Search Lou Gehrig Lou Gehrig Henry Louis Gehrig Born: June 19, 1903, New York, New York Died: June 2, 1941, Riverdale, New York Bats: left Throws: left Played for: New York Yankees Elected to Hall of Fame by BBWAA (Special Election): 1939 Lou Gehrig teamed with Babe Ruth to form baseball's most devastating hitting tandem ever. The Iron Horse had 13 consecutive seasons with both 100 runs scored ...

Baseball Almanac examines and chronologically lists every recipient of the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award.

Lou Gehrig named 34th-greatest athlete of the century Gehrig legacy one of irony By Larry Schwartz Special to ESPN.com Irony, as we know, is part of life. And death. Is there a better word to use regarding Lou Gehrig Think of his nickname: The Iron Horse. It implies endurance. It recalls an indestructible man, one who never called in sick for almost 14 years -- 2, 130 consecutive games, as if we ...