Louis Henry (Lou) Gehrig was inducted into the fourth MLB Hall of Fame class in 1939 along with Cap Anson, Edward Collins, Charles Comiskey, Candy Cummings, Buck Ewing, Wee Willie Keeler, Old Hoss Radbourn, George Sisler and Albert Spalding. Gehrig was a first baseman with 17 seasons MLB experience all with the New York Yankees (1923-1939). For his MLB career he hit .340/.447/.632 with 493 HR, 1995 RBI, 1888 R, 102 SB in 2164 games.
I believe his best three seasons were 1931 when he hit .341/.446/.662 with 46 HR, 184 RBI, 163 R, 17 SB in 155 games, 1927 when he hit .373/.474/.765 with 47 HR, 175 RBI, 149 R, 10 SB in 155 games and 1930 when he hit .379/.473/.721 with 41 HR, 174 RBI, 143 R, 12 SB in 154 games.
He was twice the American League MVP in 1927 and 1936 when he hit .354/.478/.696 with 49 HR, 152 RBI, 167 R, 3 SB in 155 games. He was second in AL MVP voting in 1931 and 1932.
Gehrig was the American League batting champ in 1934 (.363). He led the AL in doubles in 1927 (52) and 1928 (47). He led the AL in triples in 1926 (20). He led the AL in home runs in 1931, 1934 (49) and 1936 (49). He led the AL in RBI in 1927, 1928 (142), 1930, 1931 and 1934 (165). He led the AL in runs in 1931, 1933 (138), 1935 (125) and 1936 (167).
He was an All-Star seven times (1933-1939). Gehrig was the Yankees team captain 1935-1939. His 2130 consecutive games played ranks second all time. Gehrig won the World Series Championship with the Yankees in 1927, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1937 and 1938.
Hall of Fame page
No comments:
Post a Comment