Baseball: Hall of Fame
Lou Gehrig
Henry Louis Gehrig (The Iron Horse or Biscuit Pants) also known as Ludwig Heinrich
Gehrig, was elected into the Hall of Fame by baseball writers in 1939.
Bats Left
Throws Left
Height 6' 0"
Weight 200 lb.
School Columbia University
Debut June 15, 1923
Final Game April 30, 1939
Born June 19, 1903 in New York, NY
Died June 2, 1941 in Riverdale, NY
Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1939.
Major League Baseball career records
* Grand slams: 23
* Runs batted in by a first baseman: 1,995
* Consecutive seasons, 120+ RBI: 8 (1927-1934)
* Seasons, 100+ RBI: 13 (1926-1938; tied with Babe Ruth and Jimmie Foxx)
* Consecutive seasons, 100+ RBI: 13 (1926-1938; tied with Jimmie Foxx)
* Runs scored by a first baseman: 1,888
* Highest on-base percentage by a first baseman: .442
* Most bases on balls by a first baseman: 1,508
* Highest slugging percentage by a first baseman: .632
* Most extra base hits by a first baseman: 1190
Major League Baseball single season records
* Runs-batted-in by a first baseman: 184 (1931; also the American League record)
* Runs scored by a first baseman: 167 (1936)
* Highest slugging percentage by a first baseman: 0.765 (1927)
* Extra Base Hits, by a first baseman: 117 (1927)
* Most total bases by a first baseman: 447 (1927)
Major League Baseball single game records
* Home Runs: 4 (June 3, 1932, vs. Philadelphia Athletics, at Shibe Park) (held with
14 other players)
Awards
* Inducted to National Baseball Hall of Fame: 1939
* League MVP: 1927 (award discontinued, and usually not considered a true MVP award)
* American League MVP: 1936 (voted on by Baseball Writers Association of America;
runner-up in voting for this award in 1931 and 1932)
* Named to seven All-Star teams (1933-1939). (All-Star Game began in 1933)
* Ranked #6 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, chosen in 1999.
* Named starting first baseman on the Major League Baseball All-Century Team (1999) -
Gehrig got more votes for the team than any other player
* July 4, 1939 farewell speech is voted by fans as the fifth greatest moment in Major
League Baseball history in 2002. The number one moment is Cal Ripken, Jr. breaking
Lou Gehrig's consecutive games played record.
Distinctions
* Triple crown of hitting in 1934 (.363 batting average, 49 home runs, 165 RBI)
* Only player in history to collect 400 total bases in five seasons (1927, 1930, 1931,
1934, 1936)
* With Stan Musial, the only player to collect at least 500 doubles, 150 triples, and
400 home runs in a career
* One of only six players (Babe Ruth, Jimmie Foxx, Joe DiMaggio, Stan Musial, and
Ted Williams) to end their career with a minimum .320 batting average, 350 home
runs, and 1,500 RBI
* Only player to hit 40 doubles and 40 home runs in the same season in three different
seasons (1927, 1930, 1934)
* Played in 27 World Series games
* Scored game-winning run in 8 World Series games
* Hit a MLB record 23 grand slam home runs in his career
* The first Major League Baseball player to have his uniform number retired
* Held the record for most consecutive games played from August 17, 1933 (passing
Everett Scott with 1,308) until September 6, 1995 (when Cal Ripken played in his
2,131st consecutive game)
* Had 13 consecutive seasons (1926-1938) with 100 or more RBI
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