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    Henry Louis Gehrig Jr. (born Heinrich Ludwig Gehrig Jr. /ɡɛərɪɡ/; June 19, 1903 – June 2, 1941) was an American professional baseball first baseman who...
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    ALS (redirect from Lou Gehrigs disease)
    lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neurone disease (MND) or Lou Gehrig's disease in the United States, is a rare, terminal neurodegenerative disorder...
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    player Lou Gehrig. After Gehrig's death she continued to promote his legacy and contribute to Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease)...
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  • baseman Lou Gehrig, who died a year before its release, at age 37, from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which later became known to the lay public as "Lou Gehrig's...
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    The Lou Gehrig Memorial Award is given annually to a Major League Baseball (MLB) player who best exhibits the character and integrity of Lou Gehrig, both...
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  • the MLB in honor of Lou Gehrig, who also had ALS, and led to the condition also being known as “Lou Gehrig’s Disease”. Lou Gehrig Day is now recognized...
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  • an Inside the NBA broadcast. On June 2, 2023, which MLB recognizes as Lou Gehrig Day, the league and its teams recognized Langs. The league and its teams...
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    look for an easily missed cameo appearance by Lou Gehrig, Ruth's famous New York Yankee teammate. Gehrig walks by the far side of Speedy's cab, looks directly...
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    holds the record for consecutive games played (2,632), having surpassed Lou Gehrig's streak of 2,130 which had stood for 56 years and which many deemed was...
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    Yokohama Stadium 横浜スタジアム Yokohama Stadium in 2020 Former names Lou Gehrig Stadium Address Yokohama Park, Naka-ku Location Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan Coordinates...
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