The first-ever Lou Gehrig Day was observed in 2021 and has been a key date on the MLB schedule each year. Cal Ripken, ... He was 37 years old. Is Lou Gehrig in the Hall of Fame?

Lou’s lifetime slash (batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage) was .344/.447/.632. He had eight seasons ...

News about Lou Gehrig, ... Mitchell was a 17-year-old pitcher in 1931 when she struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in an exhibition game, but questions about that exploit linger.

This Fourth of July brings with it a special anniversary for New Yorkers. On this day 85 years ago Yankees baseball great Lou Gehrig, suffering from ALS, the neurodegenerative illness now known as ...

Last June, when 36-year-old Lou Gehrig, the Yankees' "Iron Horse," said good-by to baseball, no insurance company would have considered him a good risk. For Gehrig was benched by a ...

"1941 - Babe Ruth pays his respect at the casket of longtime teammate Lou Gehrig" - @ Old Time Hardball. Gehrig's career was tragically cut short after his illness made it impossible for him to ...

When New York Yankees first baseman Wally Pipp is unable to take the field, manager Miller Huggins turns to 21-year-old Lou Gehrig, a highly-touted phenom who, nevertheless, seldom got a chance to ...

When Lou Gehrig dropped out of Columbia University to sign with the New York Yankees a century ago this summer, his mother wasn’t happy about it. A hard-working immigrant from Germany, Christina ...

Women’s baseball pioneer Jackie Mitchell faced Yankees greats Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in a 1931 game. See how the 17-year-old pitcher fared on the mound. ...

From 1929: Niven Busch, Jr., on the New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig, whose early teammates, including Babe Ruth, remember him as one of the most bewildered recruits ever to join the club.

The historic Colonial that baseball legend Lou Gehrig once called home in Westchester is up for sale and with it the nostalgia of a bygone era. Built circa 1895, the house has been masterfully ...

Eric Dane's ALS diagnosis has raised awareness about Lou Gehrig's disease, its symptoms, ... “I have been diagnosed with ALS,” the 52-year-old actor shared in a statement.