Lou Gehrig was a pro baseball player who played First baseman. Gehrig was born on June 19, 1903, in Yorkville, Manhattan, New York City. Gehrig died on June 2, 1941, in Riverdale, Bronx, New York City. This page will take a closer look at Lou Gehrig’s net worth.
Image Credit: Pacific & Atlantic Photos, IncGehrig batted Left and threw Left. Gehrig debuted in the MLB on June 15, 1923 for the New York Yankees. In all, Gehrig played for the New York Yankees. Gehrig’s career ended with the New York Yankees in 1939.
Some of Gehrig’s most prominent statistics in the MLB included a Batting average stat of .340, a Hit stat of 2,721, and a Home runs stat of 493. Some of the highlights of Lou Gehrig’s career included: 7× Major League Baseball All-Star Game, 6× World Series champion, 2× AL MVP, Major League Baseball Triple Crown, List of Major League Baseball batting champions, 3× List of Major League Baseball annual home run leaders, 5× List of Major League Baseball annual runs batted in leaders, Hit Batters with 4 home runs in one game on June 3, 1932, List of New York Yankees team captains, Jersey number retired, and Major League Baseball All-Century Team, Major League Baseball All-Time Team.
Lou Gehrig was inducted into the National Hall of Fame during the Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 1939 induction period with a vote of Special Election (results unknown).
Baseball player salaries can range widely. In professional baseball, the average player earns about $3 million per year. Top MLB players can make $25 million or more per year, and less successful players bring in $1 million or less. In the minor leagues, most contracts pay less than $10,000 a year.
So what was baseball player Lou Gehrig’s net worth at the time of death? Our estimate for Lou Gehrig’s net worth at death is: $9 million
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