Lou Gehrig, World Series and MLB
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Gehrig played for the Yankees from 1923 to 1939, collecting 493 home runs and winning six World Series and two AL MVPs. He was diagnosed with ALS, now commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, in 1939 and played just eight games that season, but stayed with the team and delivered the Yankees' lineup cards to umpires.
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 auction on Wednesday.
NEW YORK (AP) A ticket stub signed by Lou Gehrig on the day he retired from baseball sold for $95,600 at an auction on Thursday, and the boxing gloves Muhammad Ali wore in the first of his three fights against Joe Frazier sold for $388,375. The July 4 ...
Lou Gehrig’s jersey from his final game at Yankee Stadium sold for $2.7 million, setting a new record for Gehrig memorabilia.
The uniform worn by Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig at Game 2 of the 1939 World Series -- Gehrig's final appearance at Yankee Stadium -- sold for $2.712 million at auction.