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On May 2, 1939, baseball history changed when Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees didn't play against the Detroit Tigers, ending his remarkable streak of 2,130 consecutive games. The 'Iron Horse' voluntarily took himself out of the lineup, though he wouldn't be diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) until later.
Gehrig retired in 1939 and died two years later, but his legacy endures. The disease that took his life is now known as Lou Gehrig's disease, and he delivered his famous 'luckiest man' speech during a July 4, 1939 tribute at Yankee Stadium. Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939, his record was eventually broken by Cal Ripken Jr. in 1995. umafrika.club