Cotton Pippen
[edit] Biography
Born on April 2, 1911 in Cisco, Texas, Cotton Pippen (Henry Harold Pippen) played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Athletics and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 3 year career. Pippen broke into the bigs on August 28, 1936 with the St. Louis Cardinals, and put up a 6.11 ERA in 132.2 innings pitched in 1939, his rookie year.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1936
| STL
| N
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 7.71
| 8
| 18
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 21
| 37
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1939
| PHI
| A
| 25
| 17
| 4
| 11
| 5.99
| 33
| 97
| 79
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 118.2
| 169
| 13
| 40
| 0
| 4
| 1
|
| 1939
| DET
| A
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 7.07
| 5
| 13
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 18
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1939
| TOT
| A
| 28
| 19
| 4
| 12
| 6.11
| 38
| 110
| 90
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 132.2
| 187
| 14
| 46
| 0
| 4
| 1
|
| 1940
| DET
| A
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 6.75
| 9
| 16
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 21.1
| 29
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 7.71
| 8
| 18
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 21
| 37
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 32
| 22
| 5
| 14
| 6.19
| 47
| 126
| 106
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 154
| 216
| 17
| 56
| 0
| 5
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 38
| 25
| 5
| 16
| 6.38
| 55
| 144
| 124
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 175
| 253
| 22
| 64
| 0
| 6
| 4
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1936
| STL
| N
| P
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1939
| PHI
| A
| P
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 26
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .921
|
| 1939
| DET
| A
| P
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1939
| TOT
| A
| P
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 26
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1940
| DET
| A
| P
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 38
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .945
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1936
| STL
| N
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .167
| .167
| .333
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1939
| PHI
| A
| 25
| 35
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 2
| .086
| .179
| .086
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1939
| DET
| A
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .400
| .400
| .400
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1939
| TOT
| A
| 28
| 40
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 2
| .125
| .205
| .125
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1940
| DET
| A
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .167
| .167
| .333
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 32
| 48
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 2
| .104
| .173
| .104
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 38
| 54
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 2
| .111
| .172
| .130
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Philadelphia Athletics from St. Louis Cardinals in the Rule 5 major league draft (October 4, 1938).
- Claimed on waivers by Detroit Tigers from Philadelphia Athletics (September 12, 1939).
- Sold by Detroit Tigers to Oakland (PCL) (May 22, 1940).
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