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Because the Yankees were the team that wanted him. Baseball scout Paul Krichell saw Lou play at Columbia University and signed him to the Yankees in 1923. He played for 17 seasons until 1939. All with the New York Yankees.
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What team did Lou Gehrig begin playing for in 1923?
In 1923, Lou Gehrig began playing for the New York Yankees.
Why have the Yankees been losing lately?
The 2010 baseball season will begin in April.
When did the Cincinnati Reds begin playing baseball?
1869
What year did the New York Yankees Old Timers' Day begin?
The first official Yankees Old Timers' Day was in 1946. It has been held every year since. The Yankees started the tradition back in the late 1930's, with the most popular being Lou Gehrig Day on July 4, 1939.
When does the baseball season end for the New York Yankees in 2011?
The Yankees final game of the 2011 regular season is on Wednesday, September 28th. The postseason will begin shortly after that.
What year did the Forest City's begin playing professional baseball in Cleveland?
1869
What are some famous athletes with first names that begin with the letter L?
Larry Bird (basketball), LeBron James (basketball), Lou Gehrig (baseball), Lou Groza (football) and Luis Aparicio (baseball) are famous athletes.
When did Tom Brady begin playing football?
His freshman year of high school. But he had been playing baseball long before that
When did the New York Yankees begin playing?
The Yankees were a charter team of the American League when it started play in 1901. The club was in Baltimore and played there for the 1901 and 1902 seasons. They moved to New York and became the Highlanders in 1903. The name was changed permanently to Yankees in 1912.
When did women begin playing softball?
for entertainment, and because the men who played baseball were away at war.
When did Americans begin playing a game similar to modern baseball?
In 1839 Abner Doubleday Invented baseball in Cooperstown, New York.
What is to be sick that starts with an a?
ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) and African sleeping sickness are diseases. They begin with the letter a.
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