On June 1, 1925, In the 8th inning Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees begins his historic consecutive-game streak when he pinch-hits for shortstop Pee Wee Wanninger, it will be his only appearance as a pinch hitter in his 17-year career. Gehrig will fly out to left field off future hall of Famer Walter Johnson in the Yankees 5-3 loss at Yankee Stadium.  The following day, Gehrig will take over as the Yankees’ everyday first baseman, replacing Wally Pipp, who is sidelined by a headache and not miss a game again until 1939. He will play 2,130 consecutive games. Wanninger is the player who ended a consecutive-game streak of 1,307 consecutive games when he started the May 5th contest in place of Everett Scott, the team’s regular shortstop.