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Ballplayers

Babe Ruth

Jackie Robinson

Ty Cobb

Josh Gibson

Christy Mathewson

Rogers Hornsby

Lou Gehrig

Walter Johnson

Satchel Paige

Cy Young

Honus Wagner

Ted Williams

Gehrig Facts:

• Height: 6' Weight: 200
• Batted: Left Threw: Left
• Position: First Base
• While at Columbia University he was signed by a Yankee scout with a $1500 bonus
• June 1925, became Yankee full time first baseman
• Batted over .300 12 straight times
• Led the American League in homeruns three times, runs four times and RBI's five times
• Won the Triple Crown in 1934
• Won the League MVP in 1936...had 49 homeruns, scored 167 runs and batted .354
• 2130 consecutive games played....second all time
• Was forced from the lineup in 1939 due to a terminal illness called Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis also known as "Lou Gehrig's Disease"
• Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1939 because the five year waiting list was waived due to his illness