WALLY PIPP RARE autographed Cut WS CHAMP New York YANKEES PSA DNA Lou Gehrig

Description: Add this authentic Wally Pipp autograph to your collection today! This is an extremely rare signed encapsulated cut! Beautiful and in perfect condition - item was sent to PSA DNA and is 100% authentic! The Man that will always be remembered as the player Lou Gehrig replaced!Walter Clement Pipp 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 and 1928. After appearing in 12 games for the Tigers in 1913 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 led the American League in Home Runs in 1916 and 1917. In 1926, he lost his starting role to Lou Gehrig, after which he finished his major league career with Cincinnati. According to the most popular version of the story, Pipp showed up at Yankee Stadium that day with a severe headache and asked the team's trainer for two aspirin. Miller Huggins, the Yankee's manager, noticed this, and said "Wally, take the day off. We'll try that kid Gehrig at first today and get you back in there tomorrow." Gehrig played well and became the Yankees' first baseman. This story first appeared in a 1939 New York World-Telegram on Gehrig's career, in which Pipp was interviewed. Pipp was quoted to have said, "I took the two most expensive aspirin in history." According to The Pride of the Yankees, the 1942 film about Gehrig's life, Pipp asked out of the game because he was experiencing double vision from being hit in the head two days prior. By 1953, Pipp reported to The New York Times that he was taken out of the lineup due to being hit in the head by a pitcher thrown by Charlie Caldwell during batting practice. However, while Pipp was hit in the head from Caldwell and was hospitalized, this event occurred a month after Pipp's benching. According to another story, supported by Gehrig's wife, Pipp was not at the game on June 2 because he was gambling on horse racing at a race track. His son Tom denied the rumor, stating that his father never bet on horses. Pipp's own children disagreed on the reason for their father's benching, believing it was due to Pipp being beaned or struggling. According to a popular legend, Pipp asked to sit out due to a headache. The story was confirmed by Wally's son Thomas Pipp and Bill Werber. Pipp played 1,872 games. He had three seasons with a .300+ batting average, and two seasons with 100 or more RBI. Pipp had a .281 career batting average. He led both the American and National Leagues in fielding percentage. His 226 sacrifices as a Yankee team record. Pipp was the first Yankee to lead the American League in home runs. Career Highlights: World Series Champion: 19232x AL Home Run Leader: 1916, 1917 Insurance will be included in with shipping price! Thank you for your interest in our products! All of our items are in mint condition unless otherwise stated in the description. We will combine shipping on multiple items, please wait for an invoice.

Price: 7499.95 USD

Location: Castaic, California

End Time: 2024-12-21T00:00:24.000Z

Shipping Cost: 25 USD