Aug
On August 17th 1933, New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig played in his 1,308th consecutive game, breaking former Yankee Everett Scott’s record for consecutive games played. Gehrig would go on to play in 2,130 consecutive games, setting a record that would stand for over half a century.
May
79 years ago today, Major League Baseball announced that its first All-Star Game would be played on July 6th at Chicago’s Comiskey Park as part of the Chicago Wold’s Fair. Two months later, the American League won the initial game, 4-3, in front of 47,595 spectators. Pictured above are Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth (Yankees), Chuck Klein (Phillies), and Jimmie Foxx (Athletics).
Jul
Tomorrow marks the 235th birthday of the United States of America and the 72nd anniversary of “Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day” at Yankee Stadium, during which Yankee manager Joe McCarthy proclaimed Gehrig “the finest example of a ballplayer, sportsman, and citizen that baseball has ever known.”
