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.

1938 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1938 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 18	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-8	CG	39	8.0	8	0	0	8	0
2	2	Apr 19 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
3	3	Apr 19 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	L,0-6	CG	34	8.0	12	0	0	12	1
4	4	Apr 21	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	9	1	0	10	1
5	5	Apr 22	NYY		WSH	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	10	0	0	10	3
6	6	Apr 23	NYY		WSH	L,4-7	CG	44	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
7	7	Apr 24	NYY		WSH	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
8	8	Apr 25	NYY	@	PHA	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
9	9	Apr 26	NYY	@	PHA	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	3
10	10	Apr 27	NYY	@	PHA	W,9-2	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
11	11	Apr 28	NYY		BOS	L,1-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	2
12	12	Apr 29	NYY		BOS	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	15	1	0	16	1
13	13	Apr 30	NYY	@	WSH	W,8-4	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	1
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	14	May 1	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	1
15	15	May 2	NYY	@	WSH	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	2
16	16	May 3	NYY		SLB	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	2
17	17	May 4	NYY		SLB	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	14	0	1	15	1
18	18	May 5	NYY		SLB	W,12-10	CG	42	9.0	14	0	1	15	3
19	19	May 7	NYY		DET	W,12-8	CG	44	9.0	8	1	1	10	1
20	20	May 8	NYY		CHW	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
21	21	May 11	NYY		CLE	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
22	22	May 12	NYY		CLE	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	1
23	23	May 13	NYY		PHA	L,6-8	CG	41	9.0	4	1	0	5	1
24	24	May 14	NYY		PHA	T,1-1	CG	19	5.0	5	1	0	6	0
25	25	May 18	NYY	@	SLB	W,11-7	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	1
26	26	May 21	NYY	@	CHW	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	13	1	0	14	0
27	27	May 22	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-8	GS	31	5.0	4	1	0	5	0
28	28	May 24	NYY	@	CLE	L,5-9	CG	40	8.0	10	1	0	11	0
29	29	May 25	NYY	@	DET	L,3-7	CG	40	8.0	12	1	0	13	0
30	30	May 26	NYY	@	DET	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	1
31	31	May 28	NYY	@	PHA	L,4-10	CG	39	8.0	5	0	1	6	1
32	32	May 29	NYY	@	PHA	L,9-11	CG	41	8.0	4	1	0	5	2
33	33	May 30 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,10-0	CG	33	9.0	6	1	0	7	2
34	34	May 30 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	2
35	35	May 31	NYY		BOS	W,12-5	CG	39	9.0	13	1	0	14	1
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	36	Jun 1	NYY		DET	L,4-8	CG	43	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
37	37	Jun 2 (1)	NYY		DET	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
38	38	Jun 2 (2)	NYY		DET	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
39	39	Jun 3	NYY		DET	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
40	40	Jun 5	NYY		SLB	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	13	0	0	13	4
41	41	Jun 6	NYY		SLB	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
42	42	Jun 7	NYY		CHW	L,5-8	CG	46	9.0	11	0	1	12	0
43	43	Jun 8 (1)	NYY		CHW	L,10-11	CG	61	13.0	13	4	0	17	0
44	44	Jun 8 (2)	NYY		CHW	L,6-10	CG	45	9.0	4	1	1	6	1
45	45	Jun 9	NYY		CHW	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	19	0	0	19	2
46	46	Jun 10	NYY		CLE	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
47	47	Jun 12	NYY		CLE	W,7-6	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
48	48	Jun 14	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
49	49	Jun 15	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
50	50	Jun 16	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	9	2	0	11	0
51	51	Jun 18	NYY	@	SLB	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	7	0	0	7	2
52	52	Jun 19 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	L,9-10	CG	42	8.0	7	1	0	8	0
53	53	Jun 19 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	T,7-7	CG	41	8.0	11	1	0	12	0
54	54	Jun 20	NYY	@	SLB	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	13	4	0	17	2
55	55	Jun 21	NYY	@	CLE	L,5-10	CG	40	8.0	9	1	0	10	2
56	56	Jun 22 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	29	8.0	7	0	0	7	1
57	57	Jun 22 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	15	0	0	15	1
58	58	Jun 23	NYY	@	CLE	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
59	59	Jun 24	NYY	@	DET	L,8-12	CG	45	8.0	12	2	0	14	0
60	60	Jun 25	NYY	@	DET	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
61	61	Jun 26	NYY	@	DET	W,10-3	CG	41	9.0	10	1	1	12	1
62	62	Jun 29 (1)	NYY		PHA	W,10-0	CG	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	3
63	63	Jun 29 (2)	NYY		PHA	W,13-1	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
64	64	Jun 30	NYY		PHA	W,7-1	CG	30	9.0	7	0	0	7	2
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
65	65	Jul 1	NYY		WSH	W,8-0	CG	34	9.0	17	0	0	17	1
66	66	Jul 2	NYY		WSH	W,12-2	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
67	67	Jul 3	NYY		BOS	W,9-3	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	2
68	68	Jul 4 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	W,10-5	CG	41	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
69	69	Jul 4 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	T,4-4	CG	54	13.0	16	0	0	16	1
70	70	Jul 8	NYY	@	BOS	L,8-9	CG	39	8.0	12	1	0	13	4
71	71	Jul 9	NYY	@	BOS	W,11-6	CG	43	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
72	72	Jul 10	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	9	1	1	11	1
73	73	Jul 12 (1)	NYY		SLB	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	6	2	0	8	3
74	74	Jul 12 (2)	NYY		SLB	W,10-5	CG	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
75	75	Jul 13	NYY		SLB	W,15-12	CG	51	10.0	9	0	0	9	3
76	76	Jul 14	NYY		SLB	W,5-4	CG	33	7.0	9	0	0	9	1
77	77	Jul 15	NYY		DET	W,3-0	CG	21	6.0	7	0	0	7	0
78	78	Jul 16	NYY		DET	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
79	79	Jul 17	NYY		DET	W,16-3	GS	27	6.0	8	0	0	8	0
80	80	Jul 19	NYY		CLE	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	12	1	0	13	0
81	81	Jul 24 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,2-0	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
82	82	Jul 24 (2)	NYY		CHW	L,3-8	CG	38	9.0	14	0	0	14	1
83	83	Jul 26 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	W,10-5	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	4
84	84	Jul 26 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	W,12-5	CG	38	8.0	9	0	0	9	1
85	85	Jul 27	NYY	@	SLB	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	11	0	0	11	2
86	86	Jul 28	NYY	@	SLB	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	11	0	0	11	1
87	87	Jul 29	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	1
88	88	Jul 30	NYY	@	CHW	W,9-6	CG	47	9.0	7	1	0	8	3
89	89	Jul 31 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	2
90	90	Jul 31 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-3	CG	52	15.0	27	3	0	30	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
91	91	Aug 2	NYY	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	10	1	0	11	1
92	92	Aug 3	NYY	@	DET	W,10-7	CG	53	11.0	10	1	0	11	0
93	93	Aug 4	NYY	@	DET	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
94	94	Aug 5	NYY	@	CLE	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	12	1	0	13	1
95	95	Aug 6	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
96	96	Aug 7	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-0	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
97	97	Aug 9	NYY		WSH	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	16	2	0	18	1
98	98	Aug 10	NYY		WSH	W,12-11	CG	50	10.0	15	1	0	16	3
99	99	Aug 11	NYY		WSH	W,9-6	CG	44	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
100	100	Aug 12 (1)	NYY		PHA	L,4-5	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
101	101	Aug 12 (2)	NYY		PHA	W,16-3	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	2
102	102	Aug 13	NYY		PHA	W,11-4	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	1
103	103	Aug 14 (1)	NYY		PHA	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	14	1	0	15	1
104	104	Aug 14 (2)	NYY		PHA	W,9-2	CG	39	9.0	6	2	0	8	2
105	105	Aug 16 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	W,16-1	GS	27	7.0	7	1	0	8	1
106	106	Aug 16 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
107	107	Aug 18 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	W,6-5	CG	48	11.0	13	1	0	14	2
108	108	Aug 18 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-6	CG	41	8.0	9	2	0	11	0
109	109	Aug 19	NYY	@	PHA	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	18	0	0	18	2
110	110	Aug 20	NYY	@	PHA	W,11-3	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
111	111	Aug 21 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	4	2	0	6	0
112	112	Aug 21 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	1
113	113	Aug 23 (1)	NYY		CHW	L,3-11	CG	43	9.0	18	0	0	18	1
114	114	Aug 23 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
115	115	Aug 24 (1)	NYY		CHW	L,5-8	CG	41	9.0	9	2	0	11	1
116	116	Aug 24 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,11-1	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
117	117	Aug 25 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	8	2	0	10	3
118	118	Aug 25 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,15-3	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
119	119	Aug 26 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,15-9	CG	49	9.0	12	1	0	13	1
120	120	Aug 26 (2)	NYY		CLE	L,5-8	CG	41	9.0	13	0	0	13	2
121	121	Aug 27 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,8-7	CG	39	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
122	122	Aug 27 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,13-0	CG	29	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
123	123	Aug 28	NYY		SLB	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	2
124	124	Aug 29	NYY		SLB	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	8	1	0	9	1
125	125	Aug 30	NYY		DET	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	14	0	0	14	1
126	126	Aug 31	NYY		DET	L,6-12	CG	47	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
127	127	Sep 1	NYY		DET	L,3-6	CG	44	9.0	9	2	0	11	1
128	128	Sep 2	NYY		BOS	W,6-4	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
129	129	Sep 3	NYY		BOS	L,3-9	CG	50	9.0	13	0	1	14	2
130	130	Sep 4	NYY		WSH	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	12	3	0	15	1
131	131	Sep 5 (1)	NYY		PHA	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
132	132	Sep 5 (2)	NYY		PHA	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	7	0	1	8	0
133	133	Sep 7	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-11	CG	31	5.0	5	1	0	6	0
134	134	Sep 8	NYY	@	BOS	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	2
135	135	Sep 9	NYY	@	WSH	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	16	1	0	17	1
136	136	Sep 10	NYY	@	WSH	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	16	1	0	17	3
137	137	Sep 11	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	11	3	0	14	0
138	138	Sep 13	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	1
139	139	Sep 15	NYY	@	DET	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	10	1	1	12	3
140	140	Sep 16	NYY	@	DET	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	2
141	141	Sep 17	NYY	@	DET	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	9	2	0	11	0
142	142	Sep 18 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	L,3-4	CG	31	8.0	8	0	0	8	0
143	143	Sep 18 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	L,7-8	CG	42	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
144	144	Sep 19	NYY	@	SLB	L,1-13	GS	6	1.0	1	0	0	1	1
145	145	Sep 20	NYY	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	9	3	0	12	1
146	146	Sep 21	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	9	1	0	10	0
147	147	Sep 22	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	14	0	0	14	1
148	148	Sep 24	NYY		BOS	L,6-7	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
149	149	Sep 25 (1)	NYY		BOS	L,3-5	CG	46	10.0	11	1	1	13	0
150	150	Sep 25 (2)	NYY		BOS	T,2-2	CG	24	6.0	6	1	0	7	0
151	151	Sep 26	NYY		BOS	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	2
152	152	Sep 27	NYY		WSH	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	11	1	0	12	2
153	153	Sep 28	NYY		WSH	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	7	1	2	10	0
154	154	Sep 29 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-4	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
155	155	Sep 29 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	T,1-1	GS	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
156	156	Oct 1	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-9	CG	41	8.0	7	0	0	7	1
157	157	Oct 2	NYY	@	BOS	W,6-1	GS	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	1
							157gm		1363.0	1483	100	14	1597	157