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Who did Lou Gehrig play behind at 1B for the Yankees?
Posted on 5/8/13 at 2:31 pm
Posted on 5/8/13 at 2:31 pm
I remember hearing a story of a yankees player (I believe it was Lou) who was inserted into the lineup when the Yankees starter got injured. And the rest was history... Does anybody know who that first baseman was??
And am I even correct in remembering Lou Gehrig as that person? It could be someone else, but I am pretty sure it was a Yankee Hall of Famer.
And am I even correct in remembering Lou Gehrig as that person? It could be someone else, but I am pretty sure it was a Yankee Hall of Famer.
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Posted on 5/8/13 at 2:33 pm to oOoLsUtIgErSoOo
Dude. I looked this same thing up a few months ago and could remember who it was either. I was thinking it was ripkin and didnt have any luck. So maybe it was gehrig
eta: It was gehrig, because I was thinking it was the longest consecutive games played streak except ripkin broke it.
eta: It was gehrig, because I was thinking it was the longest consecutive games played streak except ripkin broke it.
This post was edited on 5/8/13 at 2:35 pm
Posted on 5/8/13 at 2:34 pm to oOoLsUtIgErSoOo
Wally pipp
Posted on 5/8/13 at 2:35 pm to oOoLsUtIgErSoOo
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I remember hearing a story of a yankees player (I believe it was Lou) who was inserted into the lineup when the Yankees starter got injured. And the rest was history... Does anybody know who that first baseman was??
Wally Pipp
Posted on 5/8/13 at 2:36 pm to 9Fiddy
Pipp, Wally
Posted on 5/8/13 at 2:38 pm to oOoLsUtIgErSoOo
Drew Bledsoe
Posted on 5/8/13 at 2:38 pm to KosmoCramer
MSB delivers.....Thanks 
Posted on 5/8/13 at 2:39 pm to motorbreath
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Drew Bledsoe
He got Wally Pipped hard by Brady.
Posted on 5/8/13 at 2:39 pm to DollaChoppa
yea, pipp had a headache and sat out.
This post was edited on 5/8/13 at 2:40 pm
Posted on 5/8/13 at 2:40 pm to TH03
That's called being hungover.
Posted on 5/8/13 at 2:41 pm to TH03
Posted on 5/8/13 at 2:43 pm to TH03
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yea, pipp had a headache and sat out.
from what i've read that is an urban legend and not really how it went down.
Posted on 5/8/13 at 2:47 pm to bbap
Wiki, so take it for what it's worth, but it has Pipp quotes in there.
quote:
On June 2, 1925, Pipp was removed from the Yankees' starting lineup and replaced with Gehrig. The story has become baseball legend:
In the most popular version, one supported in later accounts by Pipp himself (although he wasn't always consistent on the subject, either), Pipp arrived at Yankee Stadium one day in 1925 with a terrific headache. He asked the Yankee trainer for a couple of aspirin. Manager Miller Huggins noted the scene and said, "Wally, take the day off. We'll try that kid Gehrig at first today and get you back in there tomorrow." [2]
As Gehrig went on to play 2,130 consecutive games, Pipp did not get back in there tomorrow. He is later quoted to have said, "I took the two most expensive aspirin in history."
Other sources suggest Yankee manager Miller Huggins may have actually benched Pipp and other veterans in order to "shake up" the slumping lineup. A month later, Pipp received a skull fracture when he was hit by a practice pitch from Charlie Caldwell, an event that had also been mistakenly linked to his initial benching. Pipp was later traded to the Cincinnati Reds before the 1926 season.
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