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

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

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.
Triple Plays: 1 (Apr 27)

1935 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1935 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 16	NYY		BOS	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	13	0	1	14	1
2	2	Apr 17	NYY		BOS	L,3-4	CG	37	10.0	8	1	1	10	2
3	3	Apr 18	NYY		BOS	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	3
4	4	Apr 19	NYY		PHA	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	12	1	0	13	0
5	5	Apr 20	NYY		PHA	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	14	0	0	14	1
6	6	Apr 21	NYY		PHA	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
7	7	Apr 23	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-7	CG	40	8.0	9	0	0	9	1
8	8	Apr 25	NYY	@	BOS	W,12-4	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
9	9	Apr 26	NYY	@	PHA	W,11-2	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
10	10	Apr 27	NYY	@	PHA	W,9-8	CG	39	9.0	12	1	0	13	2
11	11	Apr 28	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	2
12	12	Apr 29	NYY		WSH	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	10	2	0	12	1
13	13	Apr 30	NYY		WSH	W,9-8	CG	43	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	14	May 1	NYY		WSH	L,6-7	CG	45	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
15	15	May 7	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	7	0	0	7	0
16	16	May 8	NYY	@	CHW	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	9	2	1	12	3
17	17	May 9	NYY	@	CLE	L,0-5	CG	26	5.0	7	0	1	8	0
18	18	May 10	NYY	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
19	19	May 11	NYY	@	CLE	W,10-4	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
20	20	May 13	NYY	@	DET	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	8	0	0	8	2
21	21	May 14	NYY	@	DET	L,4-10	CG	48	8.0	8	1	0	9	0
22	22	May 15	NYY	@	DET	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
23	23	May 16	NYY		CLE	W,10-0	CG	33	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
24	24	May 17	NYY		CLE	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	14	1	0	15	0
25	25	May 18	NYY		CLE	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	8	2	0	10	2
26	26	May 19	NYY		CLE	L,0-1	CG	38	11.0	4	0	0	4	0
27	27	May 20	NYY		CHW	W,7-2	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
28	28	May 21	NYY		CHW	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
29	29	May 22	NYY		CHW	W,13-5	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
30	30	May 24	NYY		SLB	L,3-6	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
31	31	May 25 (1)	NYY		SLB	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	1
32	32	May 25 (2)	NYY		SLB	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
33	33	May 26	NYY		DET	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
34	34	May 27	NYY		DET	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	7	1	1	9	0
35	35	May 28	NYY		DET	L,3-8	CG	41	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
36	36	May 29	NYY	@	WSH	W,7-4	CG	31	6.0	10	0	0	10	0
37	37	May 30 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	W,4-0	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
38	38	May 30 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	W,9-3	CG	0	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	39	Jun 1 (1)	NYY		BOS	L,0-6	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
40	40	Jun 1 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
41	41	Jun 2	NYY		BOS	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
42	42	Jun 3	NYY		PHA	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
43	43	Jun 5	NYY		PHA	L,7-9	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
44	44	Jun 7	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	11	0	0	11	1
45	45	Jun 8 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,12-6	GS	33	6.0	4	1	0	5	1
46	46	Jun 8 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	5	1	0	6	1
47	47	Jun 11 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	10	2	0	12	1
48	48	Jun 11 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
49	49	Jun 12 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	W,11-4	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	2
50	50	Jun 12 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	L,6-7	CG	0	8.0	7	0	0	7	0
51	51	Jun 13	NYY	@	SLB	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
52	52	Jun 14	NYY	@	SLB	W,4-3	CG	0	13.0	13	0	0	13	0
53	53	Jun 15	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
54	54	Jun 19 (1)	NYY	@	DET	W,13-3	CG	36	9.0	12	1	0	13	1
55	55	Jun 19 (2)	NYY	@	DET	W,7-6	CG	0	12.0	14	1	0	15	0
56	56	Jun 20	NYY	@	DET	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	6	2	0	8	0
57	57	Jun 21	NYY	@	DET	L,0-7	CG	38	8.0	10	1	0	11	0
58	58	Jun 22	NYY	@	CLE	L,6-12	CG	42	8.0	8	0	0	8	1
59	59	Jun 23	NYY	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG	42	8.2	7	0	0	7	0
60	60	Jun 24	NYY	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	14	1	0	15	1
61	61	Jun 25	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	9	1	0	10	0
62	62	Jun 27	NYY		WSH	W,15-5	CG	42	9.0	10	2	0	12	1
63	63	Jun 29	NYY		WSH	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	1
64	64	Jun 30	NYY		WSH	L,7-8	CG	54	12.0	7	1	0	8	1
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
65	65	Jul 2	NYY	@	PHA	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	14	0	0	14	1
66	66	Jul 3	NYY	@	PHA	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	3
67	67	Jul 4 (1)	NYY		BOS	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
68	68	Jul 4 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	8	1	0	9	2
69	69	Jul 6 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-8	CG	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
70	70	Jul 6 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	W,10-7	CG	0	11.0	15	2	0	17	0
71	71	Jul 7	NYY	@	WSH	W,11-1	CG	0	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
72	72	Jul 11	NYY		CLE	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	5	1	0	6	1
73	73	Jul 12	NYY		CLE	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
74	74	Jul 13	NYY		CHW	L,7-8	CG	41	9.0	12	1	0	13	0
75	75	Jul 14 (1)	NYY		CHW	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
76	76	Jul 14 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
77	77	Jul 16	NYY		CHW	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
78	78	Jul 18	NYY		SLB	L,1-4	CG	45	11.0	12	0	0	12	1
79	79	Jul 19	NYY		SLB	L,6-7	CG	46	9.0	9	0	0	9	2
80	80	Jul 21 (1)	NYY		SLB	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
81	81	Jul 21 (2)	NYY		SLB	L,1-2	CG	43	10.0	10	0	0	10	0
82	82	Jul 23 (1)	NYY		DET	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
83	83	Jul 23 (2)	NYY		DET	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
84	84	Jul 24	NYY		DET	L,0-4	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
85	85	Jul 26	NYY		WSH	L,3-9	CG	40	9.0	12	0	1	13	1
86	86	Jul 27	NYY		WSH	L,7-8	CG	44	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
87	87	Jul 28 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
88	88	Jul 28 (2)	NYY		WSH	L,1-7	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	1
89	89	Jul 30	NYY	@	PHA	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	10	2	0	12	2
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
90	90	Aug 2	NYY	@	WSH	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	6	0	1	7	0
91	91	Aug 3	NYY	@	WSH	W,13-2	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
92	92	Aug 4	NYY	@	WSH	L,10-11	CG	0	8.0	10	0	0	10	1
93	93	Aug 5	NYY	@	BOS	W,10-2	GS	16	4.0	6	0	0	6	1
94	94	Aug 7 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	40	8.2	8	2	0	10	0
95	95	Aug 7 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
96	96	Aug 8	NYY		PHA	L,6-9	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
97	97	Aug 9	NYY		PHA	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	8	1	1	10	1
98	98	Aug 10 (1)	NYY		PHA	W,18-7	GS	33	7.0	4	0	0	4	0
99	99	Aug 10 (2)	NYY		PHA	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
100	100	Aug 11 (1)	NYY		PHA	L,4-8	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
101	101	Aug 11 (2)	NYY		PHA	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	1
102	102	Aug 13	NYY	@	CLE	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
103	103	Aug 14	NYY	@	CLE	L,6-7	CG	41	8.2	12	1	0	13	0
104	104	Aug 15	NYY	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	40	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
105	105	Aug 16	NYY	@	CLE	L,5-8	CG	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	1
106	106	Aug 17	NYY	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	45	9.2	7	0	0	7	0
107	107	Aug 18	NYY	@	DET	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	7	0	0	7	0
108	108	Aug 19	NYY	@	DET	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	9	1	0	10	2
109	109	Aug 20	NYY	@	DET	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	7	0	1	8	0
110	110	Aug 21 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	W,14-2	CG	36	9.0	15	1	0	16	2
111	111	Aug 21 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	L,3-14	CG	44	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
112	112	Aug 22	NYY	@	SLB	L,9-12	CG	44	8.0	9	2	0	11	1
113	113	Aug 23	NYY	@	SLB	W,6-3	CG	52	13.0	9	0	0	9	0
114	114	Aug 24	NYY	@	SLB	L,6-7	CG	41	8.2	7	0	0	7	0
115	115	Aug 25 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	5	1	0	6	1
116	116	Aug 25 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-1	CG	38	9.0	8	3	0	11	1
117	117	Aug 26 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	L,8-9	CG	72	14.2	13	3	0	16	1
118	118	Aug 26 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-5	CG	29	7.0	11	0	0	11	0
119	119	Aug 27 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	W,13-10	CG	52	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
120	120	Aug 27 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	0	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
121	121	Aug 28 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	W,9-1	CG	38	9.0	9	2	0	11	0
122	122	Aug 28 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
123	123	Aug 31 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,6-2	CG	31	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
124	124	Aug 31 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	8	0	1	9	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
125	125	Sep 1	NYY	@	PHA	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	2
126	126	Sep 7 (1)	NYY		CHW	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	2
127	127	Sep 7 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
128	128	Sep 8 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,3-2	CG	39	10.0	9	1	0	10	0
129	129	Sep 8 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	10	2	0	12	1
130	130	Sep 9	NYY		CLE	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	10	2	0	12	1
131	131	Sep 10	NYY		CLE	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
132	132	Sep 11	NYY		CLE	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	7	0	1	8	0
133	133	Sep 12	NYY		DET	L,5-8	CG	40	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
134	134	Sep 13	NYY		DET	L,5-13	CG	45	9.0	9	0	2	11	1
135	135	Sep 14 (1)	NYY		DET	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
136	136	Sep 14 (2)	NYY		DET	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	7	1	0	8	1
137	137	Sep 15	NYY		DET	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	1
138	138	Sep 16	NYY		SLB	L,2-5	CG	35	9.0	11	2	0	13	0
139	139	Sep 17	NYY		SLB	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	14	0	0	14	2
140	140	Sep 18 (1)	NYY		SLB	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
141	141	Sep 18 (2)	NYY		SLB	W,6-3	GS	26	5.0	3	0	0	3	0
142	142	Sep 21	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	8	2	0	10	0
143	143	Sep 22 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,6-4	CG	0	9.0	7	1	0	8	1
144	144	Sep 22 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,9-0	CG	30	8.0	7	0	0	7	0
145	145	Sep 23	NYY	@	WSH	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
146	146	Sep 24	NYY	@	WSH	W,14-6	GS	28	7.0	1	2	1	4	1
147	147	Sep 26	NYY		WSH	W,4-2	GS	18	4.0	5	1	0	6	0
148	148	Sep 29 (1)	NYY		BOS	L,3-4	CG	0	9.0	10	1	1	12	0
149	149	Sep 29 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,4-0	CG	16	5.0	1	0	0	1	1
							149gm		1318.0	1337	82	15	1434	96