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.

1931 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1931 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 14	NYY		BOS	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
2	2	Apr 15	NYY		BOS	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
3	3	Apr 16	NYY		BOS	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	2
4	4	Apr 18	NYY		BOS	L,4-5	CG	62	15.0	13	1	0	14	0
5	5	Apr 19	NYY		PHA	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
6	6	Apr 20	NYY		PHA	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	1
7	7	Apr 21	NYY		PHA	W,12-1	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
8	8	Apr 22	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
9	9	Apr 24	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-4	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
10	10	Apr 25	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	45	9.2	12	0	0	12	0
11	11	Apr 26	NYY	@	WSH	L,7-9	CG	39	8.0	9	1	0	10	1
12	12	Apr 27	NYY	@	WSH	L,8-9	CG	56	11.2	8	0	1	9	2
13	13	Apr 28	NYY	@	WSH	T,7-7	CG	61	14.0	10	0	0	10	2
14	14	Apr 29	NYY	@	WSH	L,5-9	CG	46	8.0	3	2	0	5	0
15	15	Apr 30	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	16	May 1	NYY	@	PHA	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	8	0	1	9	2
17	17	May 3	NYY		BOS	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
18	18	May 4	NYY		WSH	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
19	19	May 5	NYY		WSH	W,18-8	CG	48	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
20	20	May 6	NYY		WSH	W,10-7	CG	44	9.0	7	0	1	8	0
21	21	May 9	NYY	@	CHW	W,13-9	CG	42	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
22	22	May 13	NYY	@	SLB	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
23	23	May 14	NYY	@	SLB	W,14-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	1
24	24	May 15	NYY	@	DET	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	6	1	0	7	1
25	25	May 16	NYY	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	31	5.0	3	0	0	3	0
26	26	May 17	NYY	@	DET	W,8-5	CG	43	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
27	27	May 18	NYY	@	DET	W,20-8	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	2
28	28	May 19	NYY	@	CLE	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
29	29	May 21	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	11	2	0	13	1
30	30	May 23	NYY		WSH	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
31	31	May 24	NYY		PHA	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
32	32	May 25 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	1
33	33	May 25 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	L,4-16	CG	47	8.0	5	1	0	6	0
34	34	May 26	NYY	@	PHA	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	10	2	0	12	0
35	35	May 27	NYY	@	PHA	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	8	0	0	8	1
36	36	May 28	NYY	@	PHA	L,4-5	CG	40	8.2	8	0	1	9	1
37	37	May 30 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	0	8.0	11	1	0	12	2
38	38	May 30 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	W,9-8	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	1
39	39	May 31	NYY	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	31	7.0	5	1	0	6	1
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	40	Jun 2	NYY		SLB	W,9-2	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
41	41	Jun 3	NYY		SLB	L,6-8	CG	41	9.0	12	0	0	12	2
42	42	Jun 4	NYY		SLB	L,6-8	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	3
43	43	Jun 5	NYY		SLB	W,8-7	CG	39	9.0	16	0	1	17	0
44	44	Jun 6	NYY		CLE	L,5-7	CG	42	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
45	45	Jun 7	NYY		CLE	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
46	46	Jun 8	NYY		CLE	L,1-4	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	1
47	47	Jun 12	NYY		CHW	W,11-2	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
48	48	Jun 13	NYY		CHW	W,11-6	CG	41	9.0	11	0	0	11	2
49	49	Jun 14	NYY		DET	L,2-4	CG	0	10.0	6	0	0	6	2
50	50	Jun 15	NYY		DET	L,5-8	CG	40	9.0	10	1	0	11	1
51	51	Jun 19	NYY	@	SLB	W,16-5	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
52	52	Jun 20	NYY	@	SLB	W,9-1	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	2
53	53	Jun 21 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	L,7-9	CG	40	8.0	9	0	2	11	0
54	54	Jun 21 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	L,2-8	CG	0	8.0	6	0	0	6	1
55	55	Jun 22	NYY	@	SLB	L,10-14	CG	49	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
56	56	Jun 23 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	W,8-6	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
57	57	Jun 23 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
58	58	Jun 24	NYY	@	CHW	W,10-3	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
59	59	Jun 25 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	W,10-9	CG	49	9.0	8	2	1	11	1
60	60	Jun 25 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	W,9-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
61	61	Jun 27 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,5-12	CG	43	8.0	7	0	0	7	1
62	62	Jun 27 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	35	8.1	6	2	0	8	1
63	63	Jun 28	NYY	@	CLE	W,9-5	CG	43	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
64	64	Jun 29 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,6-15	CG	46	8.0	12	0	0	12	1
65	65	Jun 29 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	31	8.0	8	1	0	9	1
66	66	Jun 30	NYY	@	DET	L,7-8	CG	54	10.1	5	0	0	5	1
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
67	67	Jul 1	NYY	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	13	0	0	13	4
68	68	Jul 2	NYY	@	DET	W,13-1	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	2
69	69	Jul 4 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
70	70	Jul 4 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	1
71	71	Jul 5	NYY		BOS	L,3-6	CG	46	11.0	20	0	0	20	1
72	72	Jul 8 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,13-3	CG	40	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
73	73	Jul 8 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,9-4	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
74	74	Jul 9	NYY		PHA	W,9-4	CG	40	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
75	75	Jul 10	NYY		PHA	L,6-8	CG	60	14.0	10	0	0	10	1
76	76	Jul 11	NYY		PHA	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
77	77	Jul 12	NYY	@	WSH	W,10-4	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	2
78	78	Jul 14 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,19-2	CG	37	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
79	79	Jul 14 (2)	NYY		CLE	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
80	80	Jul 15	NYY		CLE	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	7	0	1	8	0
81	81	Jul 16	NYY		CLE	L,8-9	CG	50	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
82	82	Jul 17	NYY		CLE	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	1
83	83	Jul 19 (1)	NYY		SLB	W,10-9	CG	0	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
84	84	Jul 19 (2)	NYY		SLB	W,8-2	CG	0	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
85	85	Jul 20	NYY		SLB	W,8-5	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
86	86	Jul 22 (1)	NYY		DET	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
87	87	Jul 22 (2)	NYY		DET	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
88	88	Jul 23	NYY		DET	W,7-6	CG	54	13.0	15	2	1	18	1
89	89	Jul 24	NYY		DET	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	6	2	0	8	0
90	90	Jul 25	NYY		DET	W,10-7	CG	49	11.0	9	0	0	9	1
91	91	Jul 26 (1)	NYY		CHW	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
92	92	Jul 26 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,22-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	2
93	93	Jul 27 (1)	NYY		CHW	L,7-8	CG	49	10.0	8	0	1	9	1
94	94	Jul 27 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,12-3	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	1
95	95	Jul 28	NYY		CHW	L,12-14	CG	47	9.0	12	0	0	12	2
96	96	Jul 29	NYY		CHW	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
97	97	Jul 31	NYY	@	BOS	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
98	98	Aug 1	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-9	CG	41	8.0	5	1	0	6	0
99	99	Aug 2 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
100	100	Aug 2 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	7	3	0	10	0
101	101	Aug 3	NYY	@	BOS	W,9-8	CG	44	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
102	102	Aug 5 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	9	2	0	11	2
103	103	Aug 5 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
104	104	Aug 6	NYY		PHA	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
105	105	Aug 8	NYY		PHA	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
106	106	Aug 9	NYY		PHA	L,3-5	CG	45	9.0	7	0	0	7	2
107	107	Aug 12 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	W,18-1	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	3
108	108	Aug 12 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	L,7-17	CG	49	8.0	6	3	0	9	0
109	109	Aug 14 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,7-13	CG	42	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
110	110	Aug 14 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-9	CG	41	8.0	9	0	0	9	0
111	111	Aug 15	NYY	@	DET	W,7-5	CG	0	16.0	17	0	0	17	2
112	112	Aug 16	NYY	@	DET	W,9-6	CG	43	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
113	113	Aug 17	NYY	@	DET	L,2-8	CG	34	8.0	7	0	0	7	2
114	114	Aug 18	NYY	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	47	10.1	2	0	0	2	0
115	115	Aug 19	NYY	@	SLB	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	10	1	0	11	0
116	116	Aug 20	NYY	@	SLB	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
117	117	Aug 21	NYY	@	SLB	W,11-7	CG	42	9.0	11	2	0	13	1
118	118	Aug 22	NYY	@	SLB	W,8-6	CG	54	11.0	14	1	0	15	0
119	119	Aug 23 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	W,10-4	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
120	120	Aug 23 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	W,9-1	CG	38	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
121	121	Aug 24	NYY	@	CHW	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	2
122	122	Aug 25	NYY	@	CHW	W,8-0	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
123	123	Aug 26	NYY	@	CHW	L,5-8	CG	40	8.0	9	0	0	9	3
124	124	Aug 28	NYY	@	PHA	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	7	0	0	7	1
125	125	Aug 29	NYY	@	PHA	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	7	1	0	8	1
126	126	Aug 30	NYY	@	BOS	W,14-4	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
127	127	Aug 31	NYY		WSH	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
128	128	Sep 1 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,11-3	CG	35	9.0	12	1	0	13	2
129	129	Sep 1 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
130	130	Sep 2	NYY		BOS	W,7-6	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
131	131	Sep 4	NYY	@	WSH	L,4-5	CG	46	9.2	7	1	0	8	0
132	132	Sep 5 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	W,7-0	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	2
133	133	Sep 5 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	W,7-3	CG	0	9.0	9	0	1	10	0
134	134	Sep 6	NYY	@	WSH	L,1-4	CG	40	8.0	8	1	0	9	1
135	135	Sep 7 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,15-3	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	2
136	136	Sep 7 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
137	137	Sep 11	NYY		CHW	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
138	138	Sep 12 (1)	NYY		CHW	L,5-8	CG	51	13.0	7	1	0	8	0
139	139	Sep 12 (2)	NYY		CHW	T,13-13	CG	49	10.0	13	0	0	13	0
140	140	Sep 13 (1)	NYY		DET	W,2-1	CG	0	12.0	11	0	0	11	0
141	141	Sep 13 (2)	NYY		DET	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
142	142	Sep 14	NYY		DET	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	3
143	143	Sep 15	NYY		DET	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	14	0	0	14	1
144	144	Sep 17 (1)	NYY		SLB	W,17-0	CG	35	9.0	6	0	1	7	1
145	145	Sep 17 (2)	NYY		SLB	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
146	146	Sep 18	NYY		SLB	W,14-4	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
147	147	Sep 19	NYY		SLB	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
148	148	Sep 20 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,7-1	CG	0	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
149	149	Sep 20 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,10-4	CG	31	7.0	3	0	0	3	2
150	150	Sep 21	NYY		CLE	L,1-5	CG	42	9.0	7	1	1	9	0
151	151	Sep 23	NYY		WSH	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
152	152	Sep 25	NYY		WSH	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
153	153	Sep 26 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
154	154	Sep 26 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,8-3	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
155	155	Sep 27	NYY		PHA	W,13-1	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	3
							155gm		1399.0	1355	58	14	1427	120