If you were watching the Dodgers play the Yankees on Sunday, June 1, you may have noticed that players’ uniforms bore the number four. Well, expect to continue seeing that number on the uniforms of ...

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 winning ...

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 ...

The baseball world is buzzing with excitement over the news that Lou Gehrig's jersey, worn during his last game at Yankee Stadium, has shattered records by selling for an astonishing $2.712 million.

If you watched any part of the Milwaukee Brewers-Cincinnati Reds game June 2, you noticed that players had a No. 4 patch on their uniform for a second consecutive game. Why? June 2 is officially Lou ...

1922 — Hub Pruett struck out Babe Ruth three consecutive times, and the St. Louis Browns beat the New York Yankees 7-1. 1928 — Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees had two triples and two homers in a 15 ...

Lou Gehrig's parents, Heinrich and Christina, faced chronic health issues while Lou was a young man. Consequently, Gehrig chose to forgo his football scholarship and education at Columbia University ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. 1917 — Fred Toney of the Cincinnati Reds and Hippo Vaughn of the Chicago Cubs pitched a double no ...