Henry Louis Gehrig, born Heinrich Ludwig Gehrig, was an American professional baseball first baseman who lived from 1903 to 1941 and played 17 seasons for the New York Yankees, earning the nickname the Iron Horse for his durability. He was a seven time All-Star, a Triple Crown winner once, a two time American League Most Valuable Player and a member of six World Series champion teams, finishing his career with a .340 batting average, 493 home runs and 1,995 runs batted in. He set the major league record of 2,130 consecutive games played, a mark that stood for 56 years until Cal Ripken Jr. surpassed it in 1995, and in 1939 became the first Major League Baseball player to have his uniform number retired when the Yankees retired his number 4.
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Career HighlightGehrig set the MLB record of 2,130 consecutive games played, a mark that stood for 56 years until Cal Ripken Jr. surpassed it in 1995. 1 Classification
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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.
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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 considered unbreakable until Cal Ripken Jr. surpassed it in 1995.
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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.
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