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The five year waiting period for election to the Baseball Hall of Fame was waived and Lou Gehrig was inducted in 1939.

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Lou Gehrig retired at the age of 36.

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The New York Yankees' Lou Gehrig was the first player to have his number (4) retired, on July 4, 1939, just two months after his final Major League appearance, on April 30 of the same year.

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