@mattdahlgren12 Fan Club cards for Gehrig and Babe Dahlgren. Karl Wingler was baseball’s first official historian and Stan Carlson wrote the only Gehrig book that was published during Gehrig’s lifetime in 1940.
Everett Scott shown being honored for playing in his 1,000th consecutive game, would own the MLB record of 1,307 games before Gehrig eclipsed him in 1933.
Everett a man of many talents also “wrote” a children’s baseball-themed book.
July 12, 1923 program. Yankees at White Sox.
Yankees win 10-6, Babe Ruth hits his 217th career home run.
Rookie Lou Gehrig is listed on the bench, Lou had just achieved his first career hit on 7/7/23 while playing in St. Louis the series before.
1934 Goudey Gum, join Lou Gehrig Knot Hole Club.
Fans had to send in Goudey wrappers, various quantities of wrappers equating to different types of prizes.
First was Knot Hole Club membership which included a patch, membership card & brochure with details about prizes available.
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100th anniversary of Lou Gehrig’s biggest high school baseball triumph. A grand slam out of Wrigley Field.
June 26, 1920 New York’s HS of Commerce won the “national” HS championship.
Full article at https://t.co/KPEpfuGhcD
“touted as the Babe Ruth of the high schools .”