On July 4, 1939, six-time World Series champion and Yankees legend Lou Gehrig proclaimed himself to be "the luckiest man on ...

One of the few surviving tickets from Lou Gehrig’s “Luckiest Man” speech July 4, 1939, is up for auction at Heritage with an estimate of $50,000. The ticket is one of the most sought-after in baseball ...

Lou Gehrig will forever be one of the greatest players in the history of baseball. But the legacy of the New York Yankees legend is so much greater than that. Gehrig's famous consecutive games streak, ...

NEW YORK — Sarah Langs tried on Lou Gehrig’s cap, a joyous moment and also a reminder of the link they share. Langs, a beloved member of the baseball community in her role as a reporter and producer ...

Lou Gehrig famously said upon his retirement that he considered himself the luckiest man on the face of the Earth. This was despite the fact that he had been diagnosed with ALS, a disease that ended ...

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 ...

Lou Gehrig’s final pinstripe Yankees jersey sold for $2,712,000 Wednesday afternoon at Christie’s, hitting the low end of the $2 million to $4 million pre-sale estimate. The jersey was worn by Gehrig ...

The jersey worn by Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig in his final home game appearance sold for $2.71 million in an auction on Wednesday. It was the highest amount ever paid in a public auction for a piece of ...