Lou Gehrig

Retired
High Level
MLB
Years
1923-1939 (1923-1939)
Proper Name
Henry Louis Gehrig
Nickname
The Iron Horse
Positions
1B (2137) ... OF (9) ... SS (1)
Height / Weight
6-0 / 200
Bats / Throws
Left / Left
Birthdate
Death Date
June 2,1941   Age:  37.348
High School
Commerce (New York,NY)
Colleges
Columbia University (New York,NY)
Drafted/Signed
Signing Bonus
$ 1,500
MLB Debut
MLBAM ID
Retrosheet#
gehrl101
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Subject of Chapter 87 of the book The Baseball 100 by Joe Posnarski ... Honored in Yankees Monument Park   [1927] World Series Champion with New York Yankees   [1928] World Series Champion with New York Yankees   [1932] World Series Champion with New York Yankees   [1934] Hit for the cycle on Jun 25   [1936] World Series Champion with New York Yankees   [1937] Hit for the cycle on Aug 1 ... World Series Champion with New York Yankees   [1938] World Series Champion with New York Yankees   [1939] Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame (Baseball Writers) ... His #4 was retired by the Yankees on July 4,1939
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Batting Statistics

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yearteam nameleaguelevelmlb#agepostbc+gabrh2b3bhrrbisbcsbbsohbpshsfibbgdptbpaxbh1bavgobpslgopssecaisobabipbb%so%so/bbab/hr
1923New York YankeesALMLBNYA-201B13266114119002501000202965.423.464.7691.233.423.346.0006.9017.242.5026.00
1924New York YankeesALMLBNYA-211B-OF101226100500130000071315.500.538.5831.121.167.083.0007.6923.083.000.00
1925New York YankeesALMLBNYA-221B11512643773129231020686346492120002324975376.295.365.531.896.348.236.0009.269.861.0721.85
1926New York YankeesALMLBNYA-231B12815557213517947201611265105731180003146968396.313.420.549.969.421.236.00015.0910.490.7035.75
1927New York YankeesALMLBNYA-241B15715558414921852184717510810984321000447717117101.373.474.7651.239.582.392.00015.2011.720.7712.43
1928New York YankeesALMLBNYA-251B143154562139210471327142411956941600036467787123.374.467.6481.115.431.274.00014.0310.190.7320.81
1929New York YankeesALMLBNYA4261B12815455312716632103512644122685120003236927789.300.431.5841.015.505.284.00017.639.830.5615.80
1930New York YankeesALMLBNYA4271B143154581143220421741174121410163318000419703100120.379.473.7211.194.513.342.00014.378.960.6214.17
1931New York YankeesALMLBNYA4281B1441556191632113115461841712117560200041073892119.341.446.6621.108.519.321.00015.857.590.4813.46
1932New York YankeesALMLBNYA4291B13915659613820842934151411108383100037070885123.349.451.6211.072.441.272.00015.255.370.3517.53
1933New York YankeesALMLBNYA4301B13915259313819841123213991392421100035968785113.334.424.6051.029.420.271.00013.396.110.4618.53
1934New York YankeesALMLBNYA4311B1511545791282104064916595109312000040969095115.363.465.7061.171.539.343.00015.804.490.2811.82
1935New York YankeesALMLBNYA4321B13814953512517626103011987132385000031267266110.329.466.5831.049.503.254.00019.645.650.2917.83
1936New York YankeesALMLBNYA4331B1481555791672053774915234130467300040371993112.354.478.6961.174.565.342.00018.086.400.3511.82
1937New York YankeesALMLBNYA4341B1441575691382003793715943127494000036670083117.351.473.6431.116.517.292.00018.147.000.3915.38
1938New York YankeesALMLBNYA4351B1241575761151703262911461107755100030168967103.295.410.523.933.422.228.00015.5310.890.7019.86
1939New York YankeesALMLBNYA4361B82824000100510000243304.143.273.143.416.179.000.00015.153.030.200.00
Tot:MLB (17 yrs) MLB     216480011888272153416349319951021011508790451060025060966011901531.340.447.6321.080.481.292.33215.618.180.5216.23
Tot:AL (17 yrs) AL     216480011888272153416349319951021011508790451060025060966011901531.340.447.6321.080.481.292.33215.618.180.5216.23
Avg:MLB - 162 game avg MLB     162🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒
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yearteam nameleaguecategoryagegabrh2b3bhrrbisbcsbbsohbpshsfibbgdptbpaxbh1bavgobpslgopssecaisobabipbb%so%so/bbab/hr
1926New York YankeesWorld SeriesPlayoffs23723182004005400000102826.348.464.435.899.304.087.42117.8614.290.800.00
1927New York YankeesWorld SeriesPlayoffs24413242204003300000101640.308.438.7691.207.692.461.40018.7518.751.000.00
1928New York YankeesWorld SeriesPlayoffs25411561049006000000191751.545.7061.7272.4331.7271.182.28635.290.000.0023.53
1932New York YankeesWorld SeriesPlayoffs29417991038002100000191945.529.5791.1181.697.706.589.46210.535.260.5015.79
1933American LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar30120000000021000000400.000.500.000.5001.000.000.00050.0025.000.500.00
1934American LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar31141000000013000000500.000.200.000.200.250.000.00020.0060.003.000.00
1935American LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar32131000000010000000400.000.250.000.250.333.000.00025.000.000.000.00
1936American LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar33121100110020000004410.500.7502.0002.7502.5001.500.00050.000.000.002.00
1936New York YankeesWorld SeriesPlayoffs33624571027003200000142734.292.370.583.953.417.291.25011.117.410.677.41
1937American LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar34141210140002000006420.500.5001.5002.0001.0001.0001.0000.0050.000.004.00
1937New York YankeesWorld SeriesPlayoffs34517451113005400000112232.294.455.6471.102.647.353.33322.7318.180.804.55
1938American LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar35130100000000000001301.333.333.333.666.000.000.3330.000.000.000.00
1938New York YankeesWorld SeriesPlayoffs3541444000000230000041604.286.375.286.661.143.000.36412.5018.751.500.00
Tot:AllStar (6 Yrs) AllStar 618441025006600000112431.222.417.6111.028.722.389.20025.0025.001.009.00
Tot:Playoffs (7 Yrs) Playoffs 34119304383103500261700000871452122.361.476.7311.207.588.370.35917.9311.720.6511.90

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