weDD Lou Gehrig |
6-17-2017 06:06 AM |
Gehrig had played 2,130 consecutive games
On June 1, 1925, Gehrig entered the game as a pinch hitter, substituting for shortstop Paul "Pee Wee" Wanninger.
The next day, June 2, Yankee manager Miller Huggins started Gehrig in place of regular first baseman Wally Pipp. Pipp
was in a slump, as was the team, so Huggins made several lineup changes to boost their performance, replacing Pipp,
Aaron Ward, and Wally Schang.
Fourteen years later, Gehrig had played 2,130 consecutive games.
Seven of the American League's 1937 All-Star players, from left to right Lou Gehrig, Joe Cronin, Bill Dickey, Joe DiMaggio, Charlie Gehringer,
Jimmie Foxx and Hank Greenberg. All seven would eventually be elected to the Hall of Fame.
In a few instances, Gehrig managed to keep the streak intact through pinch hitting appearances and fortuitous timing; in others,
the streak continued despite injuries. For example:
On April 23, 1933, a pitch by Washington Senators pitcher Earl Whitehill struck Gehrig in the head. Although almost knocked unconscious, Gehrig remained in the game.
On June 14, 1933, Gehrig was ejected from a game, along with manager Joe McCarthy, but he had already been at bat.
In a June 1934 exhibition game, Gehrig was hit by a pitch just above the right eye and was knocked unconscious.
According to news reports, he was out for five minutes. Batting helmets were not commonly used until the 1940s.
He left the game, but was in the lineup the next day.
On July 13, 1934, Gehrig suffered a "lumbago attack" and had to be assisted off the field. In the next day's away game, he was listed in the lineup as "shortstop",
batting lead-off. In his first and only plate appearance, he singled and was promptly replaced by a pinch runner to rest his throbbing back, never taking the field.
A&E's Biography speculated that this illness, which he also described as "a cold in his back", might have been the first symptom of his debilitating disease.
In addition, X-rays taken late in his life disclosed that Gehrig had sustained several fractures during his playing career, although he remained in the lineup despite those previously
undisclosed injuries. On the other hand, the streak was helped when Yankees general manager Ed Barrow postponed a game as a rainout on a day when Gehrig was sick with the flu
even though it was not raining.
Gehrig's record of 2,130 consecutive games endured for 56 years until Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken, Jr.
surpassed it on September 6, 1995. Ripken finished with 2, 632 consecutive games.
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6-17-2017 08:21 AM |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqpXYu3fEAA
The Peter Austin Noto Show
Lou Gehrig had played 2,130 consecutive games
On June 1, 1925, Gehrig entered the game as a pinch hitter, substituting for
shortstop Paul "Pee Wee" Wanninger.
The next day, June 2, Yankee manager Miller Huggins started Gehrig in place
of regular first baseman Wally Pipp. Pipp
was in a slump, as was the team, so Huggins made several lineup changes to
boost their performance, replacing Pipp,
Aaron Ward, and Wally Schang.
Fourteen years later, Gehrig had played 2,130 consecutive games.
Seven of the American League's 1937 All-Star players, from left to right Lou
Gehrig, Joe Cronin, Bill Dickey, Joe DiMaggio, Charlie Gehringer,
Jimmie Foxx and Hank Greenberg. All seven would eventually be elected to the
Hall of Fame.
In a few instances, Gehrig managed to keep the streak intact through pinch
hitting appearances and fortuitous timing; in others,
the streak continued despite injuries. For example:
On April 23, 1933, a pitch by Washington Senators pitcher Earl Whitehill
struck Gehrig in the head. Although almost knocked unconscious, Gehrig
remained in the game.
On June 14, 1933, Gehrig was ejected from a game, along with manager Joe
McCarthy, but he had already been at bat.
In a June 1934 exhibition game, Gehrig was hit by a pitch just above the
right eye and was knocked unconscious.
According to news reports, he was out for five minutes. Batting helmets were
not commonly used until the 1940s.
He left the game, but was in the lineup the next day.
On July 13, 1934, Gehrig suffered a "lumbago attack" and had to be assisted
off the field. In the next day's away game, he was listed in the lineup as
"shortstop",
batting lead-off. In his first and only plate appearance, he singled and was
promptly replaced by a pinch runner to rest his throbbing back, never taking
the field.
A&E's Biography speculated that this illness, which he also described as "a
cold in his back", might have been the first symptom of his debilitating
disease.
In addition, X-rays taken late in his life disclosed that Gehrig had
sustained several fractures during his playing career, although he remained
in the lineup despite those previously
undisclosed injuries. On the other hand, the streak was helped when Yankees
general manager Ed Barrow postponed a game as a rainout on a day when Gehrig
was sick with the flu
even though it was not raining.
Gehrig's record of 2,130 consecutive games endured for 56 years until
Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken, Jr.
surpassed it on September 6, 1995. Ripken finished with 2, 632 consecutive
games.
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