16–7 mark for the AL champions, and again won his World Series start in Game 3 as the Yankees swept the Chicago Cubs. In that game, Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig each hit a pair of home runs, including Ruth's renowned "Called Shot." In May 1933, Pipgras' contract was sold back to the Red Sox, and he was 9–8 for the team that year before making a handful of appearances in 1934 and . In an eleven-season career, he posted a 102–73 record with 714 strikeouts and a 4.09 earned run average in 1488 innings. Umpire and scout In 1938 Pipgras joined the American League umpiring staff. On Opening Day at Yankee Stadium on April 20, , Pipgras worked as the third base umpire during a Red Sox-Yankees contest. The historic box score included the names of future Hall of Famers Joe Cronin, Bill Dickey, Joe DiMaggio, Bobby Doerr, Jimmie Foxx, Lefty Grove, Red Ruffing, Lou Gehrig, Joe Gordon and prize rookie Ted Williams as well. Pipgras was the starting pitcher for the Yankees in 1929's Opening Day, and his opponent for the Red Sox that day was Ruffing. According to historians, the unusual feat set by Pipgras is a case unique in major league history. He went on to umpire in the 1944 World Series, as well as the 1940 All-Star Game; he was the home plate umpire for Dick Fowler's no-hitter on September 9, . He also worked as a scout for the Red Sox. Death Pipgras died in Gainesville, Florida at the age of 86. He was survived by his wife, Mattie Mae, who died in 2013 at the age of 99. See also List of Major League Baseball annual wins leaders Further reading Honig, Donald (1975) Baseball When the Grass Was Real: Baseball from the Twenties to the Forties Told by the Men Who Played It. New York: Coward, McGann & Geoghegan. pp. 126–133. . External links Retrosheet SABR Biography Project George Pipgras - Baseballbiography.com Tampa Tribune obituary The Deadball Era George Pipgras Oral History Interview - National Baseball Hall of Fame Digital Collection 1899 births 1986 deaths People from Ida Grove, Iowa Major League Baseball pitchers New York Yankees players Boston Red Sox players Boston Red Sox scouts Baseball players from Iowa American League wins champions United States Army soldiers United States Army personnel of World War I Major League Baseball umpires Madison Greys players