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Wally Pipp is shown in Helmar’s T3 series with the New York Americans in a classic left-handed batting stance, the bat held high as his body turns across the plate. The long stride and narrow, upright posture give the image a strong sense of anticipation, while the pale pinstriped uniform, blue cap, and blue-striped stockings establish the New York identity immediately. Behind him, the green field and softly rendered grandstand sit beneath a warm yellow-orange sky, giving the card a distinctly late-afternoon atmosphere.
The original artwork was painted by Natalia Valiukavich in watercolor. She models the uniform with pale cream, gray, and cool blue washes, allowing the vertical pinstripes to emphasize Pipp’s long frame. The darkest blue accents are concentrated in the cap and stockings, while the bat is handled in warm brown tones. The background architecture is simplified into broad geometric shapes, allowing the figure and the sweeping diagonal of the bat to remain dominant.
Walter Clement “Wally” Pipp was a strong-fielding first baseman and a productive left-handed hitter who spent the prime of his career with the New York Yankees. He led the American League in home runs in both 1916 and 1917, later helped New York win three consecutive pennants from 1921 through 1923, and was a member of the Yankees’ first World Series championship club in 1923. Pipp finished his major-league career with 1,941 hits, 311 doubles, 90 triples, and 1,004 RBI.
Pipp is remembered today largely because of the event that ended his long tenure as New York’s regular first baseman. In June 1925, Lou Gehrig replaced him in the lineup and began the consecutive-games streak that would eventually reach 2,130. That association has sometimes overshadowed Pipp’s own accomplishments, but he had already been one of the better first basemen in the American League for more than a decade before Gehrig took over the position.
Numbered #104, the Pipp card fits naturally among the New York subjects in the T3 checklist and has particular historical resonance when viewed alongside the Lou Gehrig card. Together, the two subjects mark one of the most famous transitions in baseball history, from an established veteran first baseman to the player who would become the “Iron Horse.”
Original watercolor artwork by Natalia Valiukavich.
- Description: Yellow sky, side view full swing
- Team: New York Yankees
- Population (# Sold): 13
- First Date Sold: 2021-05-11
- Latest Date Sold: 2026-09-08
- Card Status: Active
- # Sold in past year: 1
- Highest Auction: $ 49.00
- Average Auction Result: $ 25.43
Popularity Rankings
Visit these teammates on the New York Yankees in the T3-Helmar series
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- # 16, Babe RUTH (HOF)
- # 63, Frank Crosetti
- # 86, Lou GEHRIG
- # 87, Lefty GOMEZ (HOF)
- # 103, Bob Meusel
- # 111, Bill DICKEY
- # 117, Tony LAZZERI (HOF)
- # 121, Ray "Slim" Caldwell
- # 130, Wally Schang
- # 133, Lou GEHRIG
- # 140, Babe RUTH (HOF)
- # 151, Joe DiMAGGIO
- # 155, Bennie Bengough
- # 159, Waite HOYT
- # 163, Herb PENNOCK (HOF)
- # 165, Urban Shocker
- # 177, Joe DiMAGGIO
- # 208, Joe McCARTHY
- # 210, Joe Gordon
- # 220, Miller HUGGINS (HOF)
