ITP V.024 SPORTS: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL CELEBRATES 4th ANNUAL LOU GEHRIG'S DAY

 

 

 Today, MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL celebrates LOU GEHRIG DAY as they work tirelessly to raise awareness and find a cure for ALS.

 

LOU GEHRIG "The Iron Horse", was the New York Yankees baseball team legendary first baseman during the 1920's on what was dubbed "MURDER'S ROW" lineup. 

LOU GEHRIG set a record for consecutive games played in Major Leuage baseball that stood for over 50 years. .  

On 6/2/1941  LOU GEHRIG died of ALS at 37. . 

 

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Gehrig

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ALS

 https://www.mlb.com/mlb-together/4als

FROM MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL:  

On this 4th annual #LouGehrigDay, we would like to recognize those who bravely fight ALS, including these members of the baseball family who we lost over the past year. #MLBTogether

 

June 2 was chosen specifically as the date for Lou Gehrig Day as it marks when Gehrig became the Yankees' starting first baseman, thus cementing the start of his incredible streak of consecutive games played. The date also signifies the day he passed from complications of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), otherwise known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. The focus of Lou Gehrig Day is to remember the legacy of Gehrig and all those lost to the disease that bears his name; raise awareness and funds for research of ALS; and celebrate the groups and individuals who have led the pursuit for cures.

 

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-