Ken Chase of the Washington Senators on April 29, 1939 ... it was a single. Lou played the final game of his career the following day.
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Lou Gehrig's final Major League game was against the Washington Senators. The game was played on April 30, 1939.
Lou Gehrig hit .340 in his 17 year Hall of Fame career.
Lou Gehrig struck out 790 times during his career.
No, he did not. The highest batting average Lou Gehrig had in one season, with the league minimum of at-bats, was .379 in 1930.
Derek Jeter broke Lou Gehrig's hit record on September 11, 2009, becoming the New York Yankees all-time hit leader.
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