A Deep Dive into Lou Gehrigs Consecutive Game Streak: the crazy, the cool, the bad and the shady

[@ivortoth8487]

Jomboy is the only youtuber that looks the way he sounds

[@no_one_of_that_name_here]

He is one of those! but definitely not the only one. There are 31 million channels on KZbin; watch them all (like I didn't) and you'll discover lots more

[@DaveChurchill]

Like a god damn legend

[@ErickIsNotAmazing]

no_one_of_that_name_here definitely the only one but ok

[@onthe1481]

@@no_one_of_that_name_here Loool

[@jacksonvelez7106]

EverydAI has a voice that matches her face

[@MagnetoJones]

Wally is usually short for Wallace or Walter. In Pipp’s case, it was Walter.

[@DannyJ-zi6ib]

Lou Gehrig was tortured by his manager, a breakdown

[@JustAwesomee]

Just Somethin *A body breakdown

[@Benderthegr865]

Yeah there was no load Management back then, sorry snowflake

[@LarchmontVillageOG]

"If you're not familiar with Lou Gehrig, uh, thanks for clicking the video." LMAO

[@johnchapman2307]

That's me lol I'm the odd click

[@FonzChannel]

I love the minimal cuts/ edits in his videos. man actual knows how to speak in front of a camera

[@onemileperhour]

it's just a bummer that he went and invented that disease. come on lou

[@HeyCupertino]

Hee hee hoo hoo

[@iamhungey12345]

Family Guy reference?

[@iamhungey12345]

@Not Mick Blotters I get it.

[@edalder2000]

I went to the game where Cal Ripken tied Gehrig's streak. It's still surreal. Cal's pursuit in 1995 helped baseball a LOT. It's also fascinating and sad to realize that Gehrig ended his streak thanks to a fatal illness that killed him 2 years after he stopped playing.

[@BVonBuescher]

What was the name of the disease? (I’m setting you up 😉)

[@edalder2000]

@@BVonBuescher ALS-Lou Gehrig's Disease

[@ztoxtube]

I was listening to AM radio when Cal's inning streak ended. His own dad and manager, Cal Sr. took him out of the game.

[@edalder2000]

@@ztoxtube Cal had played every inning since 5/30/82 and was taken out of a game in Toronto in 1987 that was a blowout win for Toronto. Google for the details.

[@cgpitt88-yt-97]

Jomboy Wally is short for walrus

[@kylerae9196]

Waltimer

[@JDJD-mw9rr]

That's the first thing i thought too. Wally is for walrus, Walrus Shang

[@walterlawrence2485]

My name is walter, but so is my dad, so I grew up being called Wally

[@HeyCupertino]

@@walterlawrence2485 Don't lie, Walberto.

[@shyguy23000001]

Walmbo

[@nickbruni8041]

The speech that Gehrig made at Yankee stadium IS iconic ! A TRUE SPORTS HERO !

[@jvalpatel2076]

Gehrig in 1934 .363 Avg 49 HRs 166 RBIs with a 10.4 WAR, and he finished 5th in MVP voting. I need answers that are super obscure.

[@brokal132]

He would be the best player now

[@pjcgaming9548]

Jimmie Foxx also had a insane season and finished 10th in voting

[@HeyCupertino]

I demand a recount!

[@ImpliedVolatility704]

The Yankees finished in 2nd place that year, 7 games behind Detroit. And Detroit's players dominated MVP voting. So I'm assuming the voters wanted to reward Detroit's players for having a great year.

[@redlights1585]

He won the triple crown and still didn't win MVP. The guy that won hit 2 HR's and had 60 RBI.... WTF?

[@dsholt]

One take away from this is to question what has been revered from the past. In 1995, there was talk about whether Ripken would "disrespect" the streak by just playing an inning or something, as if Gehrig's record was pure and he would not have done something like that. Clearly he did and cynically kept his streak alive at times. His wasn't somehow more genuine because it happened a long time ago.

[@ryanb2607]

Definitely do a Ripken video and some comparisons to Lou's! Thanks Jomboy

[@kevin_1979]

He should. We still have 4 more months until baseball.

[@jordanfletcher7362]

Job did you... watch the video or

[@Dennis-kt7pc]

Job actually Ripken never came out of games early. Gehrig did come out of games early on many occasions. There were many instances where Gehrig would bat one time and leave the game. Ripken also holds the record for consecutive innings played.

[@ravenr1420]

If you compare their stats during their respective streaks there is no comparison. Gehrig was a MUCH more productive player than Ripken. Cal basically coasted to that record in the end. Lou could have gone longer and the stats would've been even more ridiculous if it weren't for the gradual decline due to ALS.

[@welcometothejunkyard6792]

@@ravenr1420 but.... Ripken had to do it with the Orioles 🤣🤣🤣 that should count for something. He also was arguably the best all around player on the team. I think both streaks are impressive.

[@tim.noonan]

It’s like Chart Party but worse! (This is some of the highest praise I can offer, don’t get it twisted)

[@tim.noonan]

Job no one asked! But thanks! Not really!

[@BVonBuescher]

Only Jomboy isn’t a soyboy like the SB Nation cucks

[@zachmarshall4436]

So ready for a good stream of content from you again jomboy! Been waiting!

[@ca2249]

Rookie of the year reference, love it

[@boppob1343]

this is the equivalent of watching a trailer break down for a Star Wars spinoff and commenting, "Empire strikes back reference, love it"

[@DaneOrschlovsky]

I know this isn't meant to be funny like the Weekly Dumb, but you cracked me up at the beginning when you wished us all a great 2020 😅

[@mannylora]

I Love that you’re doing baseball history!! Keep it up, we need to know where we came from!

[@somemean-side2202]

more deep dives LOVE them.

[@redsfan6148]

Flatout, handsdown best baseball content on youtube!! Thanks jomboy

[@NDTexan]

Sweet "Rookie Of The Year" reference with the hot ice... it's crazy though looking at Gehrig with all the advanced metrics and you realize that he is without a doubt one of the best to ever play. Legitimately.

[@ssshiro]

99 overall Lou Gehrig is a pretty good card in diamond dynasty

[@MrUnforgivablehope]

Best 1st baseman in the game

[@ssshiro]

Arty Sanchez too bad I have choo choo Thomas

[@thenumber1baller946]

@@MrUnforgivablehope too bad the game died bc hitting was broken 2 years in a row

[@mannylora]

This is awesome. We as baseball fans currently do not have any show or podcast that talks about baseball history. I love this

[@pleesac]

do a deep dive video on dimaggio's streak edit: great video as always jomboy. looking forward to more of this type of content from you

[@Lord_Cardboard]

Gehrig was also known to be a gentleman and great teammate.

[@travelingwithrick]

My favorite Yankee of all time. Thanks Jomboy.

[@tonysparkstrees]

Ditto

[@DStabs720]

Belichick made a joke to Wes Welker about him getting "Wally Pipped"

[@CSDonohue11]

David S That’s Raw.

[@adarkstranger]

Loving the offseason content! Tell me more about baseball.

[@kam99_]

The world needed to hear this, definitely one of the greatest baseball stories out there.

[@jeffecklund6487]

They had to play Doubleheaders back then mostly because of train travel. Each team only had 7 opponents during the season. Usually played each team 6 times a season two 4 game series and 1 three game series each at home and on the road, which is how they arrived at the 154 game schedule.

[@NYR11949]

The best channel and content on KZbin by far and 2nd is not even close. Thank you for the great content and hard work.

[@CaptainAmaziiing]

Last time I was this early Lou Gehrig was healthy.

[@mpaulm]

That’s what she said.

[@alexnelson8]

Too soon

[@boppob1343]

@@alexnelson8 Lou is off limits goddammit. He was too fucking pure for this world :(

[@ludmillaroman]

this was sad. I've seen the movie, heard the legend. But this breakdown reveals a dark side of the early days.

[@jaseiv4]

Damn back then they made sure the players earned that pay check lol..

[@rioducci4798]

That but back then that was a whole event to go see the legends in the making

[@24cincyreds]

Ripken also benefited from the strike in 1994. Still, extremely impressive nonetheless.

[@teamwpventure]

Now that's a lot of rest days!

[@JBHogan]

When I was a kid I read a Lou Gehrig bio about 8 times. I also remember reading that when he retired they discovered that he had played with broken fingers and never came out - that had to really hurt at first base. I was a fan of Cal Ripken but I always felt he should have stopped at 2129 games out of respect for the fact that Lou Gehrig only came out of the lineup because he was actually dying.

[@mikealati7862]

When I was a kid I read Ty Cobb's bio a good amount of times only to learn later in life that Al Stump embellished most of it and is a terrible person.

[@nicholemagenta]

I look forward to all your videos! We love you JomBoy!

[@current4515]

more of this PLEASEEE

[@randyskyfrogjr.unintention8531]

In the early 20th century, men who stood with their backs against walls a lot were known as "wallies." Pipp and sheng were both well known wall standers. Hence the name, Wallie.

[@redsballer1904]

John Connor 😂😂😂

[@izzyk15]

John Connor um, no, the 20th century means the 1900s. If the 0000s are the 1st century, and the 100s are the 2nd century, so on and so forth

[@mikealati7862]

@@izzyk15 the 1000s would be the 11th century, maybe you mean 2nd millennium?

[@mikealati7862]

Or maybe you added an extra zero onto 100

[@izzyk15]

Mike Alati oh duh yeah that was a typo, apologies

[@specb211]

The baseball codes is a terrific book. Really helped me understand how the game used to be played in the day of radio and newspaper box scores.

[@seanwinter4784]

This was awesome, cheers. Greatest first baseman of all time.

[@Ouijawii]

Real Life Video Game Stat: From 1927 to 1937 Gehrig averaged 141 runs scored and 153 RBI per season.

[@eddiecollison]

Insane.

[@JBHogan]

Lou Gehrig - my favorite ballplayer of all-time!

[@thedistantprinceinyouremai6345]

Lou Gehrig never leaves my field in MLB the show

[@JamesEvans2023]

Jomboy is to Baseball what Dunkey is to Video Games. Broadcast voices matched with a sharp comedic wit to produce banger after banger of watchable content. Thank you Jomboy for your contribution to this amazing game. Here's to the MLB hopefully forcing Houston to officially change the Mascot's name to Norbit, and the team name to the Asterisks. May Boston officially become Beantown for the 2020 Bled Sox cause they better keep their head on a swivel for the swole season or teams are gonna give them a mound pounding to remember.

[@pm273]

This was very interesting, I just subbed looking forward to more. Thanks

[@WhatsYourGhostStory]

This is some tremendous insight. I would like to see a Cal Ripken streak breakdown.

[@tommack352]

The Yankees did not consider their players an investment and treat them as such. Those shots to his head might have been the precursor to his ALS. When you realized that the fences were brought in till 1940, his 493 home runs should have been 700 easily.

[@bryantsteury8910]

I like how his career earnings, converted to 2019 is just over $7 million TOTAL. Fucking absurd. Also, how the sweet shit was he not an all-star during his age 28 season (1931)? .342/1.122/23 hr/90 rbi. That's an all-star YEAR for guys now, that was Lou's first HALF.

[@williamsanders2348]

Wally Pipp was the home run king in 1916, and 17. He was no slouch.

[@elroc1]

All praise Jomboy!! Great work !!

[@DAK4Blizzard]

Yes, Gehrig didn't have the luxury of flights, and he had far more frequent doubleheaders. On the other hand, Ripken played several more games each year (the MLB seasons during Gehrig's era were 152 and 154 games) - except in the mid 1990s, when MLB went on strike. More importantly, Ripken played many more innings. He played every inning of every game (8,264 innings) from just after the start of the streak in 1982 thru 1987. When he broke Gehrig’s record, Ripken had missed only 164 of the 19,386 innings the Orioles had played - 99% of the innings played. Thus, he played a lot more games on defense (at SS) than Gehrig did (at 1B or OF). I won't attempt to compare any further, as the ballplayers played in very different eras. I only ask that if you don't want to cover Ripken's streak, don't let the reason be that his streak was somehow lesser. Both streaks are impressive in their own respects.

[@chuck430]

0:37 that's not Lou Gehrig, that's a catchers mitt with a hat on it

[@kevinpyne5808]

I wonder if these doubleheaders were mostly scheduled, or as a result of earlier rainouts?

[@roklawbstah]

I'm pretty sure a lot of games used to get called for darkness back in those days. Hard to imagine today but it took a long time before every park had lights

[@TheGameDisplay]

Thank you for thanking me for clicking the video. I appreciate that! Thank you for making it. :)

[@deeyoen]

Very interesting. I like deep dives. What is missing from this though is numbers. I didn't even hear the number of games the streak went, or how many years. To fully appreciate this amazing feat I would have loved to hear those numbers and maybe get a comparison to other players or what the average players streak is...maybe even some current streaks and how they are not even close. This record was mind blowing but without comparison numbers to add a frame of reference it cannot be fully appreciated. I loved everything else though, thank you.

[@markgorman1951]

Very cool! Thanks!

[@wilfredysantos6245]

Great video! Thanks for create good baseball content even in the off season.

[@iankeith]

Wally is 100% short for Walter.

[@burnzyable]

It's short for robert

[@jtjorger]

Rookie of the year reference was my favorite haha 😂😂😂

[@CadChamberlain]

i really like this format concept

[@migrant5891]

Bestttt baseballll youtuberrrr

[@iamhungey12345]

You should consider doing a video about the Red Ruffing trade one day. The guy was basically Arrieta before Arrieta, fortune changed after being traded to a different team. Granted the ace for the Yankees was still Lefty Gomez for the most part. Also I'm sure many of us want the bit about Cal Ripken punching Kevin Costner to be true.

[@aklestinec]

One of the greats. His stats were amazing. Crazy how he got his opportunity.

[@pratt17648]

That Odd Click bit is freakin hilarious dude. I was belly laughing at that

[@alextimemit9454]

Love these videos keep em coming

[@tnwhiskey68]

After a while, the streak makes it not "playing" anymore and exhausting work!

[@jonahsteuer]

hey jim, pls keep making these. fucking love a good deep dive

[@Petair28]

You the man!!

[@guerog1503]

Great vid! A deep dive of DiMaggio’s hit streak would be awesome!! Just sayin’! Lol 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@louellentrevino]

This one was awesome!

[@brewbage1]

Big Mets fan. Still LOVE your stuff, bro. Baseball is life. Do Ripken. PLEASE!

[@mexicobuzz8063]

cool video. i love this era of baseball.

[@justayankeefan]

One of those games that Gehrig started and then was replaced after one AB, he was listed as the shortstop of all things.

[@traeyoungshair1023]

Jomboy you look a lot like former Center for the Colts Jeff Saturday. I have nothing else to add. Keep trucking, I dig it.

[@ststicky]

I’m currently trying to learn baseball after seeing it for the first time in London. Please do a breakdown on what these statistics mean, batting average? Then there were loads of columns after it! Oh, and Wally is short for Wallace Love it!

[@trevorm1876]

batting average is the percentage of at bats you have (which is when you come to the plate and hit safely or get out, walks and hits by pitch don't count) that you record a hit in. It's one of, if not the most, important statistic in judging how good a player is at hitting.

[@JoviFan1001]

I don't know if this will help, but I will try to explain some of these stats the best way I can. Every time a batter steps up to hit is a plate appearance (usually abbreviated "PA"). With each plate appearance, there are a number of possible outcomes, which I have grouped into five main categories: 1. Base hits - singles (1B), doubles (2B), triples (3B), and home runs (HR). 2. Outs - strikeouts (SO), groundouts (GO), and air outs (AO) 3. Reach on errors - any time the batter reaches at least first base because of a mistake by the defending team (for example, missing a fly ball they should have caught or making a bad throw when trying to get the runner out at first). 4. Walks - walks (BB), intentional walks (IBB), hit by pitches (HBP) 5. Sacrifice Outs - Sacrifice bunts (SAC), sacrifice fly balls (SF) The first three categories all count as at bats (AB). The last two categories count as plate appearances but not as at bats. With this established, here are some formulas to calculate some of the stats and percentages: Hits (H): 1B + 2B + 3B + HR Total Bases (TB): The number of bases gained from the player's hits (1B = 1 base, 2B = 2 bases, 3B = 3 bases, HR = 4 bases) Batting Average (AVG): H/AB (the percentage of at bats where the batter got a hit) On-Base Percentage (OBP): (H+BB+HBP)/(AB+BB+HBP+SF) (more or less the percentage of plate appearances where the batter reaches at least first base, excluding reaching on errors, which are treated as outs) Slugging Percentage (SLG): TB/AB (measures the hitter's power; i.e. a player that only hits singles would have a much lower SLG than a player that hits a lot of doubles, triples, and home runs) On-Base plus Slugging Percentage (OPS): OBP+SLG (measures how well-rounded the hitter is, I think) I will attempt to tie all of this together using the example from 3:26 in this video. It says that, in this game, Gehrig had five plate appearances. The results were: 1B, 2B, 1B, GO, GO. Since none of the five plate appearances resulted in a walk, hit by pitch, or sacrifice out, all five plate appearances count as at bats. Therefore: H = 3 (2 singles + 1 double) TB = 4 (1 from the first single + 2 from the double + 1 from the second single) AVG = 3 H/5 AB = .600 AVG OBP = (2 singles + 1 double)/5 PA = .600 OBP SLG = 4 TB/5 AB = .800 SLG OPS = .600 OBP + .800 SLG = 1.400 OPS Now, lets say that the second single was a walk (BB) instead (so instead of 1B, 2B, 1B, GO, GO it is 1B, 2B, BB, GO, GO). Now the statline would look like this: H = 2 (1 single + 1 double) TB = 3 (1 from the single + 2 from the double) AVG = 2 H/4 AB (the walk doesn't count as an AB) = .500 AVG OBP = (2 H + 1 BB)/5 PA = .600 OBP SLG = 3 TB/4 AB = .750 SLG OPS = .600 OBP + .750 SLG = 1.350 OPS I'm not sure if this helps or confuses, but I hope it is somewhat useful and not too overwhelming.

[@walterdjason]

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[@chkohl1919]

Just google it man. It's really not that hard to understand.

[@josh-rz3uq]

Do you not know how to google stuff? Also, batting average is a mostly useless stat.

[@PlayzBlanston]

lol I was also wondering what "Wally" could be short for and then you brought it up. only thing that came to mind was "Wallace"

[@johnmoh1]

Jomboy......this is the cleanest i have ever seen you look....

[@eddiecollison]

I wish you would've also looked into his absolutely amazing stats, which are much more impressive that an attendance record.

[@JonSmith-hk1bq]

Did a quick look at Cal Ripken, Jr. and I don't really see any scummy artificial streak extensions. He, of course, played in over 8,000 consecutive innings during the first 3rd of the streak. After that, outside of 3 times he got ejected from the game in the early innings, the earliest case I found of Ripken being pulled from a game was in the 3rd inning in the last game of the '96 season. Well over a year after he'd already broken the record. Ripken's streak is just a lot more impressive. Not only did he play a much higher percentage of innings (the night he broke Gehrig's record, he's played in over 99% of the innings) and without any artificial extensions, but he did it while playing short stop for most of the streak (vs. 1st base for Gehrig) and was able to end the streak on his own terms. BTW, I question whether they were preserving Gehrig's streak in 1928. That seems unlikely. Perhaps he got thrown out of the game or got injured.

[@jhive23]

Gehrig played without a helmet, that was bad ass, and the double header schedules were brutal.

[@jmueth5260]

Happy new year Jomboy

[@tracytimberlake6588]

How would you like to have had tickets to what would have been the 2,131st game? Gehrig is your favorite player. You've saved for a long time to come from middle America by train to New York to see your hero. You get to Yankee Stadium, all set in your seat and then they announce the lineup.

[@jpmel1]

Here's the Amazing thing about Gehrig: How the fuck do you drive in 173 runs when Babe Ruth is hitting in FRONT of you and he drives in 165 Also, I just tweeted you the photos I took of Gehrigs grave site last summer, along with Ruth & Billy Martin, they're in the same area.

[@flaccidoctopus5646]

Fantastic video. We sabermetrics nerds really appreciate it

[@charlesrocks]

I am really looking forward to another great baseball season.

[@chriscook215]

Thanks !!! That was interesting !!!

[@CadChamberlain]

I wonder how much of the constant playing and the minimal time to recover from being hit by pitches influenced his disease.

[@adampilarski7083]

This is beautiful

[@MrPSToNey]

where do i get this sweatshirt. not a yankees fan but that sweatshirt is amazing. so many legends on one team all at one time. what a amazing era of baseball

[@nickbruni8041]

Thanks for giving the Respect to the Greats from back in the day compared to some of today's Games OVERPAID PRIMADONAS !

[@radoutdoors852]

Hair highlights are on point

[@JomboyMedia]

might start referring to the grays as highlights now

[@radoutdoors852]

@@JomboyMedia hell yeah you've earned it man.

[@andrewdavid9166]

@@JomboyMedia Every night I pray for grey. It ain't workin.

[@thatguyovathere8684]

Jomboyyyyyy for MLB COMMISSIONER 2020

[@gls888]

Wally could be a nickname for Walter, Wallace, Walton.

[@thegoat8134]

Love the channel

[@josephwalsh6281]

Anyone else lost in Jomboy's eyes?

[@aresef]

You talking about the eagerness to preserve the streak reminds me of similar handwringing about Ripken. Rosenthal penned a column for the Sun suggesting the streak was bad for the Orioles. Next day he takes a Ripken foul ball to the laptop. But the stuff about Gehrig starting and peacing out, I didn’t know about that. The rainout thing recalls an urban legend about the Orioles arranging a blackout because Cal found Kevin Costner with his wife and beat his ass. Cal has an alibi, but it’s fun to think about. Edit: Oh, you know about that

[@norwoodwildlife9849]

In the Double Header against Boston he went 10 for 11 you should do a break down of that alone.

[@buzzawuzza3743]

Everybody is smarter now, streaks like that just wear guys down. I'd rather have the club rested and ready for the postseason.

[@buzzawuzza3743]

@@bigpoison408 yes, you're right. But we can ask if those numbers would have been even better if he had been rested once in a while.

[@TERoss-jk9ny]

Love the damn “Tail” joke! You really had me laughing, dude!

[@jeffecklund6487]

Pennsylvania had Blue Laws until 1933. Organized sports competition was Illegal on sundays!