Lou Gehrig By plreyes Jun 19, 1903 Lou Gehrig is Born Sep 1, 1921 Gehrig attends Columbia University He was banned from playing baseball because her was playing in a professsional league, and began playing football in 1922 Sep 3, 1923 Gehrig signs with the New York Yankees Period: Sep 3, 1925 to Oct 3, 1938 Gehrig was the Yankees starting 1st baseman Nov 3, 1927 Voted MVP Nov 3, 1934 Won the Triple Crown of Baseball Sep 3, 1936 Voted MVP Sep 3, 1938 Begins showing 1st signs of ALS, or Lou Gehrig's Disease May 2, 1939 Gehrig's streak of of consecutive games played ends at 2,130