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About Wally Pipp
On June 2nd, 1925, Wally Pipp complained to Yankee’s manager, Miller Huggins, that he had a headache from being hit in the head with a baseball at batting practice. Wally said to Manager Huggins, “Hug, why don’t you let the kid play today?” Well, as it turned out, the kid was Lou Gehrig! Mr. Gehrig, commonly referred to as “The Iron Horse,” went 3 for 5 that day and Wally never got his job back. Wally was eventually traded to the Cincinnati Reds and finished out his career. Lou Gehrig not only became a Yankee Legend, but he also played in 2,130 consecutive games!