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Lou
“Today, I Consider Myself…
Tomorrow
will mark the 70th Anniversary of Lou Gehrig’s legendary speech,
otherwise known as baseball’s Gettysburg Address. The inspiring, yet
sad speech told by The Iron Horse just years before his death, has
become one of the trademarks of Major League Baseball ever since.
On
July 4th, 1939 in front of a packed crowd at the old Yankee Stadium,
Gehrig gave an amazing speech that touched the lives of everyone that
was there to hear it. The most famous line was the header above -
“Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth”.
July 4th, 1939 in front of a packed crowd at the old Yankee Stadium,
Gehrig gave an amazing speech that touched the lives of everyone that
was there to hear it. The most famous line was the header above -
“Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth”.
And
tomorrow, on the 233rd anniversary of America’s Independence, Gehrig’s
speech will be celebrated around Major League Baseball, as MLB looks to
raise money for ALS research to help fight the illness that now bears
Gehrig’s name.
tomorrow, on the 233rd anniversary of America’s Independence, Gehrig’s
speech will be celebrated around Major League Baseball, as MLB looks to
raise money for ALS research to help fight the illness that now bears
Gehrig’s name.
Throughout baseball, players
will wear “4ALS” patches on their uniforms, all first bases used will
be auctioned off, and during the seventh inning stretch of every game
Gehrig’s speech will be read to the crowd.
will wear “4ALS” patches on their uniforms, all first bases used will
be auctioned off, and during the seventh inning stretch of every game
Gehrig’s speech will be read to the crowd.
He
was a lifetime .340/.447/.632 hitter. That’s a lifetime OPS of 1.080,
which is third all-time behind Babe Ruth and Ted Williams. In 17
seasons he racked up 493 homers, 2721 hits, 1995 RBI, and 1888 runs. He
was also the Yankees’ captain from 1935 until his death in 1941. In
fact, the Yankees nearly retired the captain position in honor of Lou,
but the Yankees decided not to after talking it over.
was a lifetime .340/.447/.632 hitter. That’s a lifetime OPS of 1.080,
which is third all-time behind Babe Ruth and Ted Williams. In 17
seasons he racked up 493 homers, 2721 hits, 1995 RBI, and 1888 runs. He
was also the Yankees’ captain from 1935 until his death in 1941. In
fact, the Yankees nearly retired the captain position in honor of Lou,
but the Yankees decided not to after talking it over.
Lou
Gehrig was an incredible ballplayer, and an even better man. Had he
stayed healthy and not caught the horrible disease, who knows where he
may have ended up in the stats column. Finally, make sure to think of
Gehrig this weekend, and remember how great he was, because a lot of
that Yankee Pride everyone talks about actually came from him.
Gehrig was an incredible ballplayer, and an even better man. Had he
stayed healthy and not caught the horrible disease, who knows where he
may have ended up in the stats column. Finally, make sure to think of
Gehrig this weekend, and remember how great he was, because a lot of
that Yankee Pride everyone talks about actually came from him.
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