"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 ...

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

As a player, Gehrig was known for Herculean strength ... One of the most poignant moments in baseball history occurred in the summer of 1939, after Gehrig’s diagnosis. The Yankees held a good ...

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 ...

As a player, Gehrig was known for Herculean strength ... One of the most poignant moments in baseball history occurred in the summer of 1939, after Gehrig’s diagnosis. The Yankees held a good ...

First Bowman cards are considered the first "true" rookie cards for baseball players. While the Superfractor that was just pulled is definitely not Gehrig's true rookie card, his inclusion in the ...

One Fall afternoon in the early 1930's Ruth and Gehrig booked a game in Ottawa, against a local team. Among the Ottawa ...

Kile is the fourth player thus affected -- the others were Lou Gehrig (who died two years after ... the save may be the most overrated stat in baseball. He also earned more than 200 of those ...

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 ...

The first two players to have their uniform numbers ... and was part of the first class inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Gehrig joined him later. Leland’s provides guidance to clients ...