The Baseball Game Lou Gehrig Played After He Stopped Playing Baseball

Lou Gehrig famously ended his consecutive games streak in the spring of 1939, not long before he was diagnosed with ALS. But on this day in 1939, he played one last exhibition game in Kansas City. Plus: today in 1977, the Kansas City Royals take to the field in Milwaukee with borrowed uniforms after a thief took off with most of their road gear. Hall of Fame opened the day of Lou Gehrig’s final game (Baseball Hall of Fame) The Royals had to wear Brewers uniforms for a game 42 years ago Wednesday (Kansas City Star) Our community of backers on Patreon is a hit, join today!