Jackie Mitchell struck Ruth out in four pitches and Gehrig in three. Some have since claimed it was a stunt. Either way, the ...

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 Lou ...

VALHALLA – They come to praise Lou Gehrig, not to bury him. The burial was seen to eight decades ago, on this lovely spot halfway up a soft rise in Section 93 of Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, a hamlet ...

In the 1920s, Lou Gehrig, the Yankees’ "Iron Horse," played a quiet second fiddle to Babe Ruth. Gehrig took center stage after Ruth’s retirement, but then Joe DiMaggio arrived. While someone with a ...

Pete Frates is credited with co-creating the viral Ice Bucket Challenge to raise awareness about ALS Nicholas Rice is a Senior News Editor, Weekends for PEOPLE Magazine. He began working with the ...

Wednesday marked the inaugural Lou Gehrig Day across Major League Baseball. The day celebrates the life of Gehrig, a Hall of Famer and one of the greatest hitters in baseball history, and beyond that ...

Lou Gehrig’s final pinstripe Yankees jersey sold for $2,712,000 Wednesday afternoon at Christie’s, hitting the low end of the $2 million to $4 million pre-sale estimate. The jersey was worn by Gehrig ...

In a close game on April 30, 1939, the Washington Senators beat the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium 3-2. No one knew at the time that this game was legendary first baseman Lou Gehrig’s final ...

Major League Baseball will begin releasing a series of new NFTs in July, beginning with a digital collectible commemorating Lou Gehrig's "Luckiest Man" speech on July 4, 1939. An exclusive auction for ...

Topps Now commemorated Lou Gehrig Day 2025 with a new release of a limited edition, charitable 30-card set featuring some of the biggest stars of the game and The Hobby on a dual-image card with The ...