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On This Day in Baseball: Lou Gehrig's Iron Horse Streak Ends
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Major League Baseball to hold first Lou Gehrig Day on June 2
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Photo of the Day: Lou Gehrig, Mid-Summer Home Run Leader
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The Last Ride of the Iron Horse: How Lou Gehrig Fought ALS to Play One Final Season – New York Daily News
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America's Tragic Hero: The Yankees's Lou Gehrig
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Lou Gehrig - Baseball Hall of Fame Biographies
Did you know: On this day in 1939, New York Yankee great Lou Gehrig, the “Iron Horse” of American baseball, ended his streak of…
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Lou Gehrig's disease: Why ALS is forever associated with one of America's baseball greats
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Lou Gehrig: Streak Consecutive Games Ends - Sports Illustrated NY Yankees News, Analysis and More
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The Last Ride of the Iron Horse: How Lou Gehrig Fought ALS to Play One Final Season – New York Daily News
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Lou Gehrig Is The New York Yankees' First Honored Legend
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May 2, 1939: Lou Gehrig's streak ends in Detroit – Society for American Baseball Research