Lou Gehrig - Wikipedia Gehrig was renowned for his prowess as a hitter and for his durability, which earned him the nickname " the Iron Horse ", and he is regarded as one of the greatest baseball players of all time
Lou Gehrig | Biography, Statistics, Disease, Facts | Britannica Lou Gehrig (born June 19, 1903, New York, New York, U S —died June 2, 1941, New York City) was one of the most durable players in American professional baseball and one of its great hitters
Lou Gehrig - Disease, Stats Quotes - Biography Hall of Fame first baseman Lou Gehrig played for the New York Yankees in the 1920s and 1930s, setting the mark for consecutive games played He died of ALS in 1941
Amazing Lou Gehrig facts and figures - MLB. com Monday marks the fifth annual Lou Gehrig Day as Major League Baseball celebrates the legacy of the great Yankees slugger and aims to raise awareness and funds to fight amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) -- the disease that ended Gehrig’s life all too soon
The Life of Lou Gehrig - HISTORY Born Henry Louis Gehrig in New York City on June 19, 1903, the future sports icon was the son of German immigrants His father and mother each arrived in America as young adults then met and
Lou Gehrig - Society for American Baseball Research Henry Louis Gehrig was born on June 19, 1903 to Heinrich and Christina Gehrig, two first-generation German immigrants who lived in the Yorkville section of Manhattan
Lou Gehrig - Baseball Hall of Fame Gehrig scored more than 100 runs and recorded at least 100 RBI for 13 straight seasons in a career that featured just 14 seasons as a regular player He led the American League in runs four times, home runs three times, RBI five times, on-base percentage five times and batting average once