#24a - Lou Gehrig - New York Yankees 1934 Butterfinger Baseball Card Set First baseman Born: June 19, 1903 Yorkville, New York City, New York Died: June 2, 1941 (aged 37) Riverdale, New York City, New York Batted: Left Threw: Left MLB debut June 15, 1923 for the New York Yankees Last MLB appearance April 30, 1939 for the New York Yankees Career statistics Batting average .340 Hits 2,721 Home runs 493 Runs batted in 1,995 Teams New York Yankees (1923–1939) Career highlights and awards 7× All-Star (1933–1939) 6× World Series champion (1927, 1928, 1932, 1936–1938) 2× AL MVP (1927, 1936) Triple Crown (1934) AL batting champion (1934) 3× AL home run champion (1931, 1934, 1936) Hit 4 home runs in one game on June 3, 1932 New York Yankees captain (1935–1939) New York Yankees #4 retired Major League Baseball All-Century Team Major League Baseball All-Time Team Member of the National Empty Star.svg Empty Star.svg Empty Star.svg Baseball Hall of Fame Empty Star.svg Empty Star.svg Empty Star.svg Induction 1939 Vote Special Election (results unknown) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Gehrig https://facebook/groups/249236351947693/ https://facebook/groups/Iansbaseballdugout/
Posted on: Mon, 03 Nov 2014 01:07:45 +0000