As baseball is to America, Lou Gehrig is to baseball. The man didn’t just play the game; he carved his name into its soul.
The Yankee slugger said goodbye to baseball 75 years ago. Lou Gehrig, first baseman for the New York Yankees, is shown at the microphone during Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day, a farewell to the slugger, ...
"Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig" by Jonathan Eig; Simon & Schuster ($26) Lou Gehrig burst into baseball stardom during the Roaring '20s, endured the Great Depression and soldiered on ...
A new study casts doubt on baseball great's diagnosis. Aug. 17, 2010— -- A study released today raises questions about whether baseball great Lou Gehrig actually died of the disease that has come ...