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Lou Gehrig
First Base

1923-39 New York Yankees

  • Held one of the most famous records in all of sports for over 65 years--his streak of 2,130 consecutive games played, only recently broken by Cal Ripken.

  • Considered the greatest first baseman of all time by most baseball historians.

  • Holds the AL record for RBI in a season, 184 in 1931, breaking his own record of 175 set in 1927.

  • Had three triples once in a game that was rained out in the fourth inning before the record could go into the books.

  • Had a .340 career batting average in 2,164 games played.

  • Batted .361 in World Series play with 10 HR.

  • Gehrig's career came to a tragic end when he contracted amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in late 1938 or early 1939. The disease is now known as "Lou Gehrig's disease." He died only 2 years after retiring from baseball.


Movie poster from 1949 Gary Cooper movie detailing the life of Gehrig

  • Scored at least 100 runs and hit at least 100 RBI every year from 1925 to 1938.

  • Won American League Most Valuable Player Awards in 1927 and 1936.

  • Won the Triple Crown in 1934 when he hit .363 with 49 HR and 165 RBI.

  • Holds the major league record for career grand slams (23)

  • Lead or tied for the AL lead in RBI five times.

  • Became the first modern slugger to hit four home runs in one game on June 3, 1932, the same day that John McGraw finally retired from baseball.

  • Gave one of the most famous speeches in American history on July 3, 1939, during Lou Gehrig Day at Yankee Stadium. "Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth."

  • Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939 when the BBWAA waived the rule requiring a player be retired 5 years before they are eligible for induction.
YR TM L POS G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG
1923 NY A 1 13 26 6 11 1 9 .423 .464 .769
1924 NY A 1 10 12 2 6 0 5 .500 .538 .583
1925 NY A 1-O 126 437 73 129 20 68 .295 .365 .531
1926 NY A 1 155 572 135 179 16 112 .313 .420 .549
1927 NY A 1 155 584 149 218 47 175 .373 .474 .765
1928 NY A 1 154 562 139 210 27 142 .374 .467 .648
1929 NY A 1 154 553 127 166 35 126 .300 .431 .584
1930 NY A 1 154 581 143 220 41 174 .379 .473 .721
1931 NY A 1 155 619 163 211 46 184 .341 .446 .662
1932 NY A 1 156 596 138 208 34 151 .349 .451 .621
1933 NY A 1 152 593 138 198 32 139 .334 .424 .605
1934 NY A 1-S 154 579 128 210 49 165 .363 .465 .706
1935 NY A 1 149 535 125 176 30 119 .329 .466 .583
1936 NY A 1 155 579 167 205 49 152 .354 .478 .696
1937 NY A 1 157 569 138 200 37 159 .351 .473 .643
1938 NY A 1 157 576 115 170 29 114 .295 .410 .523
1939 NY A 1 8 28 2 4 0 1 .143 .273 .143
  17     2164 8001 1888 2721 493 1995 .340 .447 .632






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