Lou Gehrig had 2,721 hits as a New York Yankee.
From 1923 to 1939, Gehrig played 2,164 games for the New York Yankees.
Lou Gehrig played his entire career for the New York Yankees. He played from 1923 to 1939.
On September 11, 2009, Derek Jeter passed Lou Gehrig for the Yankees all-time hit record with number 2,722.
Since Lou Gehrig's retirement in the summer of 1939, the Yankees won 20 World Series championships. This includes their 1939 championship season.
The 2009 New York Yankees had 1,604 hits in 5,660 at bats for a .283 team batting average.
Joe DiMaggio and Lou Gehrig were teammates for four seasons (1936-1939). Lou Gehrig only played in 8 games in 1939.
"The Iron Horse" hit 493 home runs during his career with the New York Yankees.
The 2002 Yankees had 1540 hits. They ranked 3rd in the American League. Alfonso Soriano led the team with 209 hits.
Babe Ruth had 2,518 hits with the Yankees from 1920-1934. That ranks 3rd on the Yankees all time hit list.
Lou Gehrig had 1,269 hits in Yankee Stadium.
From 1925 through 1932, Lou Gehrig had a total of 1,541 hits.
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.