Braves’ Matt Olson joins list that includes Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Willie Mays originally appeared on The Sporting News.

In the early 1920s, marathon swimming star George Young was as popular as baseball legend Lou Gehrig and famed pilot Charles ...

Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson made history in line with Lou Gehrig's Ironman streak thanks to Olson's walk-off ...

Baseball's 'Iron Horse' ended his games played streak on this day in 1939.

Yankees shortstop Everett Scott received a medal from the American League for playing in his 1,000th consecutive game. 1927 — Babe Ruth becomes the highest-paid player in major league history when the ...

This is quite the day of feats for Schwarber.

Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees does not play against the Detroit Tigers at Briggs Stadium, ending his streak of 2,130 consecutive games played. 1953 — Dark Star, a 25-1 longshot, wins the Kentucky ...

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 ...

On June 1, 1925, Yankees manager Miller Huggins sent a young Lou Gehrig into the game as a pinch hitter for Pee Wee Wanninger. The next day, Gehrig would be inserted into the regular lineup to replace ...

1996 — The Texas Rangers became the first American League team in 79 years to pitch consecutive one-hitters as Roger Pavlik ...

2006 — Albert Pujols sets a major league record with his 14th home run in April. 2007 — Colorado shortstop Troy Tulowitzki had an unassisted triple play in the seventh inning of the Rockies’ 9-7 win ...