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.
Lou Gehrig took over from Wally Pipp in the 1925 season. Babe Dahlgren took over from Gehrig in the 1939 season.
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.
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 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.
Wally Pipp played in 10 games at first base for the Detroit Tigers in 1913, starting in none of them. He made 80 putouts, had 4 assists, and committed 2 errors, equivalent to .2 errors per game (estimate based on total games played in). He had 6 double plays.
Wally Pipp played in 155 games at first base for the Cincinnati Reds in 1926, starting in none of them. He made 1710 putouts, had 92 assists, and committed 15 errors, equivalent to .097 errors per game (estimate based on total games played in). He had 140 double plays.
Wally Pipp played in 114 games at first base for the Cincinnati Reds in 1927, starting in none of them. He made 1145 putouts, had 66 assists, and committed 5 errors, equivalent to .044 errors per game (estimate based on total games played in). He had 86 double plays.
Wally Pipp played in 72 games at first base for the Cincinnati Reds in 1928, starting in none of them. He made 673 putouts, had 40 assists, and committed 8 errors, equivalent to .111 errors per game (estimate based on total games played in). He had 69 double plays.