from Grand Rapids, MI
17 February 1893 • Chicago, IL
Died:11 January 1965 • Grand Rapids, MI
Wally Pipp " Walter Clement Pipp " ( February 17, 1893 – January 11, 1965 ) was an United States first baseman in Major League Baseball, now best remembered as the man who lost his starting role to Lou Gehrig at the beginning of Gehrig's streak of 2, 130 consecutive games
The Chicago-born Pipp then joined the New York Yankees for the 1915 New York Yankees season, and would play 136 or more games for them every season until 1925 New York Yankees season ( except 1918 New York Yankees season, when his playing was curtailed by injury ), Batting average....
After playing 12 games with the Detroit Tigers in 1913 Detroit Tigers season, Pipp graduated from The Catholic University of America in 1914....
Major League Baseball player • New York Yankees player • Detroit Tigers player • Cincinnati Reds player • Kalamazoo Celery Pickers player • Scranton Miners player • Providence Grays player • Rochester Hustlers player • Newark Bears player • Baseball player • Catholic University Cardinals baseball player
Award:American League home run champion
Activity:Games
Preference:Delta Sigma Theta
Walter Clement Pipp (February 17, 1893 January 11, 1965) was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball, now best remembered as the man who lost his starting role to Lou ...