The illness is now referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease. "Mr. Gehrig will be unable to continue his active participation as a baseball player," the report concluded. On Dec. 8, 1939, Gehrig ...

Many know ALS as Lou Gehrig's disease, named after the Hall of Fame baseball player in the 1920s and 1930s who died from the incurable neuromuscular illness. Uecker talked about his daughter with ...

and to see so much support for those in the baseball community like Langs who are currently battling the disease. [MLB.com] The post MLB, players, and media mark Lou Gehrig Day with calls for ...

In the 1920s, Lou Gehrig, the Yankees’ "Iron Horse," played a quiet second fiddle to ... he believed DiMaggio would become one of baseball’s all-time greats. In his autobiography, DiMaggio ...

Dan has written 41 books and more than 25,000 articles about baseball. Even though he left ... The auction, which also includes items signed by Lou Gehrig, Ruth’s teammate with the powerful ...

One of the most moving stories in the annals of sports is presented in this true drama documenting the love affair of baseball immortal Lou Gehrig and his wife Eleanor. Their romance spans the ...

Biopic traces the life of Lou Gehrig, famous baseball player who played in 2130 consecutive games before falling at age 37 to ALS, a deadly nerve disease which now bears his name. Gehrig is ...

Those 117 gentlemen should have joined Mariano Rivera as unanimous selections to the None of them did. If anything, I undercounted. I do allow for some honest difference of opinion. Nor am I including ...

In the 1920s, Lou Gehrig, the Yankees’ "Iron Horse," played a quiet second fiddle to ... he believed DiMaggio would become one of baseball’s all-time greats. In his autobiography, DiMaggio ...

Uecker, the longtime Milwaukee Brewers radio announcer, died on Thursday at 90 years old, leaving behind two other children.

Henry Louis "Lou" Gehrig (June 19, 1903 – June 2, 1941), nicknamed "The Iron Horse" for his durability, was an American Major League Baseball first baseman. He played his entire 17-year ...