Editing Wally Pipp (section)

===Later career===
Ruth had returned to the Yankees' lineup on June 1, the day before Pipp, Ward, and Schang were benched. Despite Ruth's return and the strong play of Gehrig, who batted .295 with 20 home runs and 68 RBIs,<ref name=si/><ref name=nj/> the Yankees finished in seventh place. Pipp was hospitalized for a week after being hit in the head by Caldwell on July 2, and he played sparingly during the remainder of the season.<ref name=si/> He ended the year with a .230 average, three home runs, and 24 RBIs.<ref name=nj/>

[[File:Wally Pipp and Charlie Mullen.jpg|thumb|300px|Pipp ''(left)'' and [[Charlie Mullen]] ''(right)'']]
Due to the team's struggles, Huggins made personnel changes during the offseason. The Yankees attempted to trade Pipp to another American League team, but could not agree on the terms with any team.<ref name=si/> They put Pipp on [[waivers (baseball)|waivers]], and he was acquired by the [[Cincinnati Reds]] of the [[National League (baseball)|National League]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1961&dat=19260117&id=RYEhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=d4sFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1664,1613602|title=Wally Pipp Leaves Ruppert Service: Yanks First Sack Player and Star of New York Goes to Cincinnati|first=Henry L.|last=Farrell|agency=United Press International|newspaper=[[Palm Beach Daily News]]|page=2-1|date=January 17, 1926|access-date=April 19, 2014}}{{Dead link|date=December 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> who reportedly paid the Yankees a greater sum than the $7,500 waiver price.<ref name=sabr/> The Reds, who had not had a strong starting first baseman since [[Jake Daubert]] died in 1924, had attempted to acquire [[Bill Terry]] from the Giants, but refused to part with [[Edd Roush]] in the transaction, and so acquired Pipp instead.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1961&dat=19260201&id=S4EhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=d4sFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1559,3419531|title=Reds Look Like Promising Lot With Recent Acquisition of Wally Pipp|date=February 1, 1926|page=2-1|newspaper=Palm Beach Daily News|first=Henry L.|last=Farrell|agency=United Press International|access-date=April 19, 2014}}{{Dead link|date=December 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Pipp again attempted to acquire a portion of the purchase price, but was rebuffed.<ref name=si/>

Pipp played 372 games for the Reds over the next three seasons. In 1926, he had a .291 batting average, and his 99 RBIs and 15 triples were both fourth-best in the National League. He batted .260 with 41 RBIs in 1927, and .283 in 1928.<ref name=sabr/>

With first baseman [[George Kelly (baseball)|George Kelly]] also on their roster, the Reds released Pipp before the 1929 season. Pipp signed with the [[Newark Bears (IL)|Newark Bears]] of the International League for the season.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1929-03-04 |title=Wally Pipp to Play at Newark |url=https://www.genealogybank.com/newspaper-clippings/title/qgxlbcaltbpohrppmfvhbgujghrwidsm_ip-10-166-46-137_1739908456429 |access-date=2025-02-18 |work=Milwaukee Sentinel |page=15 |via=[[GenealogyBank.com]] |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> He earned $40,000 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|40000|1929|r=-4}}}} in current dollar terms) that year, more than he made during his major league career. He batted .312 for Newark, and retired after the season.<ref name=si/>

Pipp played 1,872 games.<ref name=heraldtribune/> 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 [[Sacrifice bunt|sacrifices]] as a Yankee remain a team record. Pipp was the first Yankee to lead the American League in home runs.<ref name=si/> Due to his famous replacement by Gehrig, players began to say they were "Wally Pipped" when replaced in a lineup, especially if it is due to a minor injury.<ref name=si/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19680528&id=ytMiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gekDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3954,5316684|title=Who in Heck Was Wally Pipp?|newspaper=[[The Spokesman-Review]]|location=Spokane, Washington|first=Harry|last=Missildine|page=16|date=May 29, 1968|access-date=April 19, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19960707&id=xqIpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=n_EDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6073,2478140|title=The Wally Pipp All-Stars|newspaper=The Spokesman-Review|page=C2|date=July 7, 1996|access-date=April 19, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1243&dat=19860801&id=jJFTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7IYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4822,1996409|title=Major League baseball notes: Murray latest Wally Pipp?|agency=United Press International|newspaper=[[The Bulletin (Bend)|The Bulletin]]|location=Bend, Oregon|page=D-3|date=August 1, 1986|access-date=April 19, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2519&dat=20011118&id=2LdjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_CgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=381,33536712|title=Calling Wally Pipp|newspaper=[[Observer–Reporter]]|location=Washington, Pennsylvania|first=F. Dale|last=Lolley|page=C4|date=November 18, 2001|access-date=April 19, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19960630&id=naQpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iPEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3095,5837630|title=Wally Pipp of the week|newspaper=The Spokesman-Review|date=June 30, 1996|access-date=April 19, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2706&dat=19750624&id=UgNKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TR4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1422,2261190|title=Tigers hold on win, 10–9|newspaper=[[The Michigan Daily]]|page=12|first=Clarke|last=Cogsdill|date=June 24, 1975|access-date=April 19, 2014}}</ref>