This rare color photo of these baseball giants was taken when Gehrig gave his retirement speech on July 4th,1939. It is possibly the first and only photograph with Lou Gehrig in a Yankee's uniform alongside his old teammate, Babe Ruth. On that day, Gehrig was honored on Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day at Yankee Stadium. In his farewell speech, Gehrig spoke the immortal words, "I am the luckiest man on the face of the earth." The speech came just after Gehrig had been diagnosed with ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's Disease.  Gehrig played 17 seasons in major league baseball for the New York Yankees. His renowned hitting power and durability earned him his nickname "The Iron Horse." Gehrig was the New York Yankees' first baseman from 1923 to 1939, playing in a then-record 2,130 consecutive games. The Yankees won the World Series six times during his 17-year tenure with the team. George Herman "Babe" Ruth Jr.'s baseball career spanned 22 seasons from 1914 through 1935 and is considered by many to be the greatest baseball player of all time. On March 7, 1914, he hit his first home run as a professional in Fayetteville. Thereafter the rookie was called “Babe.” His other nicknames were "The Bambino" and "The Sultan of Swat," He began his MLB career as a star left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. Although Ruth twice won 23 games in a season as a pitcher, and was a member of three World Series championships,  Red Sox owner Harry Frazee sold Ruth to the Yankees. The trade fueled Boston's subsequent 86-year championship drought and popularized the "Curse of the Bambino" superstition.  Babe achieved his greatest fame as a slugging outfielder for the New York Yankees. In his 15 years with them,  he helped the team win seven American League (AL) pennants and four World Series championships. From an original 35mm transparency,  it was photographed by George L. Waters an early pioneer in color photography, working with the Eastman Kodak Company when color film was just becoming available in the United States. Framed 23"x36"    Winner pays for shipping or local pickup in Burbank