This day in baseball: Gehrig’s 2,000th Precious Sanders 9 years ago Lou Gehrig played in his 2,000th consecutive game on May 31, 1938. In the game, Gehrig hit an RBI single as the Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox, 12-5, in the Bronx. glogster.com Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit More Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr This day in baseball: Gehrig’s first homerDateSeptember 27, 2024In relation to20th CenturyThis day in baseball: Yankees acquire Babe DahlgrenDateFebruary 17, 2023In relation to20th CenturyThis day in baseball: Standing ovation for GehrigDateJune 28, 2023In relation to20th Century