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Lou
Gehrig		  
Nickname: The Iron Horse
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 200
 
Born: June 19, 1903 in Usa, NY, NEW YORK
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove Award 1924   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1923 20 NY1 NL $ 300,000   7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 5 5 5 6 6 6
1924 21 NY1 NL $ 300,000   8 8 8 10 10 10 9 9 9 6 6 6 6 6 6
1925 22 NY1 NL $ 300,000   8 8 8 10 10 10 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7
1926 23 NY1 NL $ 300,000   9 9 9 10 10 10 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7
1927 24 NY1 NL $ 4,978,571   9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 8
1928 25 NY1 NL $ 5,900,000   9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 8
1929 26 NY1 NL $ 5,900,000   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 5 5 5 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,900,000   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 8
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1923 20 NY1 NL 95 364 74 116 25 1 18 74 1 0 37 45 .319 .377 .541 .918 69.6 12.9
    AAA   57 237 45 77 13 2 21 53 3 5 32 34 .325 .405 .662 1.068 56.6  
1924 21 NY1 NL 144 521 113 179 38 9 24 100 3 0 54 56 .344 .410 .589 .999 110.2 21.3
1925 22 NY1 NL 148 557 120 181 49 14 29 118 3 1 70 33 .325 .407 .619 1.026 122.2 23.4
1926 23 NY1 NL 146 533 101 155 46 8 22 109 2 0 84 38 .291 .384 .531 .915 105.2 21.5
1927 24 NY1 NL 150 562 112 145 32 10 21 92 5 0 99 45 .258 .368 .463 .831 95.4 18.1
1928 25 NY1 NL 151 542 101 150 23 11 21 89 3 0 100 37 .277 .387 .476 .863 101.2 23.5
1929 26 NY1 NL 146 528 108 164 45 11 24 112 4 1 98 34 .311 .418 .574 .992 118.6 27.6
7 Years Sim 980 3607 729 1090 258 64 159 694 21 2 542 288 .302 .393 .541 .935 722.4 148.4
1 Years AAA 57 237 45 77 13 2 21 53 3 5 32 34 .325 .407 .662 1.069 56.6  
162 Game Average 596 120 180 42 10 26 114 3 0 89 47 .302 .393 .541 .935 119.4  
Career Highs 151 562 120 181 49 14 29 118 5 1 100 56 .344 .418 .619 1.026 122.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   2544 540 797 190 52 132 524 16 2 365 197 .313 .399 .585 .983 551.1
vs LH   1063 189 293 68 12 27 170 5 0 177 91 .276 .381 .438 .819 180.5
Home 493 1773 365 557 136 28 81 332 9 1 258 132 .314 .403 .560 .963 372.0
Away 487 1834 364 533 122 36 78 362 12 1 284 156 .291 .384 .524 .908 359.6
RISP   1031 0 325 84 24 42 505 0 0 209 91 .315 .421 .565 .987 236.7
Pinch Hitting   43 9 11 1 0 1 5 0 0 9 3 .256 .377 .349 .726 6.6
Close/Late   365 81 100 29 4 14 64 0 0 86 33 .274 .412 .490 .903 75.5
Mar/Apr 101 368 73 116 29 8 17 69 0 0 57 31 .315 .410 .576 .986 79.9
May 161 610 117 189 52 13 18 111 5 0 97 43 .310 .405 .526 .931 123.3
June 168 614 136 189 36 10 35 118 6 1 86 48 .308 .393 .570 .963 129.9
July 192 730 146 228 59 16 29 157 6 0 99 59 .312 .393 .556 .949 149.4
August 187 697 125 192 39 8 32 121 2 1 102 57 .275 .366 .492 .858 125.2
Sep/Oct 171 588 132 176 43 9 28 118 2 0 101 50 .299 .403 .546 .949 123.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1923 20 NY1 NL 1B 92 88 780.0 1055 76 8 101 .993 13.05   1.7
1924 21 NY1 NL 1B 141 129 1181.7 1689 134 13 142 .993 13.88   2.4
1925 22 NY1 NL 1B 148 141 1255.3 1727 158 22 150 .988 13.51   1.6
1926 23 NY1 NL 1B 146 140 1260.3 1753 140 14 138 .993 13.52   2.6
1927 24 NY1 NL 1B 149 144 1296.7 1744 136 13 184 .993 13.05   1.7
1928 25 NY1 NL 1B 149 142 1256.0 1568 142 19 125 .989 12.25   1.6
1929 26 NY1 NL 1B 145 142 1269.7 1552 127 16 137 .991 11.90   2.0
Career Totals   970 926 8299.6 11088 913 105 977 .991 13.01   13.6
Career Highs   149 144 1296.7 1753 158 22 184 .993 13.88    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1923 20 NY1 NL 7 27 6 7 3 0 1 4 0 0 2 5 .259 .310 .481 .792
1924 21 NY1 NL 6 22 4 8 1 0 3 4 0 0 3 2 .364 .440 .818 1.258
1929 26 NY1 NL 7 26 3 7 2 1 0 4 0 0 2 1 .269 .321 .423 .745
Career Post-Season Batting 20 75 13 22 6 1 4 12 0 0 7 8 .293 .354 .560 .914
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1924-5-.344
1925-6-.325
 On-Base Pct
1924-6-.410
1925-3-.407
1926-10-.384
1928-5-.387
1929-3-.418
CAR-7-.393
 Slugging Pct
1924-2-.589
1925-1-.619
1926-1-.531
1927-10-.463
1928-6-.476
1929-1-.574
CAR-2-.541
 OPS
1924-3-.999
1925-1-1.026
1926-2-.915
1927-8-.831
1928-4-.863
1929-1-.992
CAR-2-.935
 XR
1924-4-110.2
1925-3-122.2
1926-3-105.2
1927-3-95.4
1928-2-101.2
1929-1-118.6
 Games
1925-7-148
1927-6-150
1928-3-151
At-Bats
1925-10-557
1927-9-562
 Runs
1924-4-113
1925-3-120
1926-4-101
1927-2-112
1928-3-101
1929-2-108
 Hits
1924-7-179
1925-4-181
 Total Bases
1924-4-307
1925-1-345
1926-3-283
1927-7-260
1928-6-258
1929-2-303
 Doubles
1924-4-38
1925-1-49
1926-2-46
1927-9-32
1929-2-45
 Triples
1925-8-14
Homeruns
1923-8-18
1924-4-24
1925-4-29
1926-3-22
1927-5-21
1928-2-21
1929-5-24
CAR-6-159
 RBIs
1924-5-100
1925-4-118
1926-1-109
1928-6-89
1929-2-112
 Walks
1925-7-70
1926-4-84
1927-2-99
1928-1-100
1929-2-98
 Strikeouts
1924-4-56
1927-9-45
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 17    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 28)
   Gray Ink Test: 124    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 183)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 36    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 56)
 
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  1. Bill Kelly (909)
  2. Jim Bottomley (862)
  3. George Grantham (854)
  4. Jimmy Hudgens (838)
  5. Bob Meusel (833)
  6. George Carr (832)
  7. Harry Davis (830)
  8. John Beckwith (829)
  9. Buck Freeman (825)
  10. Rap Dixon (811)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by New York (N) in 1923
Had first career hit on 6/17/1923, off Roy Johnson (CIN)
Hit first career homerun on 6/20/1923, off John Donaldson (CIN)
Drove in 6 runs against Boston (N) on 7/12/1923
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against St. Louis (N) on 10/6/1923
Won Player of the Week award on 4/22/1924, hitting .522 with 3 HR, 6 RBI
Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis (N) on 4/24/1924
Won Player of the Week award on 4/29/1924, hitting .444 with 2 HR, 11 RBI
Hit for the cycle against Chicago (N) on 7/15/1924
Drove in 6 runs against Chicago (N) on 7/15/1924
Won Player of the Week award on 9/16/1924, hitting .471 with 3 HR, 9 RBI
Had 21-game hitting streak snapped on 9/19/1924
Won Gold Glove Award at First Base in 1924
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Brooklyn on 6/13/1925
Won Player of the Week award on 6/15/1925, hitting .560 with 2 HR, 9 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 8/3/1925, hitting .522 with 3 HR, 12 RBI
Hit for the cycle against St. Louis (N) on 10/3/1925
Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against St. Louis (N) on 10/3/1925
Won Player of the Week award on 9/27/1926, hitting .391 with 4 HR, 12 RBI
2/12/1927: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,978,571 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 6/14/1927, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 6 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 7/12/1927, hitting .423 with 1 HR, 6 RBI
2/12/1928: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,978,571 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 7/10/1928, hitting .522 with 2 HR, 13 RBI
7/30/1928: Signed a contract extension with New York (N), $6,290,000 per year, for 4 years
 
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