Lou Gehrig hit his first major league home run off of Boston Red Sox pitcher Bill Piercy. It was on September 27, 1923 at Fenway Park.
Lou Gehrig's Major League debut was on June 15, 1923 as a pinch hitter.
The New York Yankees were the first Major League team to retire a players number.Lou Gehrig was the first player and the #4 was the first number.
Dan Bankhead was the first African-American pitcher to play in a major league game.
Lou Gehrig led Major League Baseball in home runs three times during his career.49 (1936)49 (1934)46 (1931) co-leader with Babe Ruth
Al Leiter was the first pitcher to defeat all 30 Major League teams.
On July 4, 1939, Lou Gehrig became the first Major League Baseball player to have his number, 4, retired by his team. Since then, over 120 other people have had their numbers retired. The Yankees were the first team to retire a number. Number 4, Lou Gehrig was the first player to have his number retired
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Greg Maddux was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He was the first major league pitcher to win the Cy Young Award four years in a row. He was nicknamed "Mad Dog" and "The Professor".
Greg Maddux was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He was the first major league pitcher to win the Cy Young Award four years in a row. He was nicknamed "Mad Dog" and "The Professor".
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That was the #4 of Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees which was retired upon his retirement from MLB in 1939.
The first Japanese pitcher in MLB history was Masanori Murkami who played from 1964 to 1965 for the San Francisco Giants