Major League Baseball announced Thursday that June 2 will be officially known as “Lou Gehrig Day.” Unofficially, it also will be “Jim Hilliard Day.” Jim is one of the thousands of ...

How ironic. It was July 4, 1939, Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day at Yankee Stadium, a little more than two months after he played his final game, less than a month after he had learned he had ...

On Wednesday, throughout Major League Baseball, that hope was embraced on the inaugural Lou Gehrig Day. Major League Baseball remembered the Yankees’ “Iron Horse” who died at age 37 of ...

National League owners agree to provide two separate team benches to minimize fraternizing among opposing players during games. 1886 - The National league adopts the stolen base and the four foot by ...

I wanted to thank you for reestablishing Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day on June 2, 2021. I was diagnosed with ALS May of 2020. This diagnosis rocked my world! We have all heard about other diseases ...

In the 1920s, Lou Gehrig, the Yankees’ "Iron Horse," played ... Said DiMaggio, "There never was a day in sports like July fourth that year at the Yankee Stadium, and I doubt there ever will ...

Assembled by Arkansas Beta chapter of Phi Delta Theta, the event brought together 175 participants and raised close to ...

In the 1920s, Lou Gehrig, the Yankees’ "Iron Horse," played ... Said DiMaggio, "There never was a day in sports like July fourth that year at the Yankee Stadium, and I doubt there ever will ...