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eBay THIS DANBURY MINT ALL STAR FIGURINES NEW YORK YANKEES LOU GEHRIG IS AN AMAZING PIECE OF ARTWORK. THE DETAIL IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING AND THE HAND-PAINTED FIGURINE IS EXTREMELY REALISTIC AND VIVID.IT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, NO CHIPS, CRACKS, OR REPAIRS. LOU DOES NOT COME IN THE ORIGINAL BOX, NOR WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY (COA). THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER AND HARD TO FIND FIGURINES. THE WOODEN BASE MEASURES 4.75" x 6.75" AND THE OVERALL HEIGHT OF THE FIGURINE IS 8." TALL. THERE IS A METAL PEG UNDERNEATH EACH OF LOU'S SPIKES THAT SLIDE INTO HOLES ON THE BASE TO HOLD HIM IN PLACE. THE FRONT OF THE BASE HAS A BRASS PLATE ATTACHED WITH LOU GEHRIG ENGRAVED ON IT AND THE PLASTIC PROTECTIVE STRIP IS STILL IN PLACE. HIS FAUX AUTOGRAPH IS ON THE TOP OF THE BASE IN GOLD LETTERS UNDERNEATH THE FIGURINE. THERE IS ALSO AN OVAL BRASS PLATE ATTACHED TO THE BASE THAT SAYS ALL STAR FIGURINES OFFICIAL ISSUES OF THE DANBURY MINT AND A GOLD LOU GEHRIG STICKER ON THE BOTTOM OF THE BASE AND 4 CLOTH TABS TO PREVENT ANY SCRATCHES ON WHATEVER YOU DISPLAY THE HIM ON. GEHRIG'S CAREER TOTAL WERE AN OUTSTANDING .340 BATTING AVERAGE, 493 HOME RUNS, AND 1,995 RUNS BATTED IN. HE HELD THE RECORD FOR CONSECUTIVE GAMES PLAYED WITH 2,130, UNTIL CAL RIPKEN JR. BROKE THE RECORD. AS PART OF THE NEW YORK YANKEES "MURDEROUS ROW" LOU HAD 13 CONSECURTIVE SEASONS WITH MORE THAN 100 RBIs AND 100 RUNS SCORED. HE HOLDS THE MAJOR LEAGUE RECORD FOR CAREER GRAND SLAMS (23) AND THE A.L. RECORD FOR RBIs IN ONE SEASON (184). GEHRIG WON THE TRIPLE CROWN IN 1934, HITTING .363 WITH 49 HOME RUNS AND 165 RBIs. HE WAS THE A.L. MVP IN 1927 AND 1936 AND THE FIRST A.L. PLAYER TO HIT 4 HOME RUNS IN ONE GAME. IN 1939, LOU WAS THE FIRST PLAYER IN HISTORY TO HAVE HIS NUMBER RETIRED AND HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME IN COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. ALS, NOW NOW KNOW AS LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE, TOOK HIS LIFE AT 38. THIS WILL MAKE AN AWESOME ADDITION FOR ANY GEHRIG, YANKEES, BASEBALL FAN, OR ANY FIGURINE COLLECTOR AND IT WOULD MAKE AN AMAZING GIFT.PLEASE ADD MY STORE AS A FAVORITE AND TELL OTHERS ABOUT IT; I ADD NEW ITEMS EVERY WEEK AND HAVE MANY OTHER DANBURY MINT STADIUM AND PLAYER REPLICAS AND DOZENS OF OTHER COLLECTIBLES. I OFFER FREE SHIPPING ON MANY ITEMS AND DISCOUNT SHIPPING ON MULTIPLE PURCHASES. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AND HAVE A BLESSED YEAR!!! http: stores shop ebay com chicosclassycollectibles (Condition: Pre-Owned)

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