin
playedFor Boston Braves
linked to: Atlanta Braves

Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
positionPlayed pitcher
servedAsUmpireInLeague American League
sexOrGender male
sport baseball
strikeouts 714
throws right
umpireCareerEndYear 1946
umpireCareerStartYear 1938
winLossRecord 102–73
winsIn1928Season 24
worldSeriesChampion 1927
1928
1932

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1928 World Series game2WinningPitcher George Pipgras
George Pipgras familyName Pipgras
linked to: George Pipgras