Another Iowa connection to the Bambino: His Yankee teammate George Pipgras, a pitcher who went 10-3 for the 1927 Yanks and 24-13 in 1928, was a native of Ida Grove. He pitched 11 years for the Yankees and Red Sox and then became an American League umpire.
Btw I have events in Indianola, Laporte City, and Mason City coming up in the next ten days.
Thank you Daniel!
Another Iowa connection to the Bambino: His Yankee teammate George Pipgras, a pitcher who went 10-3 for the 1927 Yanks and 24-13 in 1928, was a native of Ida Grove. He pitched 11 years for the Yankees and Red Sox and then became an American League umpire.
I had heard of Pipgras but didn't know he was from Ida Grove. Thx for sharing!
My husband’s baseball coach (Zebe Larson) at Waterloo West High is said to have struck out Babe Ruth.
Very cool! Any idea where that happened? I love these kinds of stories!