Gehrig's lucky, but Lee's not

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July 4, 1939 | Lou Gehrig makes his famous ''Luckiest man on the face of the Earth'' speech at Yankee Stadium, two months after his debilitating disease caused him to retire after playing a record 2,130 consecutive games. The Cubs split a doubleheader against St. Louis. [link]

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This Day In Cub History
Published 7/4/2008 by Ben Schwartz at Can't Stop The Bleeding
... Those who think Chicago sports might have an inflated sense of itself may have a point. The following headline appears in today’s Sun-Times. While I think splitting a double-header with the Cards is noteworthy, and a Cub going 0-10 in DC is pretty bad, I’m not sure I’d equate them with one of the more graceful farewells in American history: ...

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