since we are bringin up greats...this guy was amazing....wish I could see more than jus some small photographs and shit
LOU GEHRIG
First Baseman
Born: June 19, 1903
Died: June 2, 1941 (aged 37)
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
June 15, 1923
for the New York Yankees
Final game
April 30, 1939
for the New York Yankees
Career statistics
AVG .340 WOW
HR 493 should have jus donated 7 hr to him
RBI 1,995
Teams
New York Yankees (1923-1939)
Career highlights and awards
All-Time records
Career Grand Slams: 23
Highest Career Slugging Percentage by a First Baseman: .632
Notable achievements
AL MVP: 1927, 1936
Seven-time MLB All-Star: 1933-1939 (DNP 1939)
Led the league in home runs: 1934 (49) & 1936 (49)
Led the league in RBIs: 1927 (175), 1928 (142), 1930 (174), 1931 (184) & 1934 (165)
Led the league in times on base: 1927 (330), 1930 (324), 1931 (328), 1934 (321), 1936 (342) & 1937 (331)
Led the league in batting average (.363), home runs (49), and RBIs (165) in 1934, resulting in a Triple Crown
Career batting average: .340 (2,721-for-8,001)
Played in 2,130 consecutive games: June 1, 1925 to April 30, 1939 good ole cal ripkien broke this one
never knew this as well....it musta been one helluva team to watch...wow...average 7 runs a game and two of the hr leaders BOTH on ur team and best BA out there...lol they controlled all offensive numbers.....read
In a career full of great seasons, 1931 was a watershed for Gehrig. He batted .341 and led the league with 184 RBIs setting a still-standing single season record. During the 1931 season, Ruth and Gehrig combined for 92 home runs and 347 runs batted in, the most ever by a pair of teammates. The Yankees, as a team, averaged more than seven runs a game. Gehrig, having never won a home run title, finally notched a league leading total of 46 in 1931. However, Gehrig had to share the title with Ruth who matched his output of 46. In April of that season an event occurred that can be viewed as a capsulization of Gehrig’s subordination to Ruth.
TWO absolute all time greats.....wow wish we had some footage of this season.