Pictures Of 3 Great Yankees
Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Joe DiMaggio.
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George Herman "Babe" Ruth
The Babe connected for 714 home runs, a record that stood until Henry Aaron broke it in April 1974. Ruth's prodigious home runs and gregarious personality helped save baseball after the infamous Black Sox scandal of 1919. |
Home Run King
On September 30th, 1927 Babe Ruth breaks his own Major-League record with his 60th home run on the season's final day. |
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Ruth & Gehrig
Lou Gehrig teamed with Babe Ruth to form baseball's most devastating hitting tandem ever. "The Iron Horse" had 13 consecutive seasons with both 100 runs scored and 100 RBI, setting an American League mark with 184 RBI in 1931; hit a record 23 grand slams; and won the 1934 Triple Crown. His .361 batting average in seven World Series led the Yankees to six titles in 13 years. |
Henry Louis Gehrig
Started and Played a record 2130 consecutive games
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Iron Horse Farewell Speech
Lou Gehrig died of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis at the age of 37 on June 2nd 1941 |
Joe DiMaggio
In 1941, DiMaggio hit safely in fifty-six consecutive games, a record still standing. DiMaggio said several times that he believed someone would break the record. He received the MVP in '41.
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Joltin' Joe
"The Yankee Clipper" used an unusually wide stance in winning two batting championships and three MVP awards. In 13 seasons he amassed 361 homers, averaged 118 RBI annually and compiled a .325 lifetime batting mark. At Baseball's 1969 Centennial Celebration, he was named the game's greatest living player. |
