Lou Gehrig, "The Iron Horse," 1989.

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2417

Prompt

There are two people in the image. The one in the background who is larger should turn toward the camera and smiel. The man in the foreground should slowly lower his bat and run out of the image, knowing confidentlyt hat he had executed a nice base hit.

Body

The Lou Gehrig stamp features a poignant design, with a portrait of the beloved player superimposed on an image of him in his batting stance. The stamp's issuance was part of the 50th-anniversary celebration of the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Gehrig's legacy of perseverance and grace in the face of his career-ending illness, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), continues to inspire.

Segment File Path

herald_video_archive/baseball1/videos/2417-1080x1920-dialog-FINAL.mp4

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