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This Day in Sports History: Lou Gehrig Plays Then-Record 2,130th Straight Game

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On April 30, 1939, Lou Gehrig's played the last game in his then-record 2,130 game streak. It would be the last game of Gehrig's career as shortly after he'd be diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and retire from baseball.