At the time of his MLB retirement in 1939, where would sportswriters have ranked Lou Gehrig in terms of the greatest players of all time? - Quora
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1930 ca , NEW YORK , USA : The celebrated american baseball player LOU GEHRIG ( 1903 - 1941 ) player of the New York Yankees . Henry Louis LOU or Stock Photo - Alamy
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Baseball-Reference.com - On this day in 1939, Lou Gehrig‚ age 36‚ was unanimously elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame‚ waiving the usual five-year waiting period for the sole player to get in
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