SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Gus Suhr, who played more games at first base for the Pittsburgh Pirates (news) than anyone else, has died. He was 98.
Suhr died at his home Thursday, two weeks after his birthday.
Suhr set the NL record of 822 consecutive games played, a streak that ended in 1937 when he attended his mother's funeral. The mark stood until Stan Musial broke it in 1957.
"It's a long life. It was a healthy life and it was a good life," his son, Gus Jr., said Friday. "Everybody should have such a life."
Suhr Jr. said the family had a lot of scrapbooks and shared stories about his father's life in baseball.
"Those were the days," he said.
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