【美国人物志】卢·贾里格 (2/9)

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亨利·路易士·贾里格（Henry Louis Gehrig，1903年6月19日－1941年6月2日）是美国职棒大联盟的一垒手，职棒生涯都效力于纽约洋基。
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Lou Gehrig
the New York Giants
John McGraw
Hartford
Connecticut

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Years later, Lou said, "When I saw so many people and heard all the noise at the game, I was so scared I went home." The teacher threatened to fail Lou in school if he did not attend the next game. So Lou Gehrig went to that game. He became a valued member of the high school team. He also played other sports. The boy who feared noise and people was on his way to becoming a star baseball player.
A representative of a major league team, the New York Giants, came to watch him. He got Lou a chance to play for the manager of the Giants' team, John McGraw. McGraw thought Gehrig needed more experience before becoming a major league player. It was suggested that Lou get that experience on a minor league team in the city of Hartford, Connecticut. Lou played in Hartford that summer after completing high school. He earned money to help his parents. His father was often sick and without a job.