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, 5,754th 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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	5-8 / in Starts: 2-2
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	7 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 29 PAs	8
Actual Runners on Base	10 (5-3-2) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 29 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	19 (9-6-3)

Most Driven In
B Bush	1
M McNally	1
B Ruth	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
A Ward	2
Self	1

1923 Batting Game Log

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1923 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	52 (51)	Jun 15	NYY		SLB	W,10-0	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					4						1B
2	2	54 (1)	Jun 17	NYY		DET	W,9-0	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					4						1B
3	3	55	Jun 18	NYY		DET	L,3-11	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	.02	-0.001	.11	0.00%	-0.26	PH
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	4	66 (10)	Jul 2	NYY		WSH	W,13-1	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	4	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.18	1B
5	5	71 (4)	Jul 7	NYY	@	SLB	L,3-13	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.27	PH
6	6	83 (11)	Jul 17	NYY	@	CLE	L,0-13	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	4	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.17	1B
7	7	85 (1)	Jul 19	NYY	@	DET	L,2-9	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.11	PH
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	8	143 (57)	Sep 25	NYY		DET	L,4-5	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	3.86	-0.211	.00	0.00%	-0.83	PH
9	9	144	Sep 26	NYY		DET	L,3-8	8-GF(10)	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.286	.429	.714	4	6.05	0.378	.00	0.00%	1.83	1B
10	10	145	Sep 27	NYY	@	BOS	W,8-3	CG	4	2	2	1	0	0	1	2	2	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.455	.778	1.232	4	.63	0.132	.00	0.00%	1.75	1B
11	11	146	Sep 28	NYY	@	BOS	W,24-4	CG	7	7	3	4	3	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0				0	0	.438	.500	.875	1.375	4						1B
12	12	147	Sep 29 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.450	.500	.800	1.300	4	1.39	-0.079	.00	0.00%	-0.32	1B
13	13	148	Sep 29 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG(16)	7	6	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.423	.464	.769	1.234	4	1.53	-0.027	.00	0.00%	0.53	1B
							5-8		29	26	6	11	4	1	1	8	2	0	5	0	1		0		0	0	.423	.464	.769	1.234		1.20	0.192	.00	0.00%	2.51

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