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Wally Pipp, a first baseman with the Tigers, Yankees, and Reds between 1913-1928, was the player Lou Gehrig replaced at first base. Legend had it that Pipp reported to the ballpark on June 2, 1925 with a headache and the Yankees manager, Miller Huggins, told him to take two aspirin and get some rest. Gehrig replaced Pipp that day and never relinquished the position. A great story, maybe, but not exactly accurate. The Yankees were playing poorly at the start of the 1925 season. There was dissention among the players. While Pipp was not part of the dissention his play was poor. He was hitting just .244 and for the three weeks prior to June 2 was batting .181. So manager Huggins decided to shake things up by benching Pipp for Gehrig. Huggins also benched catcher Wally Schang and second baseman Aaron Ward in hopes of setting a fire under the team. While the Yankees played better, they wound up missing the World Series for the second straight season as the Washington Nationals won the AL pennant. Pipp had been the Yankees first baseman for ten years and while he certainly was unhappy to lose his starting job, he worked with Gehrig to make him a better ball player. He was sold to the Cincinnati Reds prior to the 1926 season for $7,500.
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Who did Lou Gerig replace at what position?
Walter Clement "Wally" Pipp was an American first baseman for the New York Yankees, now best remembered as the man who lost his starting role to Lou Gehrig.
Did Lou Gehrig lose any games?
Yes. Lou Gehrig, like every other baseball player, has lost games during the season. He was a first baseman and part of a team.
Who is wally pipp and what lesson can you learn from him?
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.
Why was Lou Gehrig's life hard?
Lou Gehrig's life was hard because he was born to poor German immigrants and in his youth he lost multiple siblings to sickness. Also, later in his life he developed ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease), which took him out of baseball and eventually killed him.
How many World Series championships did Lou Gehrig win?
Lou Gehrig played in 7 World Series with the Yankees and the Yankees won 6 (1927, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1937, 1938). The one World Series Gehrig lost with the Yankees was in 1926.
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