Jamie K PE Report 6215
Lou Gehrig
Henry Louis was a first baseman, played 17 seasons for the New York Yankees, was elected into the baseball hall of fame, and was the first player to have their number retired.
Although he started his Major League career halfway through the 1923 season with the Yankees,
Lou made his mark in 1926 when he batted .313 with 47 doubles, 20 triples, and 16 home runs.
But, he became famous in 1927 when put batted one of the greatest seasons or any batter in history, hitting .373, with 218 hits: 52 doubles, 18 triples, 47 home runs, a .765 slugging percentage, and 175 runs batted in. Even though he lived in the shadow of his more famous teammate, Babe Ruth, he was one of the highest run producers in baseball history.
…show more content…
They also tied in
1931 at 46 home runs. He earned the nickname Iron Horse because of his strong drive. Gehrig was fourth in the batting line up, after Babe being third and making it important for Lou to get
Babe home. Lou became the first player to hit four home runs in a single game in 1932. He missed the fifth by a leap of the center fielder over the fence. The following year he married
Eleanor Twitchell, 1933. After being pushed by his wife to hire Babe’s agent as his own in 1936, he soon auditioned for the role of Tarzan in a new movie. Although he didn’t get far, he managed to have an embarrassing photo shoot of him in a leopard print loincloth. June 1, 1925 Gehrig entered the game as a pinch hitter, 14 years later he played 2.130 consecutive games. Despite injuries, such as: getting hit in the head by a pitcher, getting hit under the eye and knocked unconscious, and having to be lifted off the field due to sudden back pain, he stayed in the game.
As many people look back on these incidents, the back pain he regularly experienced could have been a large indicator of his pending illness. After the season with the end of the
…show more content…
The prognosis was: rapidly increasing paralysis, and trouble swallowing and speaking, and a life expectancy of under 3 years. On June 21, the Yankee team announced Lou’s retirement, along with the surprise that his number would be retiring with him. The number 4 was no longer in the team and is to this day honored by all of baseball. A trophy given to him by the team had all their signatures engraved in it and a poem. This became one of his most prised possessions and was with him at the time of his passing. On June 2, 1941, at 10:10 p.m., sixteen years to the day after he replaced Wally Pipp at first base and less than two years after his retirement from baseball,
Lou Gehrig died in his home. A monument dedicated to him by the team on center field in
Yankee stadium showing him as "A man, a gentleman and a great ballplayer whose amazing record of 2,130 consecutive games should stand for all time." This memorial piece would soon be joined by Babe Ruth’s 1949. Lou Gehrig made history with his determined attitude toward
After a good amount of pitching from him he suffered an injury. His Pitching was over because the way he pitched screwed up his arm in a way that couldn’t allow him to pitch. Instead of quitting he worked his arm into letting him play centerfield. He was a fast outfielder and a great player to read the ball and be there for it. His effort for not giving up was a huge significance of his career.
Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball when he made his MLB debut on April 15, 1947 for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Jackie was the first african american to play in the major leagues. When the Dodgers signed him he broke the color barrier in baseball, allowing african american baseball players to play outside of the Negro Leagues. The Dodgers, by playing Robinson, ended racial segregation that had relegated black players to the Negro leagues since the 1880s. Jackie served in the military during World War II.
Henry Louis Gehrig mainly known as Lou Gehrig is one of the best baseball players to ever step on the diamond. He played all 17 of his seasons for the New York Yankees, and wore the number 4. As a child Gehrig suffered very repeating occurrences of epileptic seizures. His childhood illness would eventually come back later in his life to play a huge factor of his early retirement.
In 1947, Jackie Robinson was called up to the major leagues by the Dodgers. On April 15, 1947, Robinson made his debut in the major league at Ebbets Field. There was a crowd of 26,623 spectators, and more than 14,000 of those spectators were Black. Robinson had officially broken the color line. He had become the first African American to play in the Major League Baseball in the modern era.
Searles (2)30 year-old minor leaguer was called up from the minor leagues to begin the season and lead the league with a 2.28 earned run average to go along with a 19-7 record and 13 saves. This staff also lead the league in earned run average by nearly a full run and had the top three slots in ERA. Four out of the eight American League players who batted in at least 100 runs were from the Yankees. The team averaged six and a half runs per game and outscored their opponents by nearly 400 runs. (Frommer, 20) The Yankees lead the American League in all offensive categories except stolen bases and doubles. (Marshall, 9) The New York Yankees of 1927 were more than just a team. They were an organized collection of men working for their money.
attack. In honor of him, the whole MLB retired his number 42. Every year on the day of his death everyone wears the number 42. The MLB renamed the rookie of the year award to the
In http://m.mlb.com/player/121314/jackie-robinson it says, “Jackie Robinson became the first black athlete to play Major League Baseball in the 20th century when he took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. Throughout his decade-long career, Robinson distinguished himself as one of the game's most talented and exciting players, recording an impressive .311 career batting average. He was also a vocal civil rights activist. He died in Connecticut in 1972 from heart problems and diabetes complication.An exceptional base runner, Jackie Robinson stole home 19 times in his career, setting a league record.”
After completing school, George Jr. signed with the Baltimore Orioles (then a minor league team) in 1914. George Jr. earned the nickname Babe from his teammates while he was in Baltimore. Later in 1914, Babe Ruth was sold to the Boston Red Sox. While playing with the Red Sox, Babe was a pitcher. Ruth’s pitching record was 94-46 (.671 pct) with a 2.28 ERA. In 1920, Red Sox owner Harry Frazee sold Babe Ruth for $125,000 to finance a production called No, No Nanette. After Ruth was sold the Red Sox went on a eighty-six year drought of winning a World Series finally ending in 2004. In New York, Babe started as the Yankees’ right fielder instead of pitching. In his first season with the Yankees, Babe hit fifty-four total home runs that year which was a record at that point. A year later Ruth broke his record with fifty-four home runs. That same year Ruth hit his first World Series home run. Later on October 6, 1926, Ruth was the first player to hit three home runs in a single World Series
The Yankees faced The Giants in the 1922 World Series. The Yankees lost in five games. In 1923, it was the first time playing at Yankee Stadium. On April 18, 1923 Ruth hit the first ever homerun at Yankee Stadium against the Red Sox. Babe Ruth was the only person to win the American League Most Valuable Player award in his career. In 1923 The Yankees played The Giants again. Babe Ruth hit three homeruns in the six game series.
1955 to 1972. Roberto played in two World Series, batting .310 in 1960 and .414 in
Mantle announced his retirement on March 1, 1969. He gave a "farewell" speech on "Mickey Mantle Day", June 8, 1969, in Yankee Stadium. Mantle’s Wife, Mother, and Mother-in-law were in attendance and received recognition at the ceremony held in honor of
There have only been 15,213 men to play in the MLB, only 29 of those accumulated 3,000 career hits. Peter Edward Rose Sr, better known as just Pete, played Major League Baseball for 23 years. In his 22nd season (1985) he surpassed Ty Cobb as baseball’s all time hit king with 4,256 hits. In 1989, Rose gambled
Clemente used his disappointment to rise to greater heights. In 1961 Clemente led the National League in batting for the first time with his highest batting average to date, .351. He began to hit above .300 normal. Between 1960 and 1972 he batted under .300 only once. In 1964 Clemente won his second batting title with an average of .339. The next season he followed with his third title, hitting .329. The 1966 season was perhaps his finest overall. He batted .317, with 119 RBIs (Runs Batted In) and 29 home runs (HR), and was named the National League's Most Valuable Player (MVP). In 1967 Clemente won his fourth and final batting championship with an average of .357 (“Contemporary Heroes and Heroines”, 1990). That same year, baseball commissioner, Bowie Kugh created the Roberto Clemente Award, given for sportsmanship and activism (“Contemporary Hispanic Biography”, 2002). Clemente had numerous amazing abilities that he used throughout his life.
Ruth's slugging percentages in 1920 and 1921 were .847 and .846. Neither figure has ever been approached. In fact, a slugging percentage higher than .704 has been achieved only 20 times, eight by Ruth. In 1923, hitting .393, he was named the league’s Most Valuable Player, and capped off the year by ushering the Yankees to their first World Series Championship. He also led the American League in home runs from 1919-1924, and again from 1926-1931.
In July 1949, he testified on discrimination before the House Un-American Activities Committee. In 1952, he publicly called out the Yankees as a racist organization for not having broken the color barrier five years after he began playing with the Dodgers.” He was very active in social activism for blacks rights. His biggest focus was impacting others