Gehrig’s consecutive game streak lasted 14 years, from June 1, 1925 to April 30, 1939. Cal Ripken would eventually break it, playing in 2,632 consecutive games.

Since the award’s inception in 1955, the name of each recipient has been placed on the permanent Lou Gehrig Memorial Award plaque at the Baseball Hall of Fame.

On Tuesday, June 6, the Atlanta Braves will celebrate Lou Gehrig Day to increase awareness for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

Major League Baseball recognizes Gehrig on Sunday, June 1 and Monday, June 2 with Lou Gehrig Day celebrations. All players, managers, coaches and umpires will wear a special "4" decal on their ...

MLB has added Lou Gehrig to the short list of players honoured throughout the big leagues. Gehrig died of ALS at age 37 on June 2, 1941. He was elected to baseball's Hall of Fame in 1939.

Major League Baseball will celebrate its inaugural "Lou Gehrig Day" during the 2021 championship season on June 2, an effort to commemorate the legacy of the New York Yankees legend, raise money ...

Gehrig retired in 1939 because amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), later called Lou Gehrig’s disease. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame the same year and died in 1941.

During the Yankees' trip to Los Angeles ahead of Lou Gehrig Day in 2025, the voice of MLB's Sarah Langs, who is battling ALS, was used to narrate a feature on "Sunday Night Baseball." ...

Gehrig delivered a farewell speech now known as the "Luckiest Man Alive" speech to Yankee Stadium fans in 1939, two weeks after he was diagnosed with ALS, in an event labeled Lou Gehrig Day.

Honor Lou Gehrig Day by exploring 5 of his most iconic baseball cards, including his 1933 Goudey and rare rookie card - must-haves for vintage baseball card and sports card collectors.

New York Yankees’ Lou Gehrig wipes away a tear while speaking during a sold-out tribute at Yankee Stadium in New York, in this July 4, 1939, file photo. Major League Baseball will hold its first ...