Gehrig played for the Yankees from 1923 to 1939, collecting 493 home runs and winning six World Series and two AL MVPs. He ...

The uniform worn by Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig at Game 2 of the 1939 World Series -- Gehrig's final appearance at Yankee ...

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Fri, 04 Jul 2014 20:44:57 GMT — On this day, July 4th, in 1939, New York Yankee Lou Gehrig delivered his famous farwell speech at Yankee Stadium. Other than his speech, Gehrig is best known for his ...

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.

Lou Gehrig’s jersey from his final game at Yankee Stadium sold for $2.7 million, setting a new record for Gehrig memorabilia.

Christie’s is holding a real home run of an auction this week. The aptly named American Greats sale, which will take place at the auction house’s Rockefeller Center salesroom on October 22, comprises ...

This Fourth of July brings with it a special anniversary for New Yorkers. On this day 85 years ago Yankees baseball great Lou Gehrig, suffering from ALS, the neurodegenerative illness now known as Lou ...

The jersey worn by baseball Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig in his final home game appearance in 1939 sold for $2.71 million in an ...