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"The Lou Gehrig Story", about the days leading up to his speech, was also featured on an episode of the CBS anthology TV series Climax! on April 19, 1956, starring Wendell Corey and Jean Hagen. [117] The 1978 TV movie A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story starred Blythe Danner and Edward Herrmann as Eleanor and Lou
On June 2, 1941 Lou Gehrig would die; he was 37 years old. Let us be mindful of old people with ailments too. A Yankees fan in Orioles territory shares memories of Lou Gehrig
Lou Gehrig's streak started as a pinch-hitter. The next day he started at first base in place of slumping Wally Pipp [10] and stayed there for fourteen years. On July 14, 1934, Gehrig, suffering from an attack of lumbago, was listed in the Yankee lineup at shortstop. He batted in the top of the first inning to preserve the streak, singled, and ...
Eleanor Twitchell was born March 6, 1904, in Chicago, the daughter of Nellie (née Mulvaney 1884–1968) and Frank Twitchell. [3] She had one brother, Frank. [4] Eleanor stated in her memoir she was a product of the roaring twenties and during this time in Chicago she led a party-girl lifestyle while climbing Chicago's social ladder, eventually meeting Gehrig at a party while he was in town ...
On this day in 1933, Lou Gehrig became baseball's Iron Man, breaking the record for most consecutive games played with 1,308. Ripken broke the record in 1995, and will likely hold it for decades ...
Eighty years after he was laid to rest, Lou Gehrig's Westchester grave could soon see more visitors, thanks to Lou Gehrig Day across baseball.
A short time later, on Lou Gehrig Day at Yankee Stadium, an older Billy finds Gehrig and shows him that he has made a full recovery, inspired by his hero's example and the two-homer fulfilled promise. Then, as Eleanor weeps softly in the stands, Gehrig addresses the fans: "People all say that I've had a bad break.
1938: Lou Gehrig hits a Grand Slam. The play was the 23rd Grand Slam of his career and set a record that held until Alex Rodriguez broke it 75 years later. 1911: The first telegram to go around ...