On June 2, 1925, Wally Pipp had a headache and popped a couple of aspirin, so Lou Gehrig stepped in at first -- and "The Iron Horse" would not miss a game for the next 2,128 games. Said Wally Pipp: "I took the two most expensive aspirin in history."
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Actually June 1st 1925 he pinch hit!
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games played 2,130
first game played 06-01-1925
last game played 04-30-1939
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ReplyDeletenot sure why my text looks like that
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