sentences:  In 1936, Pippen struck out Ted Williams in his first professional at bat in the Pacific Coast League.Pippen's minor league career included stints with the Beatrice Blues in the Nebraska State League (1934–35); Houston in the Texas League (1936–1938); Sacramento in the Pacific Coast League (1939); the Oakland Oaks in the Pacific Coast League (1945–1946).Pippen served in the military in 1945.