Pee Wee was jumped from Class C ball to the staggering, seventh-place Yankees of 1925 as a replacement for fading Everett Scott. His best was none too good, but he is noteworthy as the player for whom Lou Gehrig pinch hit in the first of his 2,130 consecutive games played. (ADS)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » June 1, 1925: Lou Gehrig begins a consecutive-game streak that will surpass Everett Scott's mark by pinch-hitting for Paul Wanninger, the SS who replaced Scott in the Yankees lineup. The next day, 1B Wally Pipp shows up with a headache, and Gehrig takes over. Babe Ruth plays his first game of the season following his illness.