About Diamond Pipkins
Lived 1907 – 1975 (aged 67). Diamond Pipkins was a baseball player.
Robert Manuel Pipkins (August 17, 1907 – March 17, 1975), alternately spelled "Pipkin", and nicknamed "Diamond" or "Black Diamond", was an American Negro league pitcher between 1929 and 1942.
A native of Adams County, Mississippi, Pipkins made his Negro leagues debut in 1929 for the Birmingham Black Barons. He went on to play for the Cleveland Cubs in 1931, and finished his career back with Birmingham in 1942. Pipkins died in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1975 at age 67.
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Who was Diamond Pipkins?
American baseball player (1907-1975)
When was Diamond Pipkins born?
Diamond Pipkins was born on 17 August 1907 in Adams County.
When did Diamond Pipkins die?
Diamond Pipkins died on 17 March 1975.
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Diamond Pipkins was a baseball player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Diamond Pipkins. https://biography.guide/diamond-pipkins/
MLA: "Diamond Pipkins." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/diamond-pipkins/.
Chicago: "Diamond Pipkins." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/diamond-pipkins/.
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