Walter Clement "Wally" Pipp Sr. was an American professional baseball player. A first baseman, Pipp played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, and Cincinnati Reds between 1913 and 1928.
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)
John Franklin "Home Run" Baker was an American professional baseball player. A third baseman, Baker played in Major League Baseball from 1908 to 1922 for the Philadelphia Athletics and New York Yankees. Although he never hit more than 12 home runs in a season and hit only 96 in his major league career, Baker has been called the "original home run king of the majors".
Baker in 1921
Home Run Baker
Baker in 1919
A depiction of Home Run Baker from the November 5, 1911 edition of The Sunday Oregonian following the Philadelphia Athletics World Series victory.