Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day
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Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day was a 1939 ceremony at Yankee Stadium honoring baseball legend Lou Gehrig, during which he delivered his iconic farewell speech.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day canonical | 1 |
| Lou Gehrig retirement speech | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day Context triple: [Luckiest Man on the Face of the Earth, occasion, Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day]
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Lou Gehrig
Lou Gehrig was a legendary American baseball first baseman renowned for his durability, powerful hitting, and iconic career with the New York Yankees before it was tragically cut short by ALS.
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B.
Jackie Robinson Day
Jackie Robinson Day is an annual Major League Baseball celebration on April 15 honoring Jackie Robinson’s breaking of the sport’s color barrier, during which all players wear his retired number 42.
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C.
Gehrig Schilling
Gehrig Schilling is one of the children of former Major League Baseball pitcher Curt Schilling and his wife, author and advocate Shonda Schilling.
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D.
The Babe
The Babe is a 1992 biographical sports film in which John Goodman portrays legendary baseball player Babe Ruth.
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E.
Labor Day
Labor Day is a 2013 romantic drama film based on Joyce Maynard’s novel, following a lonely mother and her son whose lives change over a Labor Day weekend when they shelter an escaped convict.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day Target entity description: Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day was a 1939 ceremony at Yankee Stadium honoring baseball legend Lou Gehrig, during which he delivered his iconic farewell speech.
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A.
Lou Gehrig
Lou Gehrig was a legendary American baseball first baseman renowned for his durability, powerful hitting, and iconic career with the New York Yankees before it was tragically cut short by ALS.
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B.
Jackie Robinson Day
Jackie Robinson Day is an annual Major League Baseball celebration on April 15 honoring Jackie Robinson’s breaking of the sport’s color barrier, during which all players wear his retired number 42.
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C.
Gehrig Schilling
Gehrig Schilling is one of the children of former Major League Baseball pitcher Curt Schilling and his wife, author and advocate Shonda Schilling.
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D.
The Babe
The Babe is a 1992 biographical sports film in which John Goodman portrays legendary baseball player Babe Ruth.
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E.
Labor Day
Labor Day is a 2013 romantic drama film based on Joyce Maynard’s novel, following a lonely mother and her son whose lives change over a Labor Day weekend when they shelter an escaped convict.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baseball event
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commemorative event ⓘ farewell ceremony ⓘ sports ceremony ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Lou Gehrig Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDisease | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Lou Gehrig’s consecutive games played streak ending ⓘ |
| attendedBy |
Eleanor Gehrig
NERFINISHED
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Lou Gehrig NERFINISHED ⓘ New York Yankees players ⓘ fans ⓘ |
| chronologyFollows | Lou Gehrig’s retirement announcement ⓘ |
| chronologyPrecedes | Lou Gehrig’s Baseball Hall of Fame induction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | New York City ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalSignificance | iconic moment in American sports culture ⓘ |
| date | July 4, 1939 ⓘ |
| decade | 1930s ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
public acknowledgment of Lou Gehrig’s illness
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tribute to Lou Gehrig’s career ⓘ |
| homeTeam | New York Yankees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honoredPerson | Lou Gehrig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honoreeFullName | Henry Louis Gehrig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honoreeLeague | American League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honoreePosition | first baseman ⓘ |
| honoreeTeam | New York Yankees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includes |
Lou Gehrig farewell address
NERFINISHED
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presentation of gifts to Lou Gehrig ⓘ speeches by dignitaries ⓘ |
| languageOfSpeech | English ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| legacy |
frequent reference in documentaries about Lou Gehrig
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inspiration for later ALS awareness efforts ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage |
newspapers
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radio ⓘ |
| notableFor | Lou Gehrig farewell speech NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableQuote | Today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth ⓘ |
| organizedBy | New York Yankees organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Major League Baseball history
NERFINISHED
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New York Yankees history ⓘ |
| reason |
Lou Gehrig’s diagnosis with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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Lou Gehrig’s retirement from baseball ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| venue | Yankee Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1939 ⓘ |
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Subject: Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day Description of subject: Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day was a 1939 ceremony at Yankee Stadium honoring baseball legend Lou Gehrig, during which he delivered his iconic farewell speech.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Lou Gehrig retirement speech