From 1923 to 1939, Gehrig played 2,164 games for the New York Yankees.
Lou Gehrig had 2,721 hits as a New York Yankee.
Lou Gehrig played his entire career for the New York Yankees. He played from 1923 to 1939.
Joe DiMaggio and Lou Gehrig were teammates for four seasons (1936-1939). Lou Gehrig only played in 8 games in 1939.
Jeter got his 2,721st career hit in 2,119 games, tying Lou Gehrig for first place on the all-time New York Yankees list. Gehrig compiled his hit total in 2,164 games.
Since Lou Gehrig's retirement in the summer of 1939, the Yankees won 20 World Series championships. This includes their 1939 championship season.
The New York Yankees played 81 home games in 2009.
The 2002 New York Yankees won 103 games, and lost 58.
The 2008 New York Yankees won 89 games, and lost 73.
Lou Gehrig played in 2,164 games during his Major League Baseball career, all of which were with the New York Yankees. He held the record for consecutive games played at 2,130 until it was surpassed by Cal Ripken Jr. in 1995. Gehrig's durability and consistency on the field earned him the nickname "The Iron Horse."
Lou Gehrig played in 7 World Series with the Yankees and the Yankees won 6 (1927, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1937, 1938). The one World Series Gehrig lost with the Yankees was in 1926.
The 1957 Yankees won 98 games and lost 56 games.
In 6 years from 2005 - 2010 the New York Yankees won 573 games.