Henry Louis Gehrig (born Heinrich Ludwig Gehrig /ɡɛərɪɡ/; June 19, 1903 – June 2, 1941) was an American professional baseball first baseman who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees (1923–1939). Gehrig was renowned for his prowess as a hitter and for his durability, which earned him his nickname "the Iron Horse". He is widely regarded as one of the greatest baseball players of all time. He was an All-Star seven consecutive times, a Triple Crown winner once, an American League (AL) Most Valuable Player twice, and a member of six World Series champion teams. He had a career .340 batting average, .632 slugging average, and a .447 on base average. He hit 493 home runs and had 1,995 runs batted in (RBI). He still has the highest ratio of runs scored plus runs batted in per 100 plate appearances (35.08) and per 100 games (156.7) among Hall of Fame players. In 1939, he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame and was the first MLB player to have his uniform number (4) retired by a team. More about Lou Gehrig
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A native of New York City and a student at Columbia University, Gehrig signed with the Yankees on April 29, 1923. He set several major-league records during his career, including the most career grand slams (23; since broken by Alex Rodriguez) and most consecutive games played (2,130), a record that stood for 56 years and was long considered unbreakable until it was surpassed by Cal Ripken Jr. in 1995. Gehrig's consecutive game streak ended on May 2, 1939, when he voluntarily took himself out of the lineup, stunning both players and fans, after his performance on the field became hampered by an undiagnosed ailment subsequently confirmed to be amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which is an incurable neuromuscular illness, now commonly referred to as "Lou Gehrig's disease".The most expensive item with a signature of Lou Gehrig (BABE RUTH & LOU GEHRIG SIGNED PENNY POSTCARDS * FRAMED AND MATTED * AMAZING) was sold in December 2022 for £10724.10 while the cheapest item (Babe Dahlgren 1937-40 Yankees Signed Lou Gehrig Gateway Silk FDC Cachet d. 1996) found a new owner for £3.07 in September 2023. The month with the most items sold (2) was May 2017 with an average selling price of £424.44 for an autographed item of Lou Gehrig. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2020 with £8544.68 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £3.07 was September 2023. In average, an autographed item from Lou Gehrig is worth £223.12.
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Item Title | Price | Store | |
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1935 $1 Silver Cert BABE RUTH Lou Gehrig SIGNED FACSIMILIE Not Authentic PSA | £59.37 | ||
1973 FRED LIEB Baseball HOF Signed Letter RE: GEORGE SISLER versus LOU GEHRIG | £158.69 | ||
Babe Dahlgren 1937-40 Yankees Signed Lou Gehrig Gateway Silk FDC Cachet d. 1996 | £3.07 | ||
Babe Dahlgren Autograph on Lou Gehrig Colorano Cachet FDC 1989 Cooperstown NY | £4.27 | ||
Babe Dahlgren signed 3x5 - replaced Lou Gehrig - Yankees died | £14.43 | ||
BABE RUTH & LOU GEHRIG SIGNED PENNY POSTCARDS * FRAMED AND MATTED * AMAZING | £10724.10 | ||
LOU GEHRIG AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED ALBUM PAGE CUT AUTO JSA LOA ENHANCED 9.5 HOF READ! | £1729.82 | ||
Lou Gehrig HOF Signed Cut 2017 Historic Lineups AUTO 2 of 2 PSA/DNA 9 AUTO | £3402.57 | ||
Lou Gehrig Signed Black & White Photo Inscribed Best Wishes Genuine PSA | £796.72 | ||
Wally Pipp Signed Cut Real Photo Postcard RPPC Lou Gehrig Starts PSA/DNA D.1965 | £945.68 |