As Cal Ripken Jr. circled the field at Camden Yards to accept congratulations for topping Lou Gehrig's consecutive games streak in 1995, he couldn't help thinking about the ill-fated star.

Arizona Diamondbacks slugger Corbin Carroll finds himself in some of the best company anyone in baseball could ever imagine.

Portrait of New York Yankees first baseman, Lou Gehrig circa 1930. Gehrig was inducted into the Hall of Fame by special election in 1939 at age 35, finishing with these remarkable figures over his ...

Some Minnesota lawmakers hope to force the release of Lou Gehrig's medical records, saying they might provide insight into whether the Yankees star died of the disease that came to take his name ...

Lou Gehrig biographer Ray Robinson, sitting in his Upper East Side home, was in the stands at Yankee Stadium 75 years ago when The Iron Horse — dying of a neuroloigcal disease that now bares his ...

Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees stands ready at the plate during a game circa 1923-1939. Earned Over $400,000. This year, however Lou was back there again. But when the time came, neither the ...

Gehrig tragically passed away at the age of 37 from ALS, which is now is now commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig's Disease. Gaff hopes people will read this book and learn about who Gehrig was both ...

Lou Gehrig’s legacy goes beyond his on-field stats and impact to the MLB. Fans and non-fans alike relate and honor his resilience, humility, and courage during an incredibly difficult circumstance.

Last August, Gehrig’s Hanna Bat-rite sold for $437,000 to an anonymous buyer, setting a record for bats used by the Iron Horse. “I held that bat in my hand,” Barrows says.

The first time Lou Gehrig drew notice at Wrigley Field, he was playing for New York’s High School of Commerce and had just turned 17. Dubbed “the Babe Ruth of the high schools” — and ...

If Lou Gehrig Day was going to happen, it would be with the support of all 30 teams. Wilson, who was diagnosed with ALS in 2015, was the organizer, canny with logistics.

Lou Gehrig Day will be focused on three pillars, MLB said: Remembering Gehrig's legacy and those lost to ALS, increasing awareness and money in the fight to fight the disease, and celebrating the ...