George Pipgras Stats

George Pipgras was born on Wednesday, December 20, 1899, in Ida Grove, Iowa. Pipgras was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 9, 1923, with the New York Yankees. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive George Pipgras baseball stats page.

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George Pipgras

George Pipgras Autograph on a 1978 Grand Slam (#68)

George Pipgras Autograph on a 1978 Grand Slam (#68)
 

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Birth Name:   George William Pipgras
Nickname:   The Danish Viking
Born On:   12-20-1899  (Sagittarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Ida Grove, Iowa
Year of Death Data Died On:   10-19-1986 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Gainesville, Florida
Cemetery:   Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Petersburg, Florida
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01½   Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   06-09-1923 (Age 23)
Last Game:   06-02-1935
Draft:   Not Applicable
George Pipgras

George Pipgras Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1923 24 Yankees 8 2 6 1 3 .250 5.94 2 0 0 33.1 153 34 22 22 2 25 - 12 4 1 0 -
1924 25 Yankees 9 1 7 0 1 .000 9.98 0 0 1 15.1 82 20 17 18 0 18 - 4 4 4 0 -
1927 28 Yankees 29 21 5 10 3 .769 4.11 9 1 0 166.1 703 148 76 81 2 77 - 81 4 1 1 -
1928 29 Yankees 46 38 6 24 13 .649 3.38 22 4 3 300.2 1,352 314 113 132 4 103 - 139 5 3 0 -
1929 30 Yankees 39 33 3 18 12 .600 4.23 13 3 0 225.1 987 229 106 132 16 95 - 125 4 5 0 -
1930 31 Yankees 44 30 13 15 15 .500 4.11 15 3 4 221.0 974 230 101 133 9 70 - 111 4 8 0 -
1931 32 Yankees 36 14 13 7 6 .538 3.79 6 1 3 137.2 606 134 58 73 8 58 - 59 3 2 0 -
1932 33 Yankees 32 27 5 16 9 .640 4.19 14 2 0 219.0 981 235 102 120 15 87 - 111 6 6 0 -
1933 34 Yankees 4 4 0 2 2 .500 3.27 3 0 0 33.0 143 32 12 13 1 12 - 14 0 0 0 -
1933 34 Red Sox 22 17 4 9 8 .529 4.07 9 2 1 128.1 560 140 58 65 5 45 - 56 0 2 0 -
1934 35 Red Sox 2 1 0 0 0 .000 8.10 0 0 0 3.1 16 4 3 3 1 3 - 0 2 0 0 -
1935 36 Red Sox 5 1 2 0 1 .000 14.40 0 0 0 5.0 30 9 8 9 3 5 - 2 0 1 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
11 Years 276 189 64 102 73 .583 4.09 93 16 12 1,488.1 6,587 1,529 676 801 66 598 - 714 36 33 1 -
George Pipgras

George Pipgras Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1923 24 Yankees 8 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 0 - 0 - .000 .100 .000
1924 25 Yankees 9 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 - 0 - .333 .333 .333
1927 28 Yankees 29 67 4 16 1 1 1 0 6 2 - 17 2 - 0 - .239 .261 .328
1928 29 Yankees 46 115 7 18 4 0 0 0 5 4 - 28 6 - 1 - .157 .192 .191
1929 30 Yankees 39 84 6 12 2 0 0 0 5 5 - 19 4 - 0 - .143 .191 .167
1930 31 Yankees 44 80 10 12 3 0 1 0 12 6 - 16 6 - 1 - .150 .218 .225
1931 32 Yankees 36 41 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 12 1 - 0 - .024 .048 .024
1932 33 Yankees 32 82 4 18 1 1 0 0 10 2 - 19 5 - 0 - .220 .238 .256
1933 34 Yankees 4 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 0 - 0 - .091 .167 .091
1933 34 Red Sox 22 46 4 9 0 0 0 0 4 3 - 10 2 - 0 - .196 .245 .196
1934 35 Red Sox 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 - .000 .000 .000
1935 36 Red Sox 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 - 0 - .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
11 Years 276 539 37 88 11 2 2 0 42 25 - 129 27 - 2 - .163 .203 .202
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George Pipgras Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1923 Yankees P 8 2 100 8 1.0 8 0 8 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.16
1924 Yankees P 9 1 46 10 1.1 10 1 9 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 5.87
1927 Yankees P 29 21 499 40 1.4 39 6 33 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .975 2.11
1928 Yankees P 46 38 902 60 1.3 56 7 49 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .933 1.68
1929 Yankees P 39 33 676 35 0.9 34 4 30 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .971 1.36
1930 Yankees P 44 30 663 47 1.1 42 12 30 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .894 1.71
1931 Yankees P 36 14 413 24 0.7 22 2 20 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .917 1.44
1932 Yankees P 32 27 657 51 1.6 44 9 35 7 1 n/a n/a n/a .863 1.81
1933 Yankees P 4 4 99 12 3.0 12 2 10 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.27
1933 Red Sox P 22 17 385 23 1.0 21 6 15 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .913 1.47
1934 Red Sox P 2 1 10 2 1.0 2 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 5.40
1935 Red Sox P 5 1 15 1 0.2 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.80
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 276 189 4,465 313 1.1 291 49 242 22 10 n/a n/a n/a .930 1.76
11 Years 276 189 4,465 313 1.1 291 49 242 22 10 n/a n/a n/a .930 1.76
George Pipgras

George Pipgras Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1923 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.3 0.0 0.48 3.24 6.75
1924 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.22 2.35 10.57
1927 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 67.0 3.9 11.2 1.05 4.38 4.17
1928 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.1 23.0 1.35 4.16 3.08
1929 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.4 16.8 1.32 4.99 3.79
1930 Yankees 0 1 .000 0 0 n/a 80.0 5.0 6.7 1.59 4.52 2.85
1931 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.4 0.0 1.02 3.86 3.79
1932 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.3 8.2 1.28 4.56 3.58
1933 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.7 0.0 1.17 3.82 3.27
1933 Red Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.6 11.5 1.24 3.93 3.16
1934 Red Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 8.10
1935 Red Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.40 3.60 9.00
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
11 Years 0 1 .000 0 0 n/a 269.5 4.2 12.8 1.19 4.32 3.62
George Pipgras

George Pipgras Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1923 New York Yankees n/a Undetermined n/a -
1924 New York Yankees n/a Undetermined n/a -
1927 New York Yankees n/a $4,500.00 n/a Stats
1928 New York Yankees n/a Undetermined n/a Stats
1929 New York Yankees 14 Undetermined n/a -
1930 New York Yankees 12 Undetermined n/a -
1931 New York Yankees 12 Undetermined n/a -
1932 New York Yankees 10 Undetermined n/a Stats
1933 New York Yankees 10 Undetermined - -
1933 Boston Red Sox 11 Undetermined - -
1934 Boston Red Sox 14 Undetermined - -
1935 Boston Red Sox 35 Undetermined - -


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