Wally Pipp was born February 17, 1893, in Chicago, IL, USA.
Wally Pipp died January 11, 1965, in Grand Rapids, MI, USA.
On June 2, 1925, Lou Gehrig started at first base, replacing Wally Pipp.There were two stories regarding this replacement. One was that Pipp sat out the game due to a headache. The other was that manager Miller Huggins benched him and other veterans in order to shake up a slumping lineup.
Gehrig replaced Wally Pipp, who had been hit in the head with a baseball the previous day.
In 1913, Wally Pipp played in 12 games, all for the Detroit Tigers, and batting in all of them. He had 31 at bats, getting 5 hits, for a .161 batting average, with 5 runs batted in. He was walked 2 times, and was hit by the pitch 1 time. He struck out 6 times. He hit 0 doubles, 3 triples, and 0 home runs.
Wally Pipp was born on February 17, 1893.
Wally Pipp died on January 11, 1965 at the age of 71.
Wally Pipp died on January 11, 1965 at the age of 71.
Wally Pipp was born February 17, 1893, in Chicago, IL, USA.
Wally Pipp was born on February 17, 1893 and died on January 11, 1965. Wally Pipp would have been 71 years old at the time of death or 122 years old today.
Prior to Wally Pipp, Charlie Mullen was the Yankees first baseman in 1914 and John Knight played first in 1913.
Wally Pipp is 6 feet 1 inches tall. He weighs 180 pounds. He bats left and throws left.
Wally Pipp was born on February 17, 1893.
Wally Pipp was a New York Yankees first baseman, who on June 2, 1925 was removed from the starting lineup and replaced with Lou Gehrig. Gehrig then went on to play 2,130 consecutive games.
Wally Pipp died January 11, 1965, in Grand Rapids, MI, USA.
Wally Pipp was the first baseman for the New York Yankees between 1915-1925 whose job was taken by Lou Gehrig. When he lost his job, instead of sulking, he worked with Gehrig to help make him a better player. So what can be learned from Pipp? For starters, how to be a good teammate.
Wally Pipp debuted on June 29, 1913, playing for the Detroit Tigers at Navin Field; he played his final game on September 30, 1928, playing for the Cincinnati Reds at Crosley Field.