As far as on the field similarities, you would have to go with Cal Ripken Jr. The player who broke Lou's record for consecutive games played of 2,130. Cal's record stands at 2,632.
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Lou Gehrig
Lou Gehrig won the American League MVP Award in 1927 and 1936.
No. Lou Gehrig was of German descent.
That is because when Lou Gehrig, a popular baseball player with the Yankees was diagnosed with ALS, anyone after Lou, who was diagnosed , would be compared to the person, the infamous Lou Gehrig, who in all honesty made ALS known to the public.
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