Binge play every Immaculate Grid game with the new archive mode and put your baseball knowledge to the test.

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

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

113.8

8001

2721

493

.340

1888

RBI

1995

102

OBP

.447

SLG

.632

OPS

1.080

OPS+

179

Feel like you're looking for a needle in a haystack?

Unleash the power of our game logs database by becoming a Stathead. Subscribers gain access to Player and Team Game Finders, which pros use to easily run customizable searches through over 100 years worth of game logs.

Become a Stathead

Summary

Team Record in Appearances	4-6 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	9 games
Most Games w/o RBI	3 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 13 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	12 (5-3-4) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 13 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	8 (4-2-1)

Most Driven In
M McNally	1
B Ruth	1
E Johnson	1

Most Driven In By
B Meusel	2

1924 Batting Game Log

Click two rows to sum games (Clear)

1924 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	14	127 (126)	Aug 31	NYY		WSH	L,2-4	10-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	2.78	-0.068	45.27	-0.66%	-0.32	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
2	15	129 (1)	Sep 1 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,12-2	7-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	2	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.35	PH
3	16	130	Sep 2 (1)	NYY		BOS	L,6-14	6-GF	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.750	.667	1.417	4	.05	0.006	.49	0.03%	1.53	1B
4	17	133 (2)	Sep 4	NYY		PHA	L,3-8	3-GF	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.714	.667	1.381	3	.32	-0.002	3.28	-0.01%	0.54	RF
5	18	137 (3)	Sep 9	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-4	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.571	.625	.571	1.196	7	4.55	0.161	45.37	0.96%	0.62	PH
6	19	140 (2)	Sep 13	NYY	@	CHW	W,16-1	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.556	.500	1.056	4	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.46	PH 1B
7	20	147 (6)	Sep 20	NYY	@	DET	L,5-6	8-8	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.556	.600	.667	1.267	9	2.32	0.139	38.34	1.38%	0.71	PH
8	21	148	Sep 21	NYY	@	DET	L,3-4	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0		0	0	0				0	0	.600	.636	.700	1.336	8						PH
9	22	149	Sep 22	NYY	@	CLE	W,10-4	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.545	.583	.636	1.220	8	2.01	-0.089	28.71	-0.76%	-0.60	PH
10	23	153 (3)	Sep 27	NYY	@	PHA	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.538	.583	1.122	7	2.29	-0.059	77.17	-1.19%	-0.71	PH
							4-6		13	12	2	6	1	0	0	5	1	0	3	0	0		1		0	0	.500	.538	.583	1.122		1.16	0.088	18.93	-0.25%	1.65

Player Page Tricks and Tips

More Gehrig Pages

Lou Gehrig Overview

Minor Lg Stats

Batting Splits

Batting Game Logs

Fielding Game Logs

Batting Finders & Advanced Stats

Fielding Finders & Advanced Stats

Advanced Stats

More Lou Gehrig Pages at Baseball Reference