![Gehrig's pro career started four years before he became Yankees](https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/d/images/8/82/Lou_Gehrig_NIH.jpg)
Lou Gehrig - New World Encyclopedia
![Gehrig's pro career started four years before he became Yankees](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7a54e47/2147483647/strip/true/crop/921x651+43+31/resize/1200x848!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F31%2Fcf%2F450a476707dd14da57a68539ecdc%2Fsport-ripken.jpg)
On this day: Yankees great Lou Gehrig ends his games streak - Los Angeles Times
![Gehrig's pro career started four years before he became Yankees](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/d3c876766b69ffcef8e58751acfdca3d7399dc882dcd5286b228dd2b714ac005.jpg)
New York Yankees: Babe Dahlgren - the man who replaced Lou Gehrig
![Gehrig's pro career started four years before he became Yankees](https://baseballhall.org/sites/default/files/styles/story_popup_thumb_540/public/Gehrig%20Lou%201489-68WTFL_NBL.jpg.jpeg?itok=Z4p8C2Kl)
Gehrig's pro career started four years before he became Yankees' first baseman
![Gehrig's pro career started four years before he became Yankees](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/GehrigCU.jpg/200px-GehrigCU.jpg)
Lou Gehrig - Wikipedia
![Gehrig's pro career started four years before he became Yankees](https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2015/06/01/CZW55KL5EZGAXCPVAJAS4XHUDY.jpg?w=1024)
Wally Pipp lost his job to Lou Gehrig 90 years ago Tuesday – Orlando Sentinel
![Gehrig's pro career started four years before he became Yankees](https://www.nydailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2016/05/01/LRYQXZMWD7JNFUO5PGUXPQKF44.jpg?w=620)
Yankees legend Lou Gehrig ends his streak at 2,130 games in 1939 – New York Daily News
![Gehrig's pro career started four years before he became Yankees](https://pinstripesnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/image-80.png)
Lou Gehrig Is The New York Yankees' First Honored Legend
![Gehrig's pro career started four years before he became Yankees](https://baseballhall.org/sites/default/files/styles/story_popup_thumb_540/public/Gehrig%20Lou%20345.55_FL_PD.jpg.jpeg?itok=fPK1ifYU)
Gehrig's pro career started four years before he became Yankees' first baseman
![Gehrig's pro career started four years before he became Yankees](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2008/09/17/sports/baseball/17yankees.span.jpg?year=2008&h=350&w=600&s=d499a3dfde1ef716897501ebab9bbaad86fa886e7f5cea76c7c02355c3c25f19&k=ZQJBKqZ0VN&tw=1)
Yankees Fall, but Jeter Breaks a Gehrig Milestone - The New York Times