Lou Gehrig

Lou Gehrig Rochester Red Wings 2005

Bobble Stats

Organization: International League
Entity: Rochester Red Wings
Year: 2005
Quantity: 2000
Sponsor: ESL Federal Credit Union
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Fun Fact

Gehrig played his entire career with the New York Yankees but on July 4, 1939 when they took on the Washington Senators (who later relocated to Minnesota as the Twins), he made one of the most memorable speeches in sports history as he announced he was walking away from baseball due to his battle with ALS, a disease that causes muscles to twitch and eventually paralyze the individual

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