#lougehrig

Portrait of Lou Gehrig, baseball player for the New York Yankees, posing in locker room. Gehrig smokes pipe; another player stands in background. Source: Detroit Public Library.

"When you are 17 years old, you will strike out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, one right after the other. Men will be afraid of the lightening in your fingertips. A few days later you will be fired from the major leagues because 'Girls are too delicate to play baseball.'" In 1931 17-year-old Jackie Mitchell struck out both Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig during an exhibition game against the Yankees. A few days later, her contract was voided and women were declared unfit to play baseball. Gender segregation was never really meant to protect women in competition; it exists to protect a fragile masculinity.

Lou Gehrig in Yankee Stadium🏟⚾️1932.

With Opening day being four days away, let's commemorate the upcoming opening of the 2017 MLB Season with two legendary New York Baseball players to wear the number 4: "Master Mel" Mel Ott of the New York Giants and "The Iron Horse" Lou Gehrig. #2017MLBSeason #OpeningDayIsComing #OpeningDay #MelOtt #NewYorkGiants #LouGehrig #TheIronHorse #NewYorkYankees #NYYankees #NYY #Baseball #Beisbol #BaseballSisco

A rare photo of Lou Gehrig & Joe DiMaggio rub through drills during spring training.

Play Ball! ⚾️👍 Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth! Acrylics on 60”x48”x2.5” canvas _____________________ #natemichaels #natemichaelsart #baberuth #baberuthbaseball #lougehrig #yankees #newyorkyankees #nyyankees #newyork #baseball #mlb #americana #artistsoninstagram #artistforhire #commissionsopen #kentuckyartist #art #artoftheday #baseballseason #baseballfan #acrylicpainting #expressionism #traditionalart #painting #paintingoftheday #dailyart #portraitpainting #portraitartist #artgallery #dailyart (at Louisville, Kentucky) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj-qoybuR5T/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

This week’s artifacts from the @YogiBerraMuseum are the original #JoeDiMaggio and #MickeyMantle plaques from old, pre-renovation @YankeeStadium! These were the very ones announced on Mickey’s retirement day ceremony in 1969. The Mick subsequently surprised DiMaggio that day by revealing the Yankee Clipper would be getting a plaque of his own to join the monuments to #BabeRuth, #LouGehrig and #MillerHuggins that stood in centerfield, in play, back then. Come see them for yourself! ⚾️ 7️⃣, 5️⃣ (at Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiTdIdgMHsj/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#baberuth #lougehrig #1927 #yankees #screenwriting #writing #tvwriting #amwriting #film #television #nycgratitude. (at Manhattan, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgVIbvnFA9r/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=