Henry Louis Gehrig ( born Henry Louis Gehrig ; June 19, 1903 , New York - June 2, 1941 , New York ), nicknamed for stamina "Iron Horse" - defender of the first base of Major League Baseball . Throughout his 17-year career (1923-1939), he played for the New York Yankees . Gerig set several league records. He also spent the largest (23) number of “ Grand Slam ” hits [1] .
| Lou Gehrig | |
|---|---|
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| First base player | |
| Born: June 19, 1903 New York | |
| Died: June 2, 1941 (37 years old) New York | |
| Beat: left | Threw: Left |
| Professional debut | |
| June 15, 1923 for the New York Yankees | |
| Last game | |
| April 30, 1939 for the New York Yankees | |
| Selected Statistics | |
| The percentage of broken | 34.0 |
| Home Run | 493 |
| Hits | 2721 |
| Awards and Achievements | |
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| Member of the National | |
 baseball hall of fame | |
| Included | 1939 |
| Voting | special election |
Gerig was remembered for his striker skill, record-breaking (2130) matches played for his team in a row, and tragic retirement at the age of 36 when he contracted amyotrophic lateral sclerosis , which is widely known in the USA and Canada as “Lou Gehrig’s disease”.
The name Gerig was included in the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939 . In 1969, he was recognized by the Association of Baseball Journalists of the USA as the greatest defender of the first base of all time, and in 1999, following a fan vote, he was elected to the “ Major League Baseball All-Century Team ” of the Century of the Century . In 1927 and 1936, Lou Gehrig was awarded the Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award by the American League , and he was also the winner of the Triple Crown in 1934. According to his biography, the feature film "Pride of the Yankees" , included in the list of 100 most inspiring American films in 100 years according to AFI, was shot .
Hall of Fame
On December 7, 1939, during the winter meeting of the Baseball Writers' Association of America , Lou Gehrig was included in the Baseball Hall of Fame as a special choice related to his illness [2] . At the age of 36, he became the second youngest player to receive such an honor (after Sandy Koufax ) [3] . However, no official inclusion ceremony was held. On July 28, 2013, during the annual baseball Hall of Fame ceremony held July 26–29 in Cooperstown , NY , a special ceremony was held to commemorate him and the eleven other deceased players, including Roger Hornsby. [4]
Lou Gehrig in Film and Television
In 1938, Lou Gehrig played himself in the 20th Century Fox Rawhide film. In 2006, a study by the American Academy of Neurology was published in which scientists analyzed this film, as well as photos of Gehrig, taken between 1937 and 1939, trying to find the moment when Gehrig began to show symptoms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Scientists came to the conclusion that photographs of atrophy of the muscles of the hands could be fixed in 1939, however, there were no noticeable anomalies at the time of filming Rawhide in January 1938.
In 1942, based on the life of Lou Gehrig, the film " Pride of the Yankees " was shot, in which the role of a baseball player was played by Gary Cooper , and his wife Eleanor - Teresa Wright . The film received 11 nominations for the Oscar , becoming the winner in the category for best editing . The Yankees also starred in the film - Babe Ruth , Bob Musel , Mark Koenig and Bill Dickey , as well as sports commentator Bill Stern .
In 1978, a film was released based on the autobiographical book “My Luke and I” by Eleanor Gerig and Joseph Durso, A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig, in which Blythe Danner and Edward Herrmann played the roles of Elionora and Lou Gehrig.
Records and Achievements
Sixty years after leaving baseball, in 1999, when selecting the “Team of the Century Major League Baseball”, Gerig received the largest number of votes in the fans' vote [5] .
In 1999, Sporting News put Gerig on the sixth line in the list of 100 greatest baseball players [6] .
Records
| Achievement | Record | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Number of consecutive seasons with an RBI of 120 or more | 8 (1927-1934) | [7] |
| Number of runs batted in (RBI) made by a first base player | 1995 | [7] |
| Number of points scored by a first base player | 1888 | [7] |
| Highest first base hit rate among first base players | 44.7 | [7] |
| Number of runs among first base players | 1508 | [7] |
| The highest percentage of strong shots among first-base players | 63,2 | [7] |
| The largest number of extra-base hits among first base players | 1190 | [7] |
| Season Records | ||
| The largest number of RBIs among first-base players | 184 (1931) | [7] |
| The most points scored among first base players | 167 (1936) | [7] |
| The largest percentage of strong shots among first-base players | 76.5 (1927) | [7] |
| Extra-base hits among first base players | 117 (1927) | [7] |
| Number of occupied bases among first base players | 447 (1927) | [7] |
| Highscores in one game | ||
| The number of home runs [8] | four | [7] |
Notes
- ↑ This Great Game is Baseball . Date of treatment September 13, 2011. Archived on August 28, 2012.
- ↑ Robinson, Iron Horse: Lou Gehrig in His Time , p. 266.
- ↑ Henry Louis Gehrig . National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. . National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc .. Date accessed April 18, 2008. Archived April 3, 2008.
- ↑ National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: “2013 Hall of Fame Induction Weekend July 26-29,” Induction Ceremony , Lou Gehrig tribute [1] Archived June 21, 2013 at Wayback Machine Retrieved June 24, 2013
- ↑ All-Century Team final voting . ESPN (October 23, 2007). Date of treatment January 8, 2009.
- ↑ 100 Greatest Baseball Players by The Sporting News: A Legendary List by Baseball Almanac . Baseball-almanac.com. Date of treatment March 25, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Achievements . lougehrig.com . Date of appeal April 16, 2008.
- ↑ Shares with 15 more players
Links
- Burt Randolph Sugar. 100 great athletes. - Veche, 2003 .-- ISBN 5945383465 .
- Saga No. 2: The happiest man in the world, Lou Gehrig . Tribuna.sports.ru. Date of treatment September 13, 2011. Archived May 16, 2012.
- Statistics . MLB.com Date of treatment September 13, 2011. Archived May 16, 2012. (eng.)