Strictly Baseball
MLB PostersVintage Posters
MLB Apparel
Baseball Books
Stories & Poems
Softball T-Shirts
Baseball Math
Resources
 Lou Gehrig Items |
Henry Louis ("Lou") Gehrig (June 19, 1903 – June 2, 1941), born Ludwig Heinrich Gehrig, was an American baseball player in the first half of the twentieth century. He set several Major League and American League records and was voted the greatest first baseman of all time by the Baseball Writers' Association. His record for most career grand slam home runs (23) still stands today. A native of New York City, he played for the New York Yankees until his career was cut short by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), now commonly referred to in the United States as Lou Gehrig's Disease.
Gehrig was known as "The Iron Horse" for his durability. Over a 15-season span between 1925 and 1939, he played in 2,130 consecutive games. The streak ended when Gehrig became disabled with the fatal neuromuscular disease that claimed his life two years later. His streak, long believed to be one of baseball's few unbreakable records, stood for 56 years until finally broken by Cal Ripken, Jr., of the Baltimore Orioles on September 6, 1995. Ripken would go on to play in a total of 2,632 consecutive games through September 20, 1998, setting the current record.
Gehrig accumulated 1,995 RBI in seventeen seasons with a lifetime batting average of .340, a lifetime on-base percentage of .447, and a lifetime slugging percentage of .632. A seven-time All-Star (the first All-Star game was not until 1933; he did not play in the 1939 game, retiring a week before it was held — at Yankee Stadium), he won the American League's Most Valuable Player award in 1927 and 1936 and was a Triple Crown winner in 1934, leading the American League in batting average, home runs, and RBI.
His popularity with fans endures to this day, as is evidenced by him being one of the leading vote-getters on the Major League Baseball All-Century Team, chosen in 1999. (Intro to the complete bio at Wikipedia.)
Featured here are Lou Gehrig posters, photos, giant Fathead wall graphics, collectibles and apparel.
Ace's MLB Baseball Store
(Apparel, More Posters, Jerseys, T-Shirts, Caps, Jackets, Women's, for Infants, Books, Collectibles)
Ace's MLB Store - Get Your Lou Gehrig Merchandise Here!
Lou Gehrig Posters & Photos
** All Lou Gehrig Posters & Photos at allposters.com **
Click Here for All Baseball Posters!
More Lou Gehrig Posters/Art Prints at art.com
NY Yankees Life-Size Fathead Wall Graphics
Yankees Logo -Fathead Wall Sticker
40 in. x 36 in.
Buy at AllPosters.com
© 2003-2008 by Ace Toscano. All rights reserved.