Lou Gehrig

Henry Louis "Lou" or "Buster" Gehrig (June 19, 1903 – June 2, 1941) was an American baseball first baseman who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees (1923–1939). Gehrig set several major league records, including the most career grand slams (23), which Alex Rodriguez tied in 2012, and most consecutive games played (2,130), since surpassed by Cal Ripken, Jr.. Gehrig is chiefly remembered for his prowess as a hitter and his durability, a trait which earned him his nickname "The Iron Horse", as well as the pathos of his farewell from baseball at age 36, when he was stricken with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Gehrig, who was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939, was voted the greatest first baseman of all time by the Baseball Writers' Association in 1969, and was the leading vote-getter on the Major League Baseball All-Century Team chosen by fans in 1999.

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG
1923	NYY	13	26	6	11	4	1	1	9	0	2	5	0.423	0.464	0.769
1924	NYY	10	12	2	6	1	0	0	5	0	1	3	0.500	0.538	0.583
1925	NYY	126	437	73	129	23	10	20	68	6	46	49	0.295	0.365	0.531
1926	NYY	155	572	135	179	47	20	16	112	6	105	73	0.313	0.420	0.549
1927	NYY	155	584	149	218	52	18	47	175	10	109	84	0.373	0.474	0.765
1928	NYY	154	562	139	210	47	13	27	142	4	95	69	0.374	0.467	0.648
1929	NYY	154	553	127	166	32	10	35	126	4	122	68	0.300	0.431	0.584
1930	NYY	154	581	143	220	42	17	41	174	12	101	63	0.379	0.473	0.721
1931	NYY	155	619	163	211	31	15	46	184	17	117	56	0.341	0.446	0.662
1932	NYY	156	596	138	208	42	9	34	151	4	108	38	0.349	0.451	0.621
1933	NYY	152	593	138	198	41	12	32	139	9	92	42	0.334	0.424	0.605
1934	NYY	154	579	128	210	40	6	49	165	9	109	31	0.363	0.465	0.706
1935	NYY	149	535	125	176	26	10	30	119	8	132	38	0.329	0.466	0.583
1936	NYY	155	579	167	205	37	7	49	152	3	130	46	0.354	0.478	0.696
1937	NYY	157	569	138	200	37	9	37	159	4	127	49	0.351	0.473	0.643
1938	NYY	157	576	115	170	32	6	29	114	6	107	75	0.295	0.410	0.523
1939	NYY	8	28	2	4	0	0	0	1	0	5	1	0.143	0.273	0.143
Career		2164	8001	1888	2721	534	163	493	1995	102	1508	790	-	-	-

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Major League fielding statistics for Lou Gehrig.

Year	Team	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%
1923	NYY	13	-	53	3	4	4	0.933
1924	NYY	10	-	10	1	0	0	1.000
1925	NYY	126	-	1135	53	15	72	0.988
1926	NYY	155	-	1566	73	15	87	0.991
1927	NYY	155	-	1662	88	15	108	0.992
1928	NYY	154	-	1488	79	18	112	0.989
1929	NYY	154	-	1458	82	9	135	0.994
1930	NYY	154	-	1300	89	15	109	0.989
1931	NYY	155	-	1355	58	14	120	0.990
1932	NYY	156	-	1293	75	18	101	0.987
1933	NYY	152	-	1290	64	9	102	0.993
1934	NYY	154	-	1284	80	8	126	0.994
1935	NYY	149	-	1337	82	15	96	0.990
1936	NYY	155	-	1377	82	9	128	0.994
1937	NYY	157	-	1370	74	16	113	0.989
1938	NYY	157	-	1483	100	14	157	0.991
1939	NYY	8	-	64	4	2	5	0.971
Career		2164	-	19525	1087	196	1575	-

First Name	Lou
Middle Name	Louis
Last Name	Gehrig
Full Name at Birth	Henry Louis Gehrig
Other Names	The Iron Horse Biscuit Pants
Age	37 (age at death)
Date of Birth	June 19, 1903
Birthplace	New York, NY
Date of Death	June 2, 1941
Location of Death	Riverdale, Bronx County, NY
Cause of Death	Lou Gehrig's Disease
Buried	Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, NY
Height	6' (183 cm)
Weight	200 lbs (90.7 kg)
Star Sign	Gemini
Ethnicity	White
Nationality	American
High School	High School of Commerce (New York, NY)
University	Columbia University
Occupation	Former Major League Baseball Player
Occupation Category	Baseball
Position	First Baseman
Bats	Left
Throws	Left
MLB Debut	15 June 1923
Last MLB Game	30 April 1939
Hall of Fame	Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Special Election as Player in 1939.
Claim to Fame	Played 2,130 consecutive games