| Lou Gehrig , one of the most durable players in American professional baseball and one of its great hitters, was born this day in 1903. From June 1, 1925, to May 2, 1939, the “Iron Horse,” playing first base for the New York Yankees, appeared in 2,130 consecutive games, a record that was not broken until September 6, 1995, by Cal Ripken, Jr., of the Baltimore Orioles. |