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Lou Gehrig ends his playing streak...
Lou Gehrig ends his playing streak...
Item # 692492
May 03, 1939
LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, May 3, 1939
* Lou Gehrig's games played streak ends (1st report)
* New York Yankees - Major league baseball
A very significant issue, as the sports page (pg. 7) has a noteworthy report with two-column heads: "LOU GEHRIG NOT IN LINEUP FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 1925" "Unequaled Record of 2130 Consecutive Games Comes to An End As 'Iron Horse' Benches Himself".
The report begins: "For the first time since May 30, 1925, the New York Yankees played a major league baseball game yesterday without Lou Gehrig in the lineup. Apparently without regret Gehrig ended his amazing 'Iron Man' performance at 2130 consecutive games for what he termed 'the good of the team'..." with more.
A very significant issue on the end of Lou Gehrig's baseball career.
Complete in 8 pages light toning at the margins, generally nice.
Category: The 20th Century
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