Edward John Pipgras (June 15, 1904 – April 13, 1964) was an American right-handed

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who played for the

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. He appeared in five games, going 0–1 with a 5.40

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. His older brother

George Pipgras George William Pipgras (December 20, 1899 – October 19, 1986) was an American right-handed starting pitcher and umpire in Major League Baseball. Known as "The Danish Viking", he spent most of his playing career with the New York Yankees, break ...

was also a major league pitcher. Born in

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, he died at age 59 in

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when he crashed into a bridge abutment on

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north of Slayton. He had two children.

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