Cotton Pippen
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Henry Harold "Cotton" Pippen (April 2, 1911 -February 15, 1981) was a 6'2" Major League Baseball
right-handed pitcher
for three years with St. Louis Cardinals
(1936), Philadelphia Athletics
(1939), and Detroit Tigers
(1939–1940). Pippen was born in Cisco, Texas
(made famous by the "Cisco Kid"), where his father was a rancher. Nicknamed "Cotton" because of the color of his light blond hair and blue eyes. Over three seasons in the Major Leagues, Pippen won 5 games and lost 16 with a career earned run average
of 6.38. His 12 losses in 1939 was 10th highest in the American League
.
In 1936, Pippen struck out Ted Williams
in his first professional at bat in the Pacific Coast League
. http://marian.creighton.edu/~besser/baseball/people/pippen.html Pippen's minor league career included stints with the Beatrice Blues
in the Nebraska State League
(1934–35); Houston in the Texas League
(1936–1938); Sacramento in the Pacific Coast League (1939); the Oakland Oaks
in the Pacific Coast League (1945–1946). Pippen served in the military in 1945. In 1951, Pippen was the player-manager for Reno. An Oakland newspaper reported in 1954 that Pippen was "now pitching them over the bar at Oscar's on Lakeshore." Pippen reportedly tended bar at a number of establishments in the Oakland area. He died in 1981 at age 69 in Williams, California
.
Major League Baseball
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right-handed pitcher
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
for three years with St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...
(1936), Philadelphia Athletics
Oakland Athletics
The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the O.co Coliseum....
(1939), and Detroit Tigers
Detroit Tigers
The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...
(1939–1940). Pippen was born in Cisco, Texas
Cisco, Texas
Cisco is a city in Eastland County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,851 at the 2000 census.-History:Conrad Hilton started the Hilton Hotel chain with a single hotel bought in Cisco. Hilton came to Cisco to buy a bank, but the bank cost too much; so he purchased the Mobley Hotel in 1919...
(made famous by the "Cisco Kid"), where his father was a rancher. Nicknamed "Cotton" because of the color of his light blond hair and blue eyes. Over three seasons in the Major Leagues, Pippen won 5 games and lost 16 with a career earned run average
Earned run average
In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...
of 6.38. His 12 losses in 1939 was 10th highest in the American League
American League
The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...
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In 1936, Pippen struck out Ted Williams
Ted Williams
Theodore Samuel "Ted" Williams was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played his entire 21-year Major League Baseball career as the left fielder for the Boston Red Sox...
in his first professional at bat in the Pacific Coast League
Pacific Coast League
The Pacific Coast League is a minor-league baseball league operating in the Western, Midwestern and Southeastern United States. Along with the International League and the Mexican League, it is one of three leagues playing at the Triple-A level, which is one step below Major League Baseball.The...
. http://marian.creighton.edu/~besser/baseball/people/pippen.html Pippen's minor league career included stints with the Beatrice Blues
Beatrice Blues
The Beatrice Blues were a semi-professional baseball team located in Beatrice, Nebraska. A member of the Nebraska State League from 1922–1923, 1928, 1932–1938, and the Tri-State League in , they were affiliated with the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1936-1938....
in the Nebraska State League
Nebraska State League
The Nebraska State League was an American professional baseball league with five incarnations. At least, the name was adopted five times: in 1892, from 1910 to 1915, from 1922 to 1923, from 1928 to 1938 and from 1956 to 1959....
(1934–35); Houston in the Texas League
Texas League
The Texas League is a minor league baseball league which operates in the South Central United States. It is classified a Double-A league. The league was founded in 1888 and ran through 1892...
(1936–1938); Sacramento in the Pacific Coast League (1939); the Oakland Oaks
Oakland Oaks (PCL)
The Oakland Oaks were a minor league baseball team in Oakland, California that played in the Pacific Coast League from 1903 through 1955, after which the club transferred to Vancouver, British Columbia...
in the Pacific Coast League (1945–1946). Pippen served in the military in 1945. In 1951, Pippen was the player-manager for Reno. An Oakland newspaper reported in 1954 that Pippen was "now pitching them over the bar at Oscar's on Lakeshore." Pippen reportedly tended bar at a number of establishments in the Oakland area. He died in 1981 at age 69 in Williams, California
Williams, California
Williams is a city in Colusa County, California, United States. The population was 5,123 at the 2010 census, up from 3,670 at the 2000 census. It is a traveler's city with many fast food restaurants, motels, and gas stations...
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