New York Yankees
The First 25 Years
by Vincent Luisi
Arcadia, 2002 | Buy the book
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Lou Gehrig at Columbia

LOU GEHRIG AT COLUMBIA | In 1923, when the Yankees won the World Series for the first time, Lou Gehrig was Columbia University's star player. He signed a contract with the Yankees at the end of his college season. Within two years, he was the Yankees' permanent first baseman, a position he held for 14 years.
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From New York Yankees: The First 25 Years by Vincent Luisi.
Copyright © 2002 by Vincent Luisi. Excerpted with permission.