Wally Pipp Check
I just picked up this 1925 Wally Pipp payroll check in an auction. The auction house had it described as just that. Something told me to check the dates as I knew Gehrig started his streak sometime in 1925. My suspicion was right as this turns out to be Pipp's last paycheck as starting firstbaseman of the New York Yankees. Payday was May 29 and Gehrig played game 1 of the next 2130 just four days later on June 2. The kicker is that the bank stamps reveal that this check was actually paid on that very day of June 2. I suppose that "headache" wasn't enough to keep Pipp from collecting his dough that day.
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