"I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth."

 

STATS
YEAR
 G AB H 2B 3B HR TB R RBI BB AVG
1923
 13 26 11 4 1 1 20 6 9 2 .423
1924
 10 12 6 1 0 0 7 2 5 1 .500
1925
 126 437 129 23 10 20 232 73 68 46 .295
1926
 155 572 179 47 20 16

314

 135 112 105 .313
1927
 155 584 218 52 18 47 447 149 175 109 .373
1928
 154 562 210 47 13 27 364 139 142 95 .374
1929
 154 553 166 32 10 35 323 127 126 122 .300
1930
 154 581 220 42 17 41 419 143 174 101 .379
1931
 155 619 211 31 15 46 410 163 184 117 .341
1932
 156 596 208 42 9 34 370 138 151 108 .349
1933
 152 593 198 41 12 32 359 138 139 92 .334
1934
 154 579 210 40 6 49 409 128 165 109 .363
1935
 149 535 176 26 10 30 312 125 119 132 .329
1936
 155 579 205 37 7 49 403 167 152 130 .354
1937
 157 569 200 37 9 37 366 138 159 127 .351
1938
 157 576 170 32 6 29 301 115 114 107 .295
1939
 8 28 4 0 0 0 4 2 1 5 .143
TOTAL 2164 8001 2721 534 163 493 5060 1888 1995 1508 .340

STORY
Henry Louis "Lou" Gehrig (June 19, 1903 – June 2, 1941), born Ludwig Heinrich Gehrig,[1] was an American baseball player in the 1920s and 1930s, chiefly remembered for his prowess as a hitter and the longevity of his consecutive games played record, which stood for more than a half-century, and the pathos of his tearful farewell from baseball at age 36, when he was stricken with a fatal disease. Popularly called "The Iron Horse" for his durability, Gehrig set several Major League records. His record for most career grand slams (23) still stands as of 2008. Gehrig was voted the greatest first baseman of all time by the Baseball Writers' Association. Gehrig was the leading vote-getter on the Major League Baseball All-Century Team, chosen by fans in 1999.