No Lou Gehrig never missed a day playing baseball for he was a kid who never missed a day with school.
lou gehrig retirement
On May 2, 1939, the day when Lou Gehrig's consecutive game streak ended, he was replaced by Ellsworth "Babe" Dahlgren.
4/30/1939
Yes
Gehrig replaced Wally Pipp, who had been hit in the head with a baseball the previous day.
On June 2, 1941 Lou Gehrig succumbed to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at age 37 One month later, on July 4 1941, a special memorial was held at Yankee Stadium where Lou Gehrig's immortal number "4" was retired forever.
When Lou Gehrig gave his farewell speech on July 4, 1939, the Yankees were playing a doubleheader versus the Washington Senators.
April 30, 1939
37 years old 2 days before his 38th b day
Ken Chase of the Washington Senators on April 29, 1939 ... it was a single. Lou played the final game of his career the following day.
That would be US Scott Number 2417. A First Day Cover has a catalog value of $4.