Actor Eric Dane Succumbs to ALS at 53
Actor Eric Dane, known for his role in “Gray’s Anatomy,” has died from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. He was 53. Dane died Thursday, People reported, citing a statement from…
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About Lou Gehrig
Henry Louis Gehrig was an American professional baseball first baseman who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees. Gehrig was renowned for his prowess as a hitter and for his durability, which earned him the nickname "the Iron Horse", and he is regarded as one of the greatest baseball players of all time. Gehrig was an All-Star seven consecutive times, a Triple Crown winner once, an American League (AL) Most Valuable Player twice and a member of six World Series champion teams. He had a career .340 batting average, .632 slugging average, and a .447 on-base average. He hit 493 home runs and had 1,995 runs batted in (RBIs). He is also one of 21 players to hit four home runs in a single game. In 1939, Gehrig was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame and was the first MLB player to have his uniform number retired by a team when his number 4 was retired by the Yankees.
Everything about Lou Gehrig →- Occupation
- baseball player
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- June 19, 1903
- Died
- June 2, 1941
- Website
- http://www.lougehrig.com/