On April 3, 1939, Lou Gehrig played his last game for the New York Yankees. The Iron Horse went 0 for 4 against the Washington Senators in a 3-2 Yankee loss. The Hall of Fame first baseman concludes his career with 490 home runs, and a lifetime batting average of .340. He played in a record 2,130 consecutive games. A record that was held until broken by the Baltimore Orioles Cal Ripken Jr.
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Bob Wicker: Dead Ball Era Hurler
Bob Wicker was born at Bono,IN, and lived in Bedford,IN. He pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, and Cincinnati Reds from ...
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April 27, 1947, it is Babe Ruth Day at Yankee stadium, and 58,000 people pack the stands to honor the "Bambino." The fa...
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Visit my author page at: http://tinyurl.com/pvh9mds In the eternal green pastures of my youth there is an old ballpark. Where all gam...
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Visit my author page at: http://tinyurl.com/pvh9mds It was spring. I was 9 years old, and was playing catch with my younger brother J...
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