This day in baseball: Gehrig’s monument Precious Sanders 8 years ago On July 6, 1941, the Yankees unveiled a center field monument dedicated to Lou Gehrig. The memorial serves as a tribute by his teammates to Gehrig, who died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) the month before. Wikimedia Commons Share this: Poem on Lou Gehrig’s trophyDateApril 28, 2019In relation to20th CenturyThis day in baseball: Gehrig named Yankee captainDateApril 12, 2020In relation to20th CenturyThis day in baseball: Gehrig’s 2,000thDateMay 31, 2017In relation to20th Century