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Make a Date with Baseball's Greats: Visit the National Baseball Hall of Fame

By Kim Knox Beckius, About.com

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Lou Gehrig's Locker

Lou Gehrig's Locker - Photo - National Baseball Hall of Fame

Peek inside the locker of Yankees' first baseman, Lou Gehrig, who was a hero both on and off the field.

© 2005 Kim Knox Beckius, licensed to About.com
Yankees' first baseman Lou Gehrig is remembered not only for his accomplishments on the field but for his grace and dignity after a rare degenerative disease, which now bears his name, ended his playing career. Gehrig was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939.

Lou Gehrig's locker is one of the many artifacts at the Baseball Hall of Fame that both evokes nostalgia for baseball fans who remember the game's early stars and teaches young fans that baseball is about more than win-loss records and batting averages.

Kim Knox Beckius
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