【美国人物志】卢·贾里格 (5/9)

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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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Gehrig continued to improve as a player. By 1927, pitchers for opposing teams were having bad dreams about Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth. Ruth hit 60 home runs that year. Gehrig hit 47 and won the American League's Most Valuable Player Award. Nobody was surprised when the Yankees won the World Series. Gehrig, however, almost did not play. His mother had to have an operation. He felt he should be with her. Missus Gehrig and the Yankees' manager urged him to play in the World Series. His mother recovered. More major threats to Gehrig's record of continuous games played took place in 1929. His back, legs and hands were injured. He was hit on the head by a throw one day as he tried to reach home plate. Another Yankee player said, "Every time he played, it hurt him."