It says he played a key role in creating and inspiring Major League Baseball's Lou Gehrig Day. The annual tradition on June 2 marks the day Gehrig became starting first baseman for the Yankees.

The closing of a piece on this Bell wrote for MLB.com is notable, too, on the difference Langs is still making: Gehrig has shown us all first-hand what the reality of this situation is.

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

The illness is now referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease. "Mr. Gehrig will be unable to continue his active participation as a baseball player," the report concluded. On Dec. 8, 1939, Gehrig ...

SCP Auctions put a game-worn Lou Gehrig jersey from the 1937 World Series ... The Hall of Famer remains one of the most iconic players in baseball history, and he was a dominant force during ...

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 ...

Even though he left baseball in 1935 and died 13 years later ... The auction, which also includes items signed by Lou Gehrig, Ruth’s teammate with the powerful Yankee teams of the ‘20s ...

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 ...