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Amos Otis League
5-10-2139
Lou Gehrig First Base
Retired (1958, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .274 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .778 Status Deceased (1997) Option Years 0  
H 517 Age at Death 74 Date of Birth 12-31-1923
HR 62 Drafted Round 9, Pick 140
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 4 years
(41 games)
RBI 261
SB 20
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L A- Endurance C    Ldrship B-
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B+ Velocity D    Mentor vR C+
Speed C- Bunt C+ Control F    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C  WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF F  (3.8%) Arm C- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF F  (0.5%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
Total 690 1884 266 517 89 7 62 261 214 263 20 27 45 .778 .351 .428 .153 .274
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1958-11-01Lou Gehrig has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1958-04-11The New York Hurricanes have waived Lou Gehrig.
1958-04-01The New York Hurricanes have promoted Kenny "Speedy" Lofton to the major league team. The New York Hurricanes have promoted Mike Schmidt to the major league team. The New York Hurricanes have designated Lou Gehrig for assignment. The New York Hurricanes have designated Omar Vizquel for assignment.
1957-08-23The New York Hurricanes have promoted Lou Gehrig to the major league team. The New York Hurricanes have sent Walter Payton to the minors.
1956-06-10The New York Hurricanes have promoted Bill White to the major league team. The New York Hurricanes have promoted Pete Rose III to the major league team. The New York Hurricanes have sent Nathan Gill to the minors. The New York Hurricanes have designated Lou Gehrig for assignment.
1956-04-26The New York Hurricanes have re-claimed Lou Gehrig from the waiver wire.
1956-04-26The New York Hurricanes have promoted Gil Hodges Jr, to the major league team. The New York Hurricanes have designated Lou Gehrig for assignment.
1954-06-14The New York Hurricanes have acquired Lou Gehrig from the waiver wire.
1954-06-10The Cleveland Indians have promoted Jose Darcy to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have designated Lou Gehrig for assignment.
1954-06-08The Cleveland Indians have acquired Lou Gehrig from the waiver wire.
1954-06-03The New York Yankees have promoted Tino Martinez to the major league team. The New York Yankees have designated Lou Gehrig for assignment.
1951-09-11The New York Yankees have promoted Lou Gehrig to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Johnny Mize to the minors.
1951-06-06The New York Yankees have promoted Don Mattingly to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Lou Gehrig to the minors.
1950-06-27The New York Yankees have promoted Lou Gehrig to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Johnny Mize to the minors.
1950-05-31The New York Yankees have promoted Joe Pepitone to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Johnny Mize to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Tino Martinez to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Lou Gehrig to the minors.
1950-05-20The New York Yankees have promoted GH Ruth to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Lou Gehrig to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Don Mattingly to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Tom Tresh to the minors.
1950-05-06The New York Yankees have promoted Graig Nettles to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Hideki Matsui to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Tino Martinez to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Bobby Richardson to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Lou Gehrig to the minors. The New York Yankees have sent Thurman Munson to the minors.
1950-04-01The New York Yankees have renamed Chad Rowe to Lou Gehrig.