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June 3,1932
Lou Gehrig became the first American League player to hit four home runs in one day, and the Yankees beat the Philadelphia Athletics 20-13.
His homers came on successive at-bats, and he barely missed a fifth homer. Teammate Tony Lazzeri hit for the cycle in the game.
Gehrig hit 493 ...