Henry Harold "Cotton" Pippen (April 2, 1911 – February 15, 1981) was a 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 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.
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Henry Harold Pippen 2 April 1911 Cisco, TX
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Died |
15 February 1981 (aged 69) Williams, CA
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Zodiac | Aries |
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