This lot is closed. Bidding ended on 5/11/2001.
The height of being famous, is having your name become part of the language. By sitting out a game due to a headache, Wally Pipp accomplished this. To "Wally Pipp", is to lose your job because you did not show up for work. After sitting out this game, a man named Lou Gehrig decided to begin a 2,130 consecutive games played streak, ending Pipp's reign as the Yankees first baseman. This Hillerich and Bradsby bat has the labeling period from 1922-31. It is a 35", 34 3/4 oz. Pre-Model number bat that shows great game use with a handle crack.