A Brief History Throwback: Lou Gehrig’s ‘Luckiest Man’ Speech

The Bronx Pinstripes Show - Yankees MLB Podcast

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🗓️ 4 July 2021

⏱️ 11 minutes

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This is a throwback episode of A Brief History. Andrew talks about Lou Gehrig’s ‘Luckiest Man’ speech and the ceremony that happened at Yankee Stadium for the Iron Horse on July 4, 1939. If you enjoy the podcast, please leave us a rating and review! It is the #1 way you can help out the show. Get in touch: @YankeesPodcast @Andrew_Rotondi @ScottReinen @robby_danks Submit to the mailbag: bronxpinstripes.com/podcast Call the voicemail line: 646-480-0342 Intro/Outro music: One Way Ticket, by Anitek Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Chris Long, the host of American Prodegies, becoming great.
0:06.7	Every Thursday, I take you into the story of an NFL great.
0:10.1	Weaving together interview tape and archival clips, I'll guide you through the journeys
0:14.2	of some of the most memorable players to ever put on a helmet.
0:17.8	Greatness comes in all shapes and sizes, and every path is one of a kind.
0:22.8	American Prodegies becoming great.
0:25.4	New episodes every Thursday.
0:27.8	Coming in wherever you get your podcasts, presented by Wind vet.
0:34.8	Happy 4th of July, everyone.
0:45.5	This is a throwback to the A Brief History episode I did last summer about Lou Garic's
0:50.2	luckiest man speech.
0:52.0	This year, and will be announced that from here on out, June 2nd will be Lou Garic Appreciation
0:56.3	Day.
0:57.3	My June 2nd was on that date in 1925 that Garic became the Yankees starting first baseman,
1:03.2	Wally Pippin, Wally Pipp.
1:05.2	Sadly it's also the day in 1941 that he passed away.
1:08.9	It's great that there's now a day honoring Lou, while also raising more awareness for
1:13.3	ALS, and frankly I don't know what took so long.
1:16.4	But that's not what we're here to talk about today.
1:18.9	On July 4th, 1939, a sell out crowd watched the Yankees play two baseball games against
1:24.1	the Washington Senators.
1:25.6	Yes, it was a holiday and the games probably would have been packed anyway, but the 61,808
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