From Gehrig to Kurt to Matt

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It must have been a scene somehow cut from "Pride of the Yankees."

Lou Gehrig, in what would be his last spring training with the New York Yankees, is playing in a game against the Brooklyn Dodgers in Norfolk, Va. His muscles are weakening. He can't keep his balance. But somehow, he hits two home runs in the game, the second of which just clears the short right-field fence.

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From Gehrig to Kurt to Matt

As Gehrig arrives at home plate, the Yankees batboy hands him the Louisville Slugger that he just used. Gehrig carries into the dugout, looks around, and without much ceremony, hands it to 12- ...

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