Profile of the Day: Lou Gehrig

Posted June 19, 2013 by Amanda | No Comment

Lou Gehrig

On this day in 1846, the first officially recorded, organized baseball game was played under Alexander Cartwright‘s rules in Hoboken, New Jersey. Dubbed the “father of baseball,” Cartwright played the role of umpire for the game. And it was on this day 57 years later that American baseball legend Lou Gehrig was born in Yorkville, New York. Nicknamed “The Iron Horse,” Gehrig set several major league records, including the most career grand slams. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939. Sadly, his career was cut short when he was stricken with ALS, a disorder now commonly known in the U.S. as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Are you a baseball fan? Check out Lou Gehrig’s family tree. Perhaps you can help expand his tree and connected him to over 70 million people on Geni and see how you’re related!

 

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