The Pride of the Yankees

The Pride of the Yankees is a 1942 American film directed by Sam Wood and starring Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, and Walter Brennan. It is a tribute to the legendary New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig, who died only one year before its release, at age 37, from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which later became known to the lay public as Lou Gehrigs disease.

Lou Gehrig Cooper is a young Columbia University student whose oldfashioned mother Elsa Janssen wants him to study hard and become an engineer. But the young man has a gift for baseball. A sportswriter Brennan befriends Gehrig and persuades a scout to come see him play. Before long Gehrig signs with the team he has always revered, the New York Yankees. With the help of his father Ludwig Stssel, he endeavors to keep his career change a secret from his mother.Gehrig works his way up through the minor leagues and joins the Yankees. His hero, Babe Ruth, is at first condescending and dismissive of the rookie, but his strong, consistent play wins over Ruth and the rest of the team. Gehrig is soon joining teammates in playing pranks on Ruth on the team train. ........

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