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George Pipgras
George William Pipgras

Bats Right, Throws Right
Weight 185 lb.

Debut June 9, 1923
Final Game June 2, 1935
Born December 20, 1899 in Ida Grove, IA
Died October 19, 1986 in Gainesville, FL

Brother of Ed Pipgras

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1923 23 NYY AL   1   3   8   2   2   0   6  0   33.3   34   22   22   2   25   12   1   4   153       0  5.94  3.94   66 1.770
 1924 24 NYY AL   0   1   9   1   0   0   7  1   15.3   20   18   17   0   18    4   4   4    82       0  9.98  4.14   42 2.478
 1927 27 NYY AL  10   3  29  21   9   1   5  0  166.3  148   81   76   2   77   81   1   4   703       1  4.11  3.84   93 1.353
 1928 28 NYY AL  24  13  46  38  22   4   6  3  300.7  314  132  113   4  103  139   3   5  1352       0  3.38  3.76  111 1.387
 1929 29 NYY AL  18  12  39  33  13   3   3  0  225.3  229  132  106  16   95  125   5   4   987       0  4.23  3.86   91 1.438
 1930 30 NYY AL  15  15  44  30  15   3  13  4  221.0  230  133  101   9   70  111   8   4   974       0  4.11  4.32  105 1.357
 1931 31 NYY AL   7   6  36  14   6   1  13  3  137.7  134   73   58   8   58   59   2   3   606       0  3.79  3.99  105 1.395
 1932 32 NYY AL  16   9  32  27  14   2   5  0  219.0  235  120  102  15   87  111   6   6   981       0  4.19  4.08   97 1.470
 1933 33 TOT AL  11  10  26  21  12   2   4  1  161.3  172   78   70   6   57   70   2   0   703       0  3.90  4.31  110 1.419
         NYY AL   2   2   4   4   3   0   0  0   33.0   32   13   12   1   12   14   0   0   143       0  3.27  3.90  119 1.333
         BOS AL   9   8  22  17   9   2   4  1  128.3  140   65   58   5   45   56   2   0   560       0  4.07  4.41  108 1.442
 1934 34 BOS AL   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  0    3.3    4    3    3   1    3    0   0   2    16       0  8.10  4.72   58 2.100
 1935 35 BOS AL   0   1   5   1   0   0   2  0    5.0    9    9    8   3    5    2   1   0    30       0 14.40  4.72   33 2.800
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 11 Yr WL% .583 102  73 276 189  93  16  64 12 1488.3 1529  801  676  66  598  714  33  36  6587       1  4.09  4.01   98 1.429
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    14  10  40  27  13   2   9  1  217.3  223  117   98   9   87  104   4   5   963   0   0  4.09  4.01   98 1.429
 Career High     24  15  46  38  22   4  13  4  300.7  314  133  113  16  103  139   8   6  1352   0   1  3.38  4.32  111 1.353

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1923 23 NYY AL   8    9    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   4  .000  .100  .000  -72    0   0           0    
 1924 24 NYY AL   9    3    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .333  .333  .333   72    1   0           0    
 1927 27 NYY AL  29   67    4   16   1  1   1    6   0  0   2  17  .239  .261  .328   54   22   2           0    
 1928 28 NYY AL  46  115    7   18   4  0   0    5   0  0   4  28  .157  .192  .191    2   22   6           1    
 1929 29 NYY AL  39   84    6   12   2  0   0    5   0  0   5  19  .143  .191  .167   -5   14   4           0    
 1930 30 NYY AL  44   80   10   12   3  0   1   12   0  1   6  16  .150  .218  .225   15   18   6           1    
 1931 31 NYY AL  36   41    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   1  12  .024  .048  .024  -80    1   1           0    
 1932 32 NYY AL  32   82    4   18   1  1   0   10   0  0   2  19  .220  .238  .256   31   21   5           0    
 1933 33 TOT AL  26   57    5   10   0  0   0    4   0  0   4  13  .175  .230  .175    9   10   2           0    
         NYY AL   4   11    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   3  .091  .167  .091  -28    1   0           0    
         BOS AL  22   46    4    9   0  0   0    4   0  0   3  10  .196  .245  .196   17    9   2           0    
 1934 34 BOS AL   2    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0    
 1935 35 BOS AL   5    0    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0                           0   1           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons     276  539   37   88  11  2   2   42   0  1  25 129  .163  .203  .202    7  109  27   0   0   2   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        316   22   52   6  1   1   25   0  1  15  76  .163  .203  .202    7   64  16   0   0   1   0
 Career High     46  115   10   18   4  1   1   12   0  1   6  28                          22   6   0   0   1   0
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1923 23 NYY AL   10    9    0   0.0   109| .000  .292| .100  .363| .000  .404| .100  .767| -72  .000  -2.3  -0.2   0%
 1924 24 NYY AL    3    2    0   0.0   112| .333  .298| .333  .368| .333  .409| .666  .777|  72  .000  -0.1   0.0   0%
 1927 27 NYY AL   71   53    6   3.0   108| .239  .289| .261  .357| .328  .406| .589  .763|  54  .296  -5.0  -0.5   0%
 1928 28 NYY AL  126  103    4   1.0   106| .157  .285| .192  .350| .191  .405| .383  .754|   2  .059 -16.4  -1.6   0%
 1929 29 NYY AL   93   76    3   1.0   107| .143  .284| .191  .350| .167  .410| .358  .760|  -5  .055 -13.0  -1.2   0%
 1930 30 NYY AL   93   75    4   1.4   112| .150  .290| .218  .353| .225  .426| .443  .780|  15  .084 -10.4  -1.0   0%
 1931 31 NYY AL   43   41    0   0.0   104| .024  .280| .048  .347| .024  .400| .072  .747| -80  .000 -10.7  -1.0   0%
 1932 32 NYY AL   89   69    5   1.9   107| .220  .279| .238  .349| .256  .410| .494  .759|  31  .149  -8.6  -0.8   0%
 1933 33 TOT AL   63   49    2   1.1   106| .175  .280| .230  .352| .175  .404| .405  .756|   9  .064  -7.6  -0.8   0%
         NYY AL   12   10    0   0.0   101| .091  .273| .167  .344| .091  .394| .258  .737| -28  .000  -2.0  -0.2   0%
         BOS AL   51   39    2   1.4   107| .196  .282| .245  .354| .196  .406| .441  .760|  17  .094  -5.6  -0.6   0%
 1934 34 BOS AL    1    1    0   0.0   116| .000  .294| .000  .369| .000  .424| .000  .793|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1935 35 BOS AL    1    1    0            |           |           |           |           |            -0.0   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons      593  479   24   1.3   107| .163  .284| .203  .351| .202  .409| .405  .761|   7  .084 -74.5  -7.1   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1923 23 NYY AL P 8 0 8 0 0 1.000 .964 1.00 1.49 2.16 2.73 2 33.3 1924 24 NYY AL P 9 1 9 0 0 1.000 .962 1.11 1.32 5.88 2.53 1 15.3 1927 27 NYY AL P 29 6 33 1 1 .975 .958 1.34 1.40 2.11 2.62 21 166.3 1928 28 NYY AL P 46 7 49 4 2 .933 .957 1.22 1.37 1.68 2.44 38 300.7 1929 29 NYY AL P 39 4 30 1 2 .971 .958 0.87 1.29 1.36 2.34 33 225.3 1930 30 NYY AL P 44 12 30 5 1 .894 .946 0.95 1.18 1.71 2.20 30 221.0 1931 31 NYY AL P 36 2 20 2 0 .917 .952 0.61 1.19 1.44 2.21 14 137.7 1932 32 NYY AL P 32 9 35 7 1 .863 .959 1.38 1.21 1.81 2.24 27 219.0 1933 33 TOT AL P 26 8 25 2 3 .943 .959 1.27 1.18 1.84 2.28 21 161.3 NYY AL P 4 2 10 0 1 1.000 .960 3.00 1.18 3.27 2.29 4 33.0 BOS AL P 22 6 15 2 2 .913 .959 0.95 1.18 1.47 2.28 17 128.3 1934 34 BOS AL P 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 1.10 5.45 2.18 1 3.3 1935 35 BOS AL P 5 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 0.20 1.12 1.80 2.16 1 5.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1923 23 NYY AL P 8 0 8 0 0 1.000 .964 1.00 1.49 2.16 2.73 2 33.3 1924 24 NYY AL P 9 1 9 0 0 1.000 .962 1.11 1.32 5.88 2.53 1 15.3 1927 27 NYY AL P 29 6 33 1 1 .975 .958 1.34 1.40 2.11 2.62 21 166.3 1928 28 NYY AL P 46 7 49 4 2 .933 .957 1.22 1.37 1.68 2.44 38 300.7 1929 29 NYY AL P 39 4 30 1 2 .971 .958 0.87 1.29 1.36 2.34 33 225.3 1930 30 NYY AL P 44 12 30 5 1 .894 .946 0.95 1.18 1.71 2.20 30 221.0 1931 31 NYY AL P 36 2 20 2 0 .917 .952 0.61 1.19 1.44 2.21 14 137.7 1932 32 NYY AL P 32 9 35 7 1 .863 .959 1.38 1.21 1.81 2.24 27 219.0 1933 33 TOT AL P 26 8 25 2 3 .943 .959 1.27 1.18 1.84 2.28 21 161.3 NYY AL P 4 2 10 0 1 1.000 .960 3.00 1.18 3.27 2.29 4 33.0 BOS AL P 22 6 15 2 2 .913 .959 0.95 1.18 1.47 2.28 17 128.3 1934 34 BOS AL P 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 1.10 5.45 2.18 1 3.3 1935 35 BOS AL P 5 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 0.20 1.12 1.80 2.16 1 5.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 276 49 242 22 10 .930 .956 1.05 1.27 1.76 2.35 189 1488.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 276 49 242 22 10 .930 .956 1.05 1.27 1.76 2.35 189 1488
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1927   WS    NYY PIT     W   1   1   2.00  1  0  0  1   9     7   2   1   2 
 1928   WS    NYY STL     W   1   1   2.00  1  0  0  1   9     4   2   4   8 
 1932   WS    NYY CHC     W   1   1   4.50  1  0  0  0   8     9   4   3   1 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  3 World Series        3-0   3   3   2.77  3  0  0  2  26    20   8   8  11 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1927   WS    NYY PIT     W   1   3   0   1  0  0  0   0   1   1  .333  .500  .333   0  0   0   0   0 
 1928   WS    NYY STL     W   1   2   0   0  0  0  0   1   0   1  .000  .333  .000   0  0   1   0   1 
 1932   WS    NYY CHC     W   1   5   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   5  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 World Series        3-0   3  10   0   1  0  0  0   1   1   7  .100  .250  .100   0  0   1   0   1 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Wins
1928 AL-24-1
1929 AL-18-5
1930 AL-15-10
1932 AL-16-10

Won-Loss %
1927 AL-.769-2
1928 AL-.649-8
1929 AL-.600-10
1932 AL-.640-9

Hits Allowed/9IP
1927 AL-8.01-3
1929 AL-9.15-8

Strikeouts/9IP
1927 AL-4.38-4
1928 AL-4.16-7
1929 AL-4.99-3
1930 AL-4.52-6
1932 AL-4.56-7
1933 AL-3.90-9

Games
1928 AL-46-3
1930 AL-44-3

Saves
1928 AL-3-10
1930 AL-4-6
1931 AL-3-10

Innings
1928 AL-300.7-1

Strikeouts
1927 AL-81-8
1928 AL-139-2
1929 AL-125-3
1930 AL-111-8
1932 AL-111-5

Games Started
1928 AL-38-1
1929 AL-33-4

Comp. Games
1928 AL-22-4

Shutouts
1928 AL-4-2
1929 AL-3-5
1930 AL-3-1
1932 AL-2-10
1933 AL-2-4

Home Runs Allow.
1929 AL-16-8

Bases On Balls Allow.
1928 AL-103-2
1929 AL-95-8

Hits Allowed
1928 AL-314-1

SO to Walk
1928 AL-1.35-9
1929 AL-1.32-5
1930 AL-1.59-4
1932 AL-1.28-8
1933 AL-1.23-8

Losses
1930 AL-15-8

Earned Runs Allow.
1928 AL-113-3
1929 AL-106-10

Wild Pitches
1924 AL-4-9
1928 AL-5-3
1930 AL-4-9
1932 AL-6-4

Hit Batsmen
1929 AL-5-8
1930 AL-8-2
1932 AL-6-2

Batters Faced
1928 AL-1352-1

       

Black Ink: Pitching - 9 (253) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 75 (322) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 10.0 (801) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 31.0 (414) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

January 3, 1923: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Harvey Hendrick to the New York Yankees for Al DeVormer and cash.

May 12, 1933: Purchased by the Boston Red Sox from the New York Yankees for $100,000.

June 2, 1935: Released by the Boston Red Sox.


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