Reflecting on the Legacy of Lou Gehrig

Lou Gehrig, while dying, had 301 total bases in 1938. For modern context, having one of the finest seasons in history in 2022, Aaron Judge had 391. Essentially, a dying Lou Gehrig is over 75% the hitter Aaron Judge was in one of the greatest seasons anyone ever had. He batted .295 with an OPS of .953 and OPS+ of 132. 29 homers, 115 runs and 114 rbi. Absolutely beyond belief greatness. Given the context, I believe it is the greatest athletic accomplishment in history.

Less teams back then , less bad teams,to face, so it evens out, 😆

Crazy how Mad Dog was there at the Yankee Stadium that day. And two years later he shipped off to the Pacific to fight the Japanese. And he's still around, teaching us about baseball and basketball, what a true American hero.

Lou as the best 1B of all time is a Mad Dog take I can actually get behind.

Love Lou, but anyone pre-1947 can't be considered the greatest at anything.

This man Lou Gehrig is the greatest first baseman in the history of baseball.