On June 2, 1941, Lou Gehrig succumbed to ALS 17 days short of his 38th birthday. ALS - amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, now known as Lou Gehrig's disease damages the neuromuscular system. Lou Gehrig played 22 Years for the New York Yankees from 1923 through 1939.
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Lou Gehrig in my eyes was the greatest 1st baseman to ever lace up cleats for any team but he never had 500 homers or 3000 hits, his carrere was cut short due to ALS, he past away in 1941 when he was only 39 years old. He had to retire in 1939 when he was diagnosed with ALS he said some of the most famous words in all of Baseball that day. "Today...i concider myself...the luckest man...on the face of the Earth" he wore the number 4 for the New York Yankees and his jersey was the first to ever be retired.
Lou Gehrig (born June 19, 1903 in Yorkville, New York; died June 2, 1941 in Riverdale, New York) was a baseball player who played for the New York Yankees between 1923 and 1939.
He was a six-time World Series champion and seven-time All Star.
July 4th, 1939. The last game he played was on April 30th, 1939. He stayed on with the team, sitting in the dugout even through the four game World Series they won that year.
No. Lou Gehrig was of German descent.
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Lou Gehrig was known as "The Iron Horse" and "Larrupin Lou" during his career.
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Lou Gehrig used his left hand to throw.