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Lou Gehrig ties consecutive game record....



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August 17, 1933

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, August 17, 1933

* Lou Gehrig's consecutive games played record
* New York Yankees - MLB baseball
* Best title to have this in


This 36 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 22: "Gehrig's 1,307th Game in Row Ties Mark, But Yanks Lose to the Browns by 13 to 3".

Tells of Lou Gehrig tying the most consecutive games played record that was then co-held with Everett Scott. Of course he would break the record and end up with a long standing record of 2,130 games until Cal Ripken Jr. broke it in 1995.

Great to have this in the New York Times title. Other news of the day throughout. Light browning with minor margin wear, otherwise in good condition.

wikipedia notes:
Henry Louis "Lou" Gehrig (June 19, 1903 – June 2, 1941) was an American baseball player in the 1920s and 1930s, chiefly remembered for his prowess as a hitter, his consecutive games-played record and its subsequent longevity, and the pathos of his farewell from baseball at age 36, when he was stricken with a fatal disease. Popularly called "The Iron Horse" for his durability, Gehrig set several major league records.[1] His record for most career grand slams (23) still stands as of 2009. In 1969, Gehrig was voted the greatest first baseman of all time by the Baseball Writers' Association. Gehrig was the leading vote-getter on the Major League Baseball All-Century Team, chosen by fans in 1999.

A native of New York City, he played for the New York Yankees until his career was cut short by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), now commonly known in the United States and Canada as Lou Gehrig's disease. Over a fifteen-season span from 1925 through 1939, he played in 2,130 consecutive games, the streak only ending when Gehrig became disabled by the fatal neuromuscular disease that claimed his life two years later. His streak, long considered one of baseball's few unbreakable records, stood for 56 years, until finally broken by Cal Ripken, Jr., of the Baltimore Orioles on September 6, 1995.

Gehrig accumulated 1,995 runs batted in (RBI) in seventeen seasons, with a career batting average of .340, on-base percentage of .447, and slugging percentage of .632. Three of the top six RBI seasons in baseball history belong to Gehrig. He was selected to each of the first seven All-Star games (though he did not play in the 1939 game, as he retired one week before it was held), and he won the American League's Most Valuable Player award in 1927 and 1936. He was also a Triple Crown winner in 1934, leading the American League in batting average, home runs, and RBIs.

Category: The 20th Century