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Yes.
Lou Gehrig played baseball as a first baseman. Not soccer.
Lou Gehrig played his first game at Yankee Stadium, on June 15, 1923.
Lou Gehrig's Major League debut was on June 15, 1923 as a pinch hitter.
Yes, most major league players make their first great leap to the major leagues from Triple-A affiliates.
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The first African-American player in the major leagues was Jackie Robinson. The Brooklyn Dodgers played him for the first time on April 15, 1947.
Wally Pipp was a first baseman for the New York Yankees, playing from 1913 to 1925. He is often remembered for being the player who was replaced by Lou Gehrig, which led to Gehrig's legendary consecutive games streak. Pipp was a solid player in his own right, known for his hitting and fielding skills during his time in the major leagues.
No. In the modern era, Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play in the Major Leagues.
In 1960, both the American and National leagues still had eight teams, and both leagues played 154 game schedules