Lou Gehrig

Henry Louis Gehrig is Born

Jun 19, 1903

Henry Louis Gehrig is born too Christina and Heinrich Gehrig

Lou Gehrig graduates

Jan 27, 1921

Lou Gehrig graduates from Commerce High School

Lou Gehrig Enrolls for College

Feb 13, 1921

Lou Gehrig Enrolls at Columbia University

Gehrig Plays first game

Jun 15, 1923

Lou Gehrig plays first professional baseball game with the New York Yankees

World Series

Oct 5, 1927

Lou Gehrig wins his first world series with the New York Yankees

Lou Gehrig hits 4 homeruns

Jun 3, 1932

Gehrig becomes the first player to hit 4 home runs in one game
In a game against the Philadelphia Athletics

Sits the bench

May 2, 1939

Lou Gehrig takes himself out of the lineup after his 2,130 consecutive game

Diagnosis

Jun 13, 1939

Gehrig arrives at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, for testing he spends six days there before receiving a diagnosis

Luckiest Man Speech

Jul 4, 1939

Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day is held at Yankee Stadium.
Lou makes his famous "Luckiest Man" speech.

Hall of Fame

Dec 7, 1939

Lou Gehrig is inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame

Lou Gehrig Dies

Jun 2, 1941

Lou Gehrig dies of Amytrophic Lateral Sclerosis