Lou Gehrig

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 200lb (183cm, 90kg)

Born: June 19, 1903 in New York, NY us

Died: June 2, 1941 in Bronx, NY

Buried: Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, NY

High School: HS of Commerce (New York, NY)

School: Columbia University (New York, NY)

Debut: June 15, 1923 (Age 19-361d, 5,753rd in major league history)
vs. SLB 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: April 30, 1939 (Age 35-315d)
vs. WSH 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1939. (Voted by Special Election)
View Lou Gehrig's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1925 season

Full Name: Henry Louis Gehrig

Nicknames: The Iron Horse, Biscuit Pants, Buster, Laruppin', Crown Prince of Swat or Columbia

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

113.7

8001

2721

493

.340

1888

RBI

1995

102

OBP

.447

SLG

.632

OPS

1.080

OPS+

179

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1936 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1936 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 14	NYY	@	WSH	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	10	0	0	10	0
2	2	Apr 15	NYY	@	WSH	L,5-6	CG	40	8.0	12	0	0	12	4
3	3	Apr 16	NYY	@	WSH	W,6-5	CG	44	9.0	10	1	0	11	1
4	4	Apr 17	NYY		BOS	L,0-8	CG	41	9.0	7	1	1	9	1
5	5	Apr 18	NYY		BOS	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	9	2	0	11	1
6	6	Apr 19	NYY		WSH	W,9-1	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	3
7	7	Apr 20	NYY	@	PHA	L,11-12	CG	45	8.2	10	0	0	10	2
8	8	Apr 21	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
9	9	Apr 23	NYY		WSH	W,10-6	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
10	10	Apr 24	NYY		WSH	W,10-2	CG	41	9.0	11	1	1	13	1
11	11	Apr 25	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-7	CG	39	8.0	8	0	0	8	1
12	12	Apr 26	NYY	@	BOS	W,12-9	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	1
13	13	Apr 28	NYY		CLE	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
14	14	Apr 29	NYY		CLE	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
15	15	Apr 30	NYY		CLE	W,8-1	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	16	May 1	NYY		CHW	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
17	17	May 2	NYY		CHW	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	13	0	1	14	1
18	18	May 3	NYY		SLB	W,14-5	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	3
19	19	May 5	NYY		SLB	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
20	20	May 6	NYY		DET	W,14-3	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
21	21	May 7	NYY		DET	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
22	22	May 8	NYY		PHA	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
23	23	May 9	NYY		PHA	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
24	24	May 10	NYY		PHA	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
25	25	May 12	NYY	@	SLB	L,0-7	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
26	26	May 13	NYY	@	SLB	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
27	27	May 14	NYY	@	SLB	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
28	28	May 15	NYY	@	CHW	L,7-9	CG	40	8.0	7	1	0	8	0
29	29	May 16	NYY	@	CHW	W,8-2	CG	38	9.0	9	2	0	11	2
30	30	May 17	NYY	@	CLE	W,8-4	CG	43	9.0	14	0	1	15	1
31	31	May 19	NYY	@	CLE	W,10-4	CG	43	9.0	7	2	0	9	0
32	32	May 20	NYY	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
33	33	May 21	NYY	@	DET	L,9-10	CG	49	8.1	4	0	0	4	0
34	34	May 23 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,12-6	CG	37	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
35	35	May 23 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,15-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
36	36	May 24	NYY	@	PHA	W,25-2	GS	30	7.0	6	0	0	6	1
37	37	May 25	NYY	@	PHA	L,7-10	CG	43	8.0	8	0	0	8	1
38	38	May 26	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	32	8.0	10	1	0	11	1
39	39	May 27	NYY	@	BOS	W,9-8	CG	49	11.0	6	0	0	6	1
40	40	May 28	NYY	@	BOS	W,10-6	CG	39	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
41	41	May 30 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
42	42	May 30 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,6-1	CG	30	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
43	43	May 31	NYY		BOS	W,5-4	CG	49	12.0	14	0	0	14	1
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	44	Jun 2	NYY		CHW	L,9-11	CG	51	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
45	45	Jun 3	NYY		CHW	W,11-1	CG	34	9.0	12	1	0	13	0
46	46	Jun 4	NYY		CHW	L,3-16	CG	53	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
47	47	Jun 5	NYY		CLE	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	10	2	1	13	0
48	48	Jun 6	NYY		CLE	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	1
49	49	Jun 7	NYY		CLE	W,5-4	CG	63	16.0	20	2	0	22	1
50	50	Jun 8	NYY		SLB	W,12-3	CG	42	9.0	6	1	0	7	1
51	51	Jun 9	NYY		SLB	L,3-5	CG	45	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
52	52	Jun 11	NYY		DET	W,10-9	CG	46	10.0	8	1	0	9	0
53	53	Jun 12	NYY		DET	W,9-6	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	2
54	54	Jun 16	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-8	CG	38	8.0	7	1	0	8	1
55	55	Jun 17 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	W,15-4	CG	43	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
56	56	Jun 17 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	W,12-2	CG	37	9.0	13	2	0	15	0
57	57	Jun 18	NYY	@	CLE	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
58	58	Jun 19	NYY	@	DET	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	3
59	59	Jun 20	NYY	@	DET	L,0-5	CG	38	8.0	5	2	0	7	0
60	60	Jun 21	NYY	@	DET	L,7-8	CG	42	8.0	6	1	0	7	0
61	61	Jun 22	NYY	@	CHW	W,9-6	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	1
62	62	Jun 23	NYY	@	CHW	L,4-13	CG	44	8.0	10	1	0	11	0
63	63	Jun 24	NYY	@	CHW	W,18-11	CG	48	9.0	9	0	1	10	1
64	64	Jun 25	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	8	1	0	9	1
65	65	Jun 27	NYY	@	SLB	W,10-6	CG	40	9.0	5	1	0	6	1
66	66	Jun 28 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	9	0	0	9	0
67	67	Jun 28 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	11	2	0	13	1
68	68	Jun 30 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,10-5	CG	44	9.0	9	0	2	11	1
69	69	Jun 30 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
70	70	Jul 1	NYY		BOS	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	1
71	71	Jul 2	NYY		BOS	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
72	72	Jul 4 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
73	73	Jul 4 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	W,5-0	CG	0	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
74	74	Jul 5	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-9	CG	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	1
75	75	Jul 9	NYY		CLE	L,4-11	CG	42	9.0	14	1	0	15	3
76	76	Jul 10	NYY		CLE	W,18-0	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
77	77	Jul 11	NYY		CLE	L,2-10	CG	49	9.0	11	2	0	13	1
78	78	Jul 12 (1)	NYY		CHW	L,0-5	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
79	79	Jul 12 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
80	80	Jul 13	NYY		CHW	L,3-6	CG	46	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
81	81	Jul 15 (1)	NYY		DET	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	7	2	0	9	1
82	82	Jul 15 (2)	NYY		DET	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
83	83	Jul 16	NYY		DET	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
84	84	Jul 17	NYY		DET	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	9	2	0	11	1
85	85	Jul 18 (1)	NYY		SLB	L,2-7	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	3
86	86	Jul 18 (2)	NYY		SLB	W,15-4	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	3
87	87	Jul 19 (1)	NYY		SLB	W,10-3	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
88	88	Jul 19 (2)	NYY		SLB	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
89	89	Jul 21	NYY	@	SLB	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	8	2	0	10	2
90	90	Jul 22	NYY	@	SLB	L,5-6	CG	43	8.2	8	1	0	9	1
91	91	Jul 23	NYY	@	SLB	W,15-3	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
92	92	Jul 25	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
93	93	Jul 26 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	W,12-3	CG	42	9.0	6	2	0	8	0
94	94	Jul 26 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	W,11-8	CG	47	11.0	14	1	0	15	0
95	95	Jul 27	NYY	@	DET	L,1-9	CG	42	8.0	9	1	0	10	2
96	96	Jul 28	NYY	@	DET	W,16-6	CG	41	9.0	7	1	0	8	3
97	97	Jul 29	NYY	@	DET	W,13-3	CG	42	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
98	98	Jul 30	NYY	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	40	9.1	11	0	0	11	4
99	99	Jul 31	NYY	@	CLE	W,11-7	CG	42	9.0	9	2	0	11	1
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
100	100	Aug 1	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-4	CG	47	10.0	6	0	0	6	0
101	101	Aug 2	NYY	@	CLE	T,4-4	GS	51	12.0	8	1	0	9	1
102	102	Aug 4	NYY	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	2
103	103	Aug 5	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
104	104	Aug 8	NYY		PHA	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	8	2	0	10	1
105	105	Aug 9 (1)	NYY		PHA	W,7-6	CG	43	10.0	6	0	1	7	0
106	106	Aug 9 (2)	NYY		PHA	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	5	2	0	7	0
107	107	Aug 10	NYY		WSH	L,4-13	CG	51	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
108	108	Aug 11	NYY		WSH	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
109	109	Aug 12	NYY		WSH	W,11-7	CG	43	9.0	12	3	0	15	2
110	110	Aug 14	NYY	@	PHA	L,5-10	CG	43	8.0	7	0	0	7	0
111	111	Aug 15	NYY	@	PHA	W,16-2	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
112	112	Aug 16 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,10-2	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	1
113	113	Aug 16 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	7	1	0	8	1
114	114	Aug 17	NYY	@	WSH	L,5-7	CG	43	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
115	115	Aug 18	NYY	@	WSH	L,2-9	CG	43	8.0	10	1	0	11	0
116	116	Aug 19	NYY	@	WSH	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
117	117	Aug 21	NYY		BOS	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	2
118	118	Aug 22	NYY		BOS	W,3-2	CG	47	13.0	14	1	0	15	0
119	119	Aug 23 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
120	120	Aug 23 (2)	NYY		BOS	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
121	121	Aug 25	NYY		SLB	W,13-1	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
122	122	Aug 26	NYY		SLB	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
123	123	Aug 27	NYY		SLB	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
124	124	Aug 28 (1)	NYY		DET	W,14-5	CG	46	9.0	9	3	0	12	0
125	125	Aug 28 (2)	NYY		DET	W,19-4	CG	31	7.0	10	1	0	11	1
126	126	Aug 29	NYY		DET	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
127	127	Aug 30 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,8-1	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
128	128	Aug 30 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	10	1	0	11	1
129	129	Aug 31	NYY		CHW	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
130	130	Sep 2	NYY		CLE	L,3-4	CG	41	10.0	7	0	0	7	0
131	131	Sep 3	NYY		CLE	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	2
132	132	Sep 4	NYY	@	BOS	W,9-6	CG	38	9.0	15	0	0	15	2
133	133	Sep 5 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	39	8.0	11	0	0	11	0
134	134	Sep 5 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	T,7-7	CG	55	12.0	14	0	0	14	0
135	135	Sep 6 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-14	CG	46	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
136	136	Sep 6 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	10	0	0	10	2
137	137	Sep 7 (1)	NYY		PHA	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	5	2	0	7	1
138	138	Sep 7 (2)	NYY		PHA	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
139	139	Sep 9 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	W,11-3	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
140	140	Sep 9 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	W,12-9	CG	44	9.0	9	2	0	11	1
141	141	Sep 10	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	40	8.1	6	0	0	6	0
142	142	Sep 11	NYY	@	DET	W,14-4	CG	43	9.0	7	1	0	8	1
143	143	Sep 12	NYY	@	DET	L,1-10	CG	40	8.0	7	0	0	7	1
144	144	Sep 13 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	W,10-7	CG	0	9.0	11	0	0	11	4
145	145	Sep 13 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	W,13-1	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
146	146	Sep 15	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	10	2	0	12	3
147	147	Sep 19	NYY		WSH	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	10	1	0	11	1
148	148	Sep 20 (1)	NYY		WSH	L,1-6	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
149	149	Sep 20 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
150	150	Sep 22	NYY		PHA	W,10-3	CG	45	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
151	151	Sep 23	NYY		PHA	W,12-5	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	2
152	152	Sep 24	NYY		PHA	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	15	0	0	15	0
153	153	Sep 25	NYY	@	PHA	W,6-5	CG	41	10.0	8	2	0	10	3
154	154	Sep 26	NYY	@	WSH	W,3-1	GS	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
155	155	Sep 27	NYY	@	WSH	L,5-10	GS	21	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
							155gm		1386.0	1377	82	9	1468	128