Sports History On This Day: August 20

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August 20, 1938 – There are some great sports figures throughout history that have done some amazing things. Few have as fantastic of a story as Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees.

On this date, Gehrig launched the final grand slam of his career, in an 11-3 Yank’s win over the Philadelphia A’s at Shibe Park. He set a still-standing record at 23 bases-loaded home runs by one player in their MLB career.

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American baseball player Lou Gehrig when he was introduced as a new player of the New York Yankees circa 1923 from the Pacific and Atlantic Photos Inc, collection.
The photo is courtesy of Wikimedia Commons of American baseball player Lou Gehrig when he was introduced as a new player of the New York Yankees circa 1923 from the Pacific and Atlantic Photos Inc, collection. Special thanks to the resources of Newspapers.com and OnThisDay.com for the information obtained.

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