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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