Player
Lou Gehrig HOF 1939
Player Info
- Full Name
- Henry Louis
- Born
-
June 19, 1903
New York, NY, USA - Died
- June 2, 1941
- Size
- 6'0" / 200 lbs
- B/T
- L / L
- Debut
- June 15, 1923
- Final Game
- April 30, 1939
- Career
- 17 years
Teams
- New York Yankees 1923-1939
Honors
1937 - Sporting News All-Star
(ML)
1937 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(ML)
1937 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(AL)
1936 - Sporting News Guide MVP
(AL)
1936 - Sporting News All-Star
(ML)
1936 - Most Valuable Player
(AL)
1936 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(ML)
1936 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(AL)
1934 - Sporting News Guide MVP
(AL)
1934 - Sporting News All-Star
(ML)
... and 15 more
Career Batting
2,164
G
.340
AVG
2,721
H
493
HR
1,995
RBI
1.077
OPS
184
OPS vs Lg
Qualified for career rate leaderboards
· about these stats
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | New York Yankees | 8 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 |
| 1938 | New York Yankees | 157 | 576 | 170 | 32 | 6 | 29 | 115 | .295 |
| 1937 | New York Yankees | 157 | 569 | 200 | 37 | 9 | 37 | 138 | .351 |
| 1936 | New York Yankees | 155 | 579 | 205 | 37 | 7 | 49 | 167 | .354 |
| 1935 | New York Yankees | 149 | 535 | 176 | 26 | 10 | 30 | 125 | .329 |
| 1934 | New York Yankees | 154 | 579 | 210 | 40 | 6 | 49 | 128 | .363 |
| 1933 | New York Yankees | 152 | 593 | 198 | 41 | 12 | 32 | 138 | .334 |
| 1932 | New York Yankees | 156 | 596 | 208 | 42 | 9 | 34 | 138 | .349 |
| 1931 | New York Yankees | 155 | 619 | 211 | 31 | 15 | 46 | 163 | .341 |
| 1930 | New York Yankees | 154 | 581 | 220 | 42 | 17 | 41 | 143 | .379 |
| 1929 | New York Yankees | 154 | 553 | 166 | 32 | 10 | 35 | 127 | .300 |
| 1928 | New York Yankees | 154 | 562 | 210 | 47 | 13 | 27 | 139 | .374 |
| 1927 | New York Yankees | 155 | 584 | 218 | 52 | 18 | 47 | 149 | .373 |
| 1926 | New York Yankees | 155 | 572 | 179 | 47 | 20 | 16 | 135 | .313 |
| 1925 | New York Yankees | 126 | 437 | 129 | 23 | 10 | 20 | 73 | .295 |
| 1924 | New York Yankees | 10 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .500 |
| 1923 | New York Yankees | 13 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .423 |
Advanced Batting
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| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | AL | 33 | .000 | .148 | 15.2 | 3.0 | 13 | 0.0 | |
| 1938 | AL | 689 | .227 | .299 | 15.5 | 10.9 | 141 | 29.9 | ✓ |
| 1937 | AL | 700 | .292 | .338 | 18.1 | 7.0 | 189 | 38.2 | ✓ |
| 1936 | AL | 719 | .342 | .322 | 18.1 | 6.4 | 198 | 51.2 | ✓ |
| 1935 | AL | 672 | .254 | .313 | 19.6 | 5.7 | 178 | 32.6 | ✓ |
| 1934 | AL | 690 | .344 | .323 | 15.8 | 4.5 | 210 | 51.5 | ✓ |
| 1933 | AL | 687 | .272 | .320 | 13.4 | 6.1 | 180 | 34.1 | ✓ |
| 1932 | AL | 708 | .272 | .332 | 15.3 | 5.4 | 184 | 35.3 | ✓ |
| 1931 | AL | 738 | .322 | .319 | 15.9 | 7.6 | 197 | 48.1 | ✓ |
| 1930 | AL | 703 | .343 | .375 | 14.4 | 9.0 | 206 | 43.1 | ✓ |
| 1929 | AL | 692 | .284 | .291 | 17.6 | 9.8 | 167 | 36.8 | ✓ |
| 1928 | AL | 677 | .274 | .393 | 14.0 | 10.2 | 199 | 28.4 | ✓ |
| 1927 | AL | 717 | .392 | .378 | 15.2 | 11.7 | 227 | 49.1 | ✓ |
| 1926 | AL | 696 | .236 | .338 | 15.1 | 10.5 | 160 | 16.7 | ✓ |
| 1925 | AL | 497 | .236 | .296 | 9.3 | 9.9 | 132 | 20.8 | ✓ |
| 1924 | AL | 13 | .083 | .667 | 7.7 | 23.1 | 197 | 0.0 | |
| 1923 | AL | 29 | .346 | .500 | 6.9 | 17.2 | 231 | 1.1 |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | 2,137 | 19,510 | 1,087 | 193 | 1,575 | .991 |
| OF | 9 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .833 |
| SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | New York Yankees | 1B | 8 | 64 | 4 | 2 | 5 | .971 |
| 1938 | New York Yankees | 1B | 157 | 1483 | 100 | 14 | 157 | .991 |
| 1937 | New York Yankees | 1B | 157 | 1370 | 74 | 16 | 113 | .989 |
| 1936 | New York Yankees | 1B | 155 | 1377 | 82 | 9 | 128 | .994 |
| 1935 | New York Yankees | 1B | 149 | 1337 | 82 | 15 | 96 | .990 |
| 1934 | New York Yankees | 1B | 153 | 1284 | 80 | 8 | 126 | .994 |
| 1934 | New York Yankees | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1933 | New York Yankees | 1B | 152 | 1290 | 64 | 9 | 102 | .993 |
| 1932 | New York Yankees | 1B | 156 | 1293 | 75 | 18 | 101 | .987 |
| 1931 | New York Yankees | 1B | 154 | 1352 | 58 | 13 | 120 | .991 |
| 1931 | New York Yankees | OF | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .750 |
| 1930 | New York Yankees | 1B | 153 | 1298 | 89 | 15 | 109 | .989 |
| 1930 | New York Yankees | OF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1929 | New York Yankees | 1B | 154 | 1458 | 82 | 9 | 135 | .994 |
| 1928 | New York Yankees | 1B | 154 | 1488 | 79 | 18 | 112 | .989 |
| 1927 | New York Yankees | 1B | 155 | 1662 | 88 | 15 | 108 | .992 |
| 1926 | New York Yankees | 1B | 155 | 1566 | 73 | 15 | 87 | .991 |
| 1925 | New York Yankees | 1B | 114 | 1126 | 53 | 13 | 72 | .989 |
| 1925 | New York Yankees | OF | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .818 |
| 1924 | New York Yankees | 1B | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1924 | New York Yankees | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1923 | New York Yankees | 1B | 9 | 53 | 3 | 4 | 4 | .933 |
Postseason Batting
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 34 | 119 | 43 | 10 | 35 | .361 | ||
| 1938 | World Series | New York Yankees | 4 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| 1937 | World Series | New York Yankees | 5 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | .294 |
| 1936 | World Series | New York Yankees | 6 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 7 | .292 |
| 1932 | World Series | New York Yankees | 4 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 8 | .529 |
| 1928 | World Series | New York Yankees | 4 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 9 | .545 |
| 1927 | World Series | New York Yankees | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .308 |
| 1926 | World Series | New York Yankees | 7 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 4 | .348 |