There is no room in baseball for discrimination. It is our national pastime and a game for all.

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Lou Gehrig
Born in New York in 1903, Lou Gehrig was the 'Iron Horse' who played 2,130 consecutive games as the Yankees' first baseman during their golden era. Compiling a .340 average and 493 home runs, he was forced to retire at thirty-seven by ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). His farewell speech declaring himself 'the luckiest man on the face of the earth' is remembered as sports history's most moving moment.
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