His father was a metal worker, but he was rarely employed because he drank a lot and also would get ill quite often, He also did not have a very good attendance record when he did work. There was also another brother who died almost immediately after his birth and was never named. His other sister, Sophie, contracted measles and diphtheria and passed away in 1906 when she was less than 2 years old. His sister Anna died in 1902 when she was only 3 months old. He had no siblings who lived to adulthood. Lou was a big baby, some stories say he was almost 14 pounds at birth. His parents, Heinrich and Christina Gehrig were first-generation immigrants from Germany. His birth name was Heinrich Ludwig Gehrig. Born in Yorkville, Manhattan, New York City on June 19, 1903. But they did not have a picture of him, and it wasn’t until I read an article about him in the Sporting News, that I even knew what he looked like. Almost every school I went to had his biography in the library. I read a lot about Gehrig when I was a youngster. And to me, the shining example of that kind of player is the legendary Lou Gehrig. I have always been impressed though by players who reached a substantial number of games played while never missing a beat even when injured. But they still are in the race and have the second-best record in the majors.
The Dodgers this season have been riddled with injuries to both key players and subs. Team doctors are right there to help with any major injuries and illnesses. They have great medical staffs and trainers to see to their aches and pains.
Players today are in better shape, eat better, have more comfortable traveling conditions and stay in the best hotels when they are on the road. It is even rarer to see a player play all of the regular season games and then play all the games in the playoffs. Rarely do you see a player on the field for all 162 games. And it got me thinking about today’s players and how much time during the season they get off. A while ago there was a pretty hot debate about Roberts resting players as we go down the stretch still chasing the Giants.
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