Lou Gehrig
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Henry Louis Gehrig was an American professional baseball first baseman who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees. Gehrig was renowned for his prowess as a hitter and for
Gehrig with the New York Yankees in 1923
Gehrig on the Columbia baseball team, 1921
Gehrig on the Columbia football team, 1922
Gehrig, Tris Speaker, Ty Cobb, and Babe Ruth in 1928
Wally Pipp
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Walter Clement Pipp Sr. was an American professional baseball player. A first baseman, Pipp played in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, and Cincinnati Reds between 1913 a
Lou Gehrig
…season and made his major-league debut as a pinch hitter at age 19 on June 15, 1923. In his first two seasons, Gehrig was mired behind Yankee stalwart Wally Pipp at first base, a two-time American League (AL) home run champion and one of the premier power hitters in Major League Baseball's (MLB) "dead-ball era…
Pipp with the New York Yankees in 1922
Pipp with the Yankees in 1916
Lou Gehrig replaced Pipp in the Yankees' lineup on June 2, 1925.
Pipp (left) and Charlie Mullen (right)