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
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)
Home Run Baker
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John Franklin "Home Run" Baker, also known as Frank Baker, was an American professional baseball player. A third baseman, Baker played in Major League Baseball from 1908 to 1922 for the Philadelphia A
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…and playing in the minor leagues in 1914, he was purchased by the Yankees before the 1915 season. They made him their starting first baseman. He and Home Run Baker led an improved Yankee lineup that led the league in home runs. He led the American League in home runs in 1916 and 1917. With Babe Ruth, Bob Meusel…
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.