Hall of Fame opened the day of Lou Gehrig's final game

July 4, 1939: Lou Gehrig says farewell to baseball with 'Luckiest Man' speech at Yankee Stadium – Society for American Baseball Research

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Lou Gehrig, Yankees' Iron Horse, dies in 1941 after 2-year battle with ALS – New York Daily News

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Lou Gehrig's historic run ended in Detroit on May 2, 1939 - Bless You Boys

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In 1939 Lou Gehrig claimed that young players then had it easy compared to when he came up - NBC Sports

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Major League Baseball Celebrates Lou Gehrig Day - Columbia University Athletics

A Worthy Heir to Gehrig's Record and Captaincy - The New York Times

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