Gehrig told reporters he believed DiMaggio would become one of baseball’s all-time greats. In his autobiography, DiMaggio notes Lou’s generous nature: "The fact that he was being taken for ...

"Mr. Gehrig will be unable to continue his active participation as a baseball player," the report concluded. On Dec. 8, 1939, Gehrig, who had remained with the Yankees as the team captain ...

A Thanksgiving visit to Cooperstown, New York necessitated a grudging stop at the Baseball Hall of Fame. What I found out ...

The film features many real baseball players and team staff and was nominated for 11 Oscars, winning one (Best Film Editing).

Photo Courtesy of Top Dog Comics The Lou Gehrig card was released in the 2024 Bowman Chrome baseball set, popular for its 1st Bowman rookie card stamp among baseball prospectors. First Bowman ...

Today, on the final day of 2024, we take a look back at just some of the baseball people -- players, managers and executives -- we lost this year. The deceased are listed in alphabetical order by last ...

Also in the ongoing Leland’s auction is a workbook Gehrig used in statistics class at New York’s High School of Commerce in 1920, before his professional baseball career began. It has pages of ...

As she says near the end, “The difference between myself and people who are eager to retire because of a terminal diagnosis is that my work is my passion, baseball is my passion, and getting to ...

Gehrig told reporters he believed DiMaggio would become one of baseball’s all-time greats. In his autobiography, DiMaggio notes Lou’s generous nature: "The fact that he was being taken for ...

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 ...