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Lot # 833: Three Lou Gehrig Related Letters

Category: Ruth and Gehrig

Starting Bid: $100.00

Bids: 2 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "Summer 2015 Catalog Auction",
which ran from 6/18/2015 9:30 AM to
7/17/2015 9:00 PM



Master scout Paul Krichell was responsible for the discovery and signing of many Yankees legends, including Lou Gehrig. One of the former major league catcher's letters, as well as one from Gehrig's widow, and NBC sports director Bill Stern - all completely unrelated - comprise this lot that is six degrees of the Iron Horse. Eleanor Gehrig expresses being touched by a doctor's commitment to study medicine as a result of having seen "Pride of the Yankees" while Stern's letter remarks about having seen an illness-ravaged Lou signing autographs in the blazing sun so as not to disappoint children.

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