Letter, [1939-1941].

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Letter, [1939-1941].

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Letter, [1939-1941], from Lou Gehrig to his wife Eleanor regarding his conversation with Joe McCarthy and his decision to take himself out of the lineup for a temporary rest. A transcript of the letter is included. The library holds only the first page of the letter. The letter is on the stationary of the Book Cadillac Hotel in Detroit. It is not dated but was most likely written on the May 3, 1939 the day after Gehrig and Manager Joe McCarthy met in a Detroit hotel room and Gehrig asked to be pulled from the lineup. Hall of Fame librarians originally thought that the letter was written after Gehrig was diagnosed with ALS. That diagnosis occurred on June 12 in Rochester, MN, and so it is unlikely that this letter refers to the diagnosis. More likely, Gerhig is referring to his voluntary pulling himself out of the lineup and ending his streak of 2130 consecutive games played.

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Gehrig, Eleanor, 1904-1984

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Eleanor Grace Twitchell was born in Chicago, Illinois on March 6, 1904 to parents Frank Twitchell and Nellie Mulvaney Twitchell. Eleanor worked from March 1929 until 1931 as the secretary to the general manager at Chicago’s branch of Saks Fifth Avenue. Then she found work as a secretary for the Century of Progress—the planning committee for the upcoming Chicago World’s Fair. She may have met Lou at a party in the fall of 1927, or at Comiskey Park, which Eleanor frequented as a guest of the G...

Gehrig, Lou, 1903-1941

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Lou Gehrig played his entire career with the New York Yankees (1923-1939). He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939. From the description of Letter, [1939-1941]. (National Baseball Hall of Fame). WorldCat record id: 47294733 ...