Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees is shown before the mic delivering his farewell speech on Lou Gehrig Day on July 4, 1939 at Yankee Stadium in the...
Lou Gehrig, Captain of the New York Yankees and hero of many a World Series Games, is pictured at the Yankee Stadium here on October 5th, as he...
Lou Gehrig, first baseman for the New York Yankees, is shown at the microphone during Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day, a farewell to the slugger, at...
New York, NY: Only empty seats and the X diamond where his power was feared by a countless parade of pitchers are in this photograph with Lou Gehrig,...
New York, NY: Gehrig honored at Yankee Stadium Double Party- Lou Gehrig, the "Iron Man" for the New York Yankees, stands with head bowed at Yankee...
Lou Gehrig is battling ALS disease as his batting struggles continue during a pre-season game for the New York Yankees at Brooklyn on April 18, 1939....
Lou Gehrig stands in front a microphone in Yankee Stadium to deliver his farewell address on July 4, 1939 in New York CIty.
Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees poses for a season portrait. Lou Gehrig played for the New York Yankees from 1923-1939.
Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees addresses his teammates and fans during his famous farewell speech on Lou Gehrig day on July 4, 1939 at Yankee...
Iron man Lou Gehrig, first baseman for the Yankees, whom sickness benched, stands with his head bowed as tears well into his eyes during the...
Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees bats during a game circa 1923-1939. Lou Gehrig played for the Yankees from 1923-1939.
New York, NY:_Babe Ruth greets his former teammate Lou Gehrig on the occasion of "Lou Gehrig Day" at Yankee Stadium, during a ceremony honoring the...
Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees pose for a photo circa 1923-1939. Lou Gehrig played for the Yankees from 1923-1939. George Herman...
Lou Gehrig, first baseman for the New York Yankees, is shown at the microphone during Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day, a farewell to the slugger, at...
New York: Lou Gehrig, the "Iron Horse" of baseball, who was forced to the bency by amyotrophic lateral scherosis after playing 2,130 consecutive...
Nov 15, 2007 - New York, NY, USA - LOU GEHRIG July 4 "Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day" at Yankee Stadium. Often referred to as the "The Luckiest Man on...
New York: Lou Gehrig, the "Iron Horse" of baseball, who was forced to the bench by amyotrophic lateral scherosis after playing 2,130 consecutive...
Detroit, MA: Lou Gehrig, iron man of the New York Yankees, broke his string of consecutive games at 2130 when he voluntary benched himself in a game...
Lefty Gomez, left, and Lou Gehrig, center, of the New York Yankees, discuss the quirks of Yankee Stadium with Jimmy Foxx of the Boston Red Sox before...
Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees poses for a portrait in the dugout. Henry Louis Gehrig played his entire career for the Yankees from 1923-39.
New York: Lou Gehrig, the "Iron Horse" of the New York Yankees is shown as he played an unaccostomed role at the first game of the World Series today...
Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees poses with his bat for a season portrait. Lou Gehrig played for the New York Yankees from 1923-1939.
Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees addresses his teammates and fans during his famous farewell speech on Lou Gehrig day on July 4, 1939 at Yankee...
Lou Gehrig, left, explains a batting technique to a group of enthralled New York Yankees in Yankee Stadium on April 26, 1939. Also in the photo are...
New York, NY: Lou Gehrig, "Iron Horse" first baseman of the New York Yankees, who has been ruled off the diamond by physicians of the Mayo Clinic, is...
Smiling Lou Gehrig, husky first base star of the New York Yankees, pictured when he left the airplane that brought him to the Mayo Clinic where he...
Lou Gehrig voluntarily laid down his bat today and ended his long continuous reign over the initial sack. Lou after playing 2,130 consecutive games,...
New York Yankees' manager Joe McCarthy presents Lou Gehrig with a trophy of behalf of the team following a game against the Senators at Yankee...
New York, NY: Mayor LaGuardia at microphone speaking as Lou Gehrig listens with bowed head at Yankee Stadium, July 4th- Lou Gehrig Day.
Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig#4, Billy Dickey#8 of the New York Yankees pose in the dugout before a season game. Joe DiMaggio played for the New York...
American baseball players Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig pose together with baseball bats in the Yankees dugout, New York City. Ruth wears a suit while...
Lou Gehrig, New York Yankee first baseman, pulls back from an inside pitch during a spring training game against the St. Louis Cardinals at St....
First baseman Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees fields the ball before a game at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York in 1939.
Benched at his own request, after running up a record string of 2,130 consecutive games, "Iron Man" Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees, is shown...
In spring training camp here are pictured the five leading home run hitters of the New York Yankee baseball team. Left to right: Lou Gehrig, Joe...
New York, NY: Babe Ruth with his old Yankee teammate Lou Gehrig, non-playing captain of the New York Yankees, just before the American League...
Lou Gehrig, Tony Lazerri, Mark Koenig, Joe Dugan of the New York Yankees pose with their bat before a season game. Lou Gehrig played for the New York...
Lou Gehrig, "Iron Horse" of the New York Yankees, is shown with Yankee manager Joe McCarthy in New York toady after the findings of physicians at the...
The three veterans and one newcomer who compromise the brilliant infield of the New York Yankees, winners of the American League Pennant are shown...
Lou Gehrig, the "Iron Man" for the New York Yankees, stands with head bowed at Yankee Stadium, 7/4 on the occasion of "Lou Gehrig Day". His teammates...
Poignant scene in the Church of the Divine Paternity, as George Ruppert, part owner of the Yankees, is joined by schoolboy baseball fans in paying...
St. Petersburg, FL- Encroaching years and signs of fatigue show at last on the face of the once tireless Yankee workhorse, and this photograph lends...
"Iron Man" Lou Gehrig, idol of millions of baseball fans, is shown preparing ground work for his new job as member of the three-man municipal parole...
By virtue of their devastating work with their baseball bats throughout the years, the Yankees have gained the habit of stringing together some of...
Lou Gehrig, Captain of the New York Yankees and hero of many a World Series Games, is pictured at the Yankee Stadium here on October 5th, as he...
Lou Gehrig, despite the fact that he is suffering from a rare form of paralysis, which has apparently ended his playing career, is still a hero to...
Daily News page 3 July 5 Headline: Wife Brave as 61,808 Cheer Shaken Gehrig, Lou Gehrig wife, Eleanor proved a very brave women yesterday as she sat...
Daily News page 58 dated May 3 Headlines: Gehrig Ends Own Streak, The Iron Horse Of Baseball Stops!, Lou Gehrig
Daily News back page July 5 Headline: Yanks Split, Lou Weeps While 61,808 Fans Cheer story of Lou Gehrig retiring from baseball because of disease...
Daily News back page dated May 3 Headlines: Gehrig's Streak Broken; Pirates Stop Dodgers, 3-2" story on Lou Gehrig ending streak of 2,131 games with...
The Luckiest Man on the Face of the earth stands stoic in face of deadly disease that forces him into early retirement. Lou Gehrig, the man who...
After 14 years of starring play on the New York Yankees, Lou Gehrig yesterday announced his retirement from baseball and acceptance of post of City...