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Year Team LG 2B 3B H HR G R RBI AB BB SB SO AVG 1923 NY AL 4 1 11 1 13 6 9 26 2 5 .423 1924 NY AL 1 6 10 2 5 12 1 3 .500 1925 NY AL 23 10 129 20 126 73 68 437 46 6 49 .295 1926 NY AL 47 20 179 16 155 135 112 572 105 6 73 .313 1927 NY AL 52 18 218 47 155 149 175 584 109 10 84 .373 1928 NY AL 47 13 210 27 154 139 142 562 94 4 69 .374 1929 NY AL 32 10 166 35 154 127 126 553 124 4 68 .300 1930 NY AL 42 17 220 41 154 143 174 581 101 12 63 .379 1931 NY AL 31 15 211 46 155 163 184 619 117 17 56 .341 1932 NY AL 42 9 208 34 156 138 151 596 108 4 38 .349 1933 NY AL 41 12 198 32 152 138 139 593 92 9 42 .334 1934 NY AL 40 6 210 49 154 128 165 579 109 9 31 .363 1935 NY AL 26 10 176 30 149 125 119 535 132 8 38 .329 1936 NY AL 37 7 205 49 155 167 152 579 130 3 46 .354 1937 NY AL 37 9 200 37 157 138 159 569 127 4 49 .351 1938 NY AL 32 6 170 29 157 115 114 576 107 6 75 .295 1939 NY AL 4 8 2 1 28 5 1 .143 TOT TOT TOT 534 163 2721 493 2164 1888 1995 8001 1509 102 790 .340
Henry Louis Gehrig
Born: June 19, 1903, New York, New York
Died: June 2, 1941, Riverdale, New York
Bats:
Left
Throws:
Left
Played For:
New York Yankees (1923-1939)
Elected to the Hall of Fame by Baseball Writers: 1939
AVG | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.340 | 2164 | 8001 | 1888 | 2721 | 493 | 1995 | 102 |
Biography:
Lou Gehrig teamed with Babe Ruth to form baseball's most devastating hitting tandem ever. The Iron Horse had 13 consecutive seasons with both 100 runs scored and 100 RBIs, averaging 139 runs and 148 RBIs; set an American League mark with 184 RBIs in 1931; hit a record 23 grand slams; and won the 1934 Triple Crown. His .361 batting average in seven World Series led the Yankees to six titles. A true gentleman and a tragic figure, Gehrig's consecutive games-played streak ended at 2,130 when he was felled by a disease that later carried his name.
Did You Know:
that Lou Gehrig was the first baseball player to have his uniform number retired?
Lou was the most valuable player the Yankees ever had because he was the prime source of their greatest asset -- an implicit confidence in themselves and every man on the club.
sportswriter Stanley Frank
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