⚾️On July 4, 1939, Lou Gehrig delivered what has been called "baseball's Gettysburg Address" to a sold-out crowd at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees proclaimed Tuesday, July 4, 1939, "Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day" at Yankee Stadium. Between games of the Independence Day doubleheader against the Washington Senators, the poignant ceremonies were held on the diamond. In its coverage the following day, The New York Times said it was "perhaps as colorful and dramatic a pageant as ever was enacted on a base

Joe McCarthy couldn't finish his speech. Lou Gehrig called himself the luckiest man alive. July 4th, 1939 — the day baseball wept. #LouGehrig #VintageBaseball #Yankees | Old Ball Game Studios

Babe Ruth gives his buddy Lou Gehrig a big hug at Yankee Stadium! (July 4, 1939) #MLB #Yankees #Baseball #History #4thofJuly #RepBX | Baseball by BSmile