There were no page-topping headlines in newspapers around the world announcing that on May 2, 1939, Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees did not play against the Detroit Tigers at Briggs Stadium ...

And any time you can approach Gehrig in team history, you've done something right. One of the most beloved players in franchise history, Gehrig was a 17-year veteran. He hit .340 lifetime and ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) has returned to the headlines recently on a national level, with MLB celebrating its first Lou Gehrig Day earlier this month, and locally, with the news that ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)—known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, based on the iconic 1930s New York Yankee baseball player—is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects thousands ...

1917 — Fred Toney of the Cincinnati Reds and Hippo Vaughn of the Chicago Cubs pitched a double no-hitter for nine innings, but the Reds won 1-0 on two hits in the 10th. Jim Thorpe drove in the ...

1939 — Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees does not play against the Detroit Tigers at Briggs Stadium, ending his streak of 2,130 consecutive games played. 1953 — Dark Star, a 25-1 longshot ...

1939 — Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees did not play against the Detroit Tigers at Briggs Stadium, ending at 2,130 his streak of consecutive games. Gehrig never played again. Babe Dahlgren ...

SATURDAY, May 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) – known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease based on the iconic 1930s New York Yankee baseball player – is a progressive ...