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.

1927 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1927 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 12	NYY		PHA	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
2	2	Apr 13	NYY		PHA	W,10-4	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
3	3	Apr 14	NYY		PHA	T,9-9	CG	48	10.0	13	0	0	13	0
4	4	Apr 15	NYY		PHA	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
5	5	Apr 16	NYY		BOS	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	12	1	0	13	1
6	6	Apr 17	NYY		BOS	W,14-2	CG	35	9.0	14	0	0	14	0
7	7	Apr 18	NYY		BOS	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
8	8	Apr 19	NYY		BOS	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
9	9	Apr 20	NYY	@	PHA	L,5-8	CG	36	8.0	9	0	1	10	1
10	10	Apr 21	NYY	@	PHA	W,13-6	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
11	11	Apr 23	NYY	@	PHA	L,3-4	CG	37	8.2	11	1	0	12	4
12	12	Apr 24	NYY	@	WSH	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	2
13	13	Apr 25	NYY		WSH	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
14	14	Apr 29	NYY	@	BOS	W,9-0	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
15	15	Apr 30	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	38	8.2	12	0	0	12	1
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	16	May 1	NYY		PHA	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	2
17	17	May 2	NYY	@	WSH	W,9-6	CG	39	9.0	16	0	0	16	0
18	18	May 3	NYY	@	WSH	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	15	0	0	15	2
19	19	May 4	NYY	@	WSH	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	10	0	0	10	3
20	20	May 5	NYY	@	WSH	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	7	2	0	9	0
21	21	May 7	NYY	@	CHW	W,8-0	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
22	22	May 8	NYY	@	CHW	W,9-0	CG	36	9.0	12	1	0	13	1
23	23	May 9	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
24	24	May 10	NYY	@	SLB	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	8	2	0	10	2
25	25	May 11	NYY	@	SLB	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	13	1	0	14	1
26	26	May 12	NYY	@	SLB	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	13	2	0	15	2
27	27	May 13	NYY	@	SLB	W,3-1	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	2
28	28	May 16	NYY	@	DET	W,6-2	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	3
29	29	May 17	NYY	@	DET	W,9-2	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
30	30	May 19	NYY	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	15	1	0	16	0
31	31	May 20	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	11	0	0	11	1
32	32	May 21	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	56	11.2	15	1	0	16	0
33	33	May 22	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	2
34	34	May 23	NYY	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	6	0	0	6	2
35	35	May 27 (1)	NYY		WSH	L,2-7	CG	43	9.0	12	0	1	13	0
36	36	May 27 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
37	37	May 28 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
38	38	May 28 (2)	NYY		WSH	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	14	0	0	14	0
39	39	May 29	NYY		BOS	W,15-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
40	40	May 30 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	L,8-9	CG	42	8.0	10	1	0	11	1
41	41	May 30 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,6-5	CG	46	11.0	12	0	0	12	1
42	42	May 31 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,10-3	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
43	43	May 31 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,18-5	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	44	Jun 1	NYY	@	PHA	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	12	2	0	14	1
45	45	Jun 2	NYY		DET	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
46	46	Jun 3	NYY		DET	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
47	47	Jun 5	NYY		DET	W,5-3	CG	44	9.0	12	1	0	13	1
48	48	Jun 7	NYY		CHW	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
49	49	Jun 8	NYY		CHW	W,12-11	CG	55	11.0	13	2	0	15	0
50	50	Jun 9	NYY		CHW	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
51	51	Jun 10	NYY		CHW	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	17	0	0	17	0
52	52	Jun 11	NYY		CLE	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	4
53	53	Jun 12	NYY		CLE	L,7-8	CG	41	9.0	15	0	0	15	1
54	54	Jun 13	NYY		CLE	W,14-6	CG	40	9.0	13	0	1	14	0
55	55	Jun 16	NYY		SLB	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
56	56	Jun 17	NYY		SLB	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
57	57	Jun 18	NYY		SLB	W,8-4	CG	46	9.0	10	0	1	11	2
58	58	Jun 21 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
59	59	Jun 21 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
60	60	Jun 22 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	15	0	0	15	0
61	61	Jun 22 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
62	62	Jun 23	NYY	@	BOS	W,11-4	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
63	63	Jun 25 (1)	NYY		PHA	L,6-7	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
64	64	Jun 25 (2)	NYY		PHA	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
65	65	Jun 26 (1)	NYY		PHA	L,2-4	CG	43	9.0	10	1	0	11	3
66	66	Jun 26 (2)	NYY		PHA	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	16	2	0	18	0
67	67	Jun 27	NYY		PHA	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
68	68	Jun 28	NYY		PHA	W,9-8	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
69	69	Jun 29	NYY		BOS	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
70	70	Jun 30	NYY		BOS	W,13-6	CG	41	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
71	71	Jul 1	NYY		BOS	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
72	72	Jul 2	NYY		BOS	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	11	0	1	12	2
73	73	Jul 3	NYY	@	WSH	L,5-6	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
74	74	Jul 4 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,12-1	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
75	75	Jul 4 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,21-1	CG	38	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
76	76	Jul 5	NYY		WSH	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
77	77	Jul 8 (1)	NYY	@	DET	L,8-11	CG	45	8.0	10	0	0	10	2
78	78	Jul 8 (2)	NYY	@	DET	W,10-8	CG	46	9.0	12	1	0	13	1
79	79	Jul 9 (1)	NYY	@	DET	W,19-7	CG	43	9.0	12	1	1	14	0
80	80	Jul 9 (2)	NYY	@	DET	L,4-14	GS	40	6.0	6	1	0	7	0
81	81	Jul 10	NYY	@	DET	L,3-6	CG	34	8.0	12	1	0	13	1
82	82	Jul 11	NYY	@	DET	W,8-5	CG	41	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
83	83	Jul 12	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-0	CG	36	9.0	12	2	0	14	0
84	84	Jul 13	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	16	1	0	17	1
85	85	Jul 14	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	17	0	0	17	0
86	86	Jul 15	NYY	@	CLE	W,10-9	CG	40	9.0	12	1	0	13	0
87	87	Jul 16	NYY	@	SLB	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	2
88	88	Jul 17	NYY	@	SLB	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
89	89	Jul 18	NYY	@	SLB	W,10-6	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
90	90	Jul 19	NYY	@	SLB	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	7	2	0	9	0
91	91	Jul 21	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
92	92	Jul 22	NYY	@	CHW	L,5-7	CG	39	8.0	14	1	0	15	1
93	93	Jul 23	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	8	2	1	11	2
94	94	Jul 24	NYY	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	3
95	95	Jul 26 (1)	NYY		SLB	W,15-1	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
96	96	Jul 26 (2)	NYY		SLB	W,12-3	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
97	97	Jul 27	NYY		SLB	W,4-1	CG	29	9.0	12	0	0	12	2
98	98	Jul 28	NYY		SLB	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
99	99	Jul 29	NYY		CLE	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	11	0	1	12	1
100	100	Jul 30 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	12	3	0	15	0
101	101	Jul 30 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	13	1	0	14	1
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
102	102	Aug 1	NYY		CLE	L,1-2	CG	23	6.0	7	0	0	7	1
103	103	Aug 3 (1)	NYY		DET	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	15	1	0	16	1
104	104	Aug 3 (2)	NYY		DET	W,8-6	CG	37	9.0	12	2	0	14	1
105	105	Aug 4	NYY		DET	L,2-6	CG	42	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
106	106	Aug 5	NYY		DET	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	9	3	0	12	0
107	107	Aug 6	NYY		CHW	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
108	108	Aug 7	NYY		CHW	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	10	2	0	12	0
109	109	Aug 9	NYY	@	PHA	L,1-8	CG	41	8.0	10	0	0	10	0
110	110	Aug 10	NYY	@	WSH	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
111	111	Aug 11	NYY	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	40	10.1	14	0	0	14	0
112	112	Aug 13	NYY	@	WSH	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	15	3	0	18	0
113	113	Aug 14	NYY	@	WSH	W,6-2	CG	31	9.0	13	1	0	14	0
114	114	Aug 16	NYY	@	CHW	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
115	115	Aug 17	NYY	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	41	11.0	18	1	0	19	0
116	116	Aug 18	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	49	12.0	15	0	1	16	1
117	117	Aug 19	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	7	0	0	7	1
118	118	Aug 20	NYY	@	CLE	L,8-14	CG	45	8.0	8	0	0	8	0
119	119	Aug 21	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	12	0	0	12	0
120	120	Aug 22	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-9	CG	43	8.0	11	1	0	12	0
121	121	Aug 24	NYY	@	DET	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	11	1	0	12	2
122	122	Aug 25	NYY	@	DET	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
123	123	Aug 26	NYY	@	DET	W,8-6	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
124	124	Aug 27	NYY	@	SLB	W,14-4	CG	41	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
125	125	Aug 28	NYY	@	SLB	W,10-6	CG	38	9.0	6	1	1	8	0
126	126	Aug 29	NYY	@	SLB	W,8-3	CG	40	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
127	127	Aug 31	NYY		BOS	W,10-3	CG	39	9.0	9	2	0	11	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
128	128	Sep 2	NYY	@	PHA	W,12-2	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
129	129	Sep 3	NYY	@	PHA	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	16	2	0	18	1
130	130	Sep 5 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,11-12	CG	75	17.1	25	0	0	25	0
131	131	Sep 5 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-0	CG	17	5.0	5	0	0	5	1
132	132	Sep 6 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,14-2	CG	35	9.0	12	1	0	13	1
133	133	Sep 6 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	11	0	0	11	0
134	134	Sep 7	NYY	@	BOS	W,12-10	CG	44	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
135	135	Sep 8	NYY		SLB	W,2-1	CG	29	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
136	136	Sep 9	NYY		SLB	W,9-3	CG	34	9.0	8	1	1	10	0
137	137	Sep 10	NYY		SLB	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	16	0	0	16	0
138	138	Sep 11	NYY		SLB	L,2-6	CG	45	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
139	139	Sep 13 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
140	140	Sep 13 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	2
141	141	Sep 14	NYY		CLE	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
142	142	Sep 15	NYY		CLE	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
143	143	Sep 16	NYY		CHW	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
144	144	Sep 17 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	8	1	0	9	2
145	145	Sep 17 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
146	146	Sep 18 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
147	147	Sep 18 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	3
148	148	Sep 21	NYY		DET	L,1-6	CG	43	9.0	9	1	1	11	1
149	149	Sep 22	NYY		DET	W,8-7	CG	38	9.0	15	1	0	16	2
150	150	Sep 24	NYY		DET	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
151	151	Sep 25	NYY		DET	L,1-6	CG	42	9.0	6	1	0	7	1
152	152	Sep 27	NYY		PHA	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	11	1	1	13	1
153	153	Sep 29	NYY		WSH	W,15-4	GS	37	8.0	9	0	0	9	0
154	154	Sep 30	NYY		WSH	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	10	0	1	11	0
155	155	Oct 1	NYY		WSH	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	14	1	0	15	0
							155gm		1386.0	1662	88	15	1765	108