Gehrig's best season was 1938, his last.

[odanny]

Statistically it was far from his best, but he was 35 years old and suffering the first effects of ALS. This June 2nd is the inaugural Lou Gehrig Day. He hit .295.

He started playing on June 2nd for the Yankees in 1925, and died June 2nd in 1941.

Lou Gehrig's final yearsÂ

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Inaugural Lou Gehrig Day: All the details

Within hours of his diagnosis with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Pete Frates hung a plaque featuring the legendary Lou Gehrig above his bedroom door frame. For as long as he could, before what is known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease robbed him of the ability, Frates would leap and slap that plaque,

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[Harry Dresden]

Statistically it was far from his best, but he was 35 years old and suffering the first effects of ALS. This June 2nd is the inaugural Lou Gehrig Day. He hit .295.

He started playing on June 2nd for the Yankees in 1925, and died June 2nd in 1941.

Lou Gehrig's final yearsÂ

The Official Site of Major League Baseball

www.mlb.com

Inaugural Lou Gehrig Day: All the details

Within hours of his diagnosis with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Pete Frates hung a plaque featuring the legendary Lou Gehrig above his bedroom door frame. For as long as he could, before what is known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease robbed him of the ability, Frates would leap and slap that plaque,

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170 RBIs 3x .....no one has done that....he still holds the AL record of 185 RBI's...