Posted on Apr 30, 2021
April 30, 1939: Lou Gehrig plays his final game with Yankees – Society for American Baseball...
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On April 30, 1939, Lou Gehrig set a MLB record by playing in his 2,130th consecutive and final game for the New York Yankees. A short excerpt from the article:
"The Yankees had won their third consecutive World Series title and their seventh in 16 years that season. On Sunday morning, April 30, 1939, the Yankees’ record stood at five wins and two losses; they would win the American League pennant by 17 games, and earn yet another World Series championship, defeating the Reds in four straight games.
Gehrig, though, began the 1939 campaign in an abysmal slump. In the seven games before April 30, he managed just four hits in 24 at-bats (.167), with five walks, one RBI, and two errors. Everyone seemed to know something was wrong, including Gehrig himself, but he kept going to work every day, hoping things would get better."
"The Yankees had won their third consecutive World Series title and their seventh in 16 years that season. On Sunday morning, April 30, 1939, the Yankees’ record stood at five wins and two losses; they would win the American League pennant by 17 games, and earn yet another World Series championship, defeating the Reds in four straight games.
Gehrig, though, began the 1939 campaign in an abysmal slump. In the seven games before April 30, he managed just four hits in 24 at-bats (.167), with five walks, one RBI, and two errors. Everyone seemed to know something was wrong, including Gehrig himself, but he kept going to work every day, hoping things would get better."
April 30, 1939: Lou Gehrig plays his final game with Yankees – Society for American Baseball...
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Gary Cooper did an excellent portrayal. Many of those old movies, even Sgt York, were a bit corny; however, the speech at Yankee Stadium was Gary Cooper's finest hour as an actor.
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SGT (Join to see) - What a shame. He had class, talent, good looks, and was an all American boy type. The movie about Stephen Hawkins who had that disease was excellent.
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Stephen Hawking's last words to the humanity.
This is the Stephen hawking last speech to the humanity.R.I.P Stephen hawking (1942-2018)He had died in March 14th 2018 but he will be alive in our heart. ...
SGT (Join to see) - Check this out. Stephen Hawking had the same disease. His movie is excellent. Not matter how tough it was for him, he did not quit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P17GbICtNSw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P17GbICtNSw
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