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 ...

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, later to be known as ‘Lou Gehrig’s Disease’ took the Hall of Fame Yankee first baseman’s life on June 2, 1941, at age 37. Start the day smarter.

Lou Gehrig, the New York City boy who grew up to be one of the greatest baseball stars of all time, died at 10:10 o’clock last night at his home on Delafield Ave., Fieldston, Bronx.

But it certainly fits Lou Gehrig, whose "luckiest man" speech on July 4, 1939, continues to inspire. It will be read during the seventh-inning stretch at Major League games today.

Join ALS of Nevada and the Las Vegas Aviators on May 31st as they honor the courage of Lou Gehrig and those affected by ALS with a special night of awareness and tribute.

A Legend's Letters: Lou Gehrig's Writings Reveal His Last Days 'I Do Not Want to Be a Hero,' Yankee Slugger Wrote; Doctor Dodges Bad News. By . Jonathan Eig. Staff Reporter of .

Yankees' great Lou Gehrig played in his final big-league game on this day in 1939, concluding his historic 2,130 game streak. A 35-year-old at the time, Gehrig was slumping to start the 1939 season.

What is Lou Gehrig’s Day? The day began in 2021 as a “league-wide day” on the baseball calendar, said the MLB. “MLB’s efforts will raise awareness and funds for ALS research and ...

Seventy years ago today on July 4, 1939, New York Yankees legend Lou Gehrig made one of the most famous speeches in sport's history with his "Luckiest Man on the Face of the Earth" speech. In this ...

SEATTLE — Major League Baseball marked its fifth annual Lou Gehrig Day on June 2, with all 30 clubs participating in a league-wide tribute to the legendary Yankees first baseman and raising ...

Even in 1927, when Ruth set a home-run record, Gehrig had a better year and won the Most Valuable Player award. But he is more remembered today for his consecutive-game streak and tragic illness.

Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig, who had played in 2,130 consecutive games, took to the bench on May 2, 1939, at his own request and looked on forlornly as his teammates warmed up for their game ...