The Luckiest Man on the Face of the Earth

It was 80 years ago, on May 2, 1939, when Lou Gehrig (1903-1941), the legendary baseball player, took himself out of the New York Yankees lineup unable to perform well due to progressive motor weakness. Thus ended Gehrig's 2,130 consecutive game playing streak, which had begun on June 1, 1925.

Source: The American Journal of Medicine - January 16, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: Leonard J. Hoenig Tags: Medical Humanities Source Type: research