Goodman Basil “G.B.” Espy lovingly amassed the pieces over almost 50 years. The Alabama-born doctor, who died in November 2024 at the age of 89, was a passionate collector with a discerning eye and a ...
As baseball is to America, Lou Gehrig is to baseball. The man didn’t just play the game; he carved his name into its soul. But it’s not just his game stats that make him one of the greatest American ...
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 ...
In front of his teammates, coaches and Royals superfan Sarah Nauser, Bobby Witt Jr. was presented with the 2025 Lou Gehrig ...
Collectors often associate the 1933 Goudey set with Babe Ruth and 1952 Topps with Mickey Mantle, but these landmark sets contain other baseball card cornerstones. Despite being overshadowed by Ruth ...
"Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig" by Jonathan Eig; Simon & Schuster ($26) Lou Gehrig burst into baseball stardom during the Roaring '20s, endured the Great Depression and soldiered on ...