Lou Gehrig underrated?

[zsk]

I’m trying to determine which Lou to chase and it made me wonder why there isn’t much talk of him on the board or in BST. Growing up, I always thought he was one of the faces of “old time baseball”. Wondering if anyone else thought the same and why.

Of course since I’m on the prowl for a Lou let’s hear your favorites!

[jakebeckleyoldeagleeye]

My Favorite is the 1934 Goudey #61. Also McFarlane did a great job on those figures of him some years ago.

[todeen]

I believe the answer, as determined by others, is lack of stock. He just didn't appear on very much compared to Ruth, Cobb, and others.



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[Snapolit1]

Gehrig is one of the 10 best baseball players of all time. No argument. And many board members, myself included, collect his cards and other stuff. Gehrig wasn't a big larger than life bombastic blowhard like, well, Ruth. He was Larry Bird, not Mr. Jordan. Pete Sampras to John McEnroe. For those of us who love Gehrig it was his quiet class and low key demeanor in the face of horrible tragedy that catapults him to the front of the line of baseball iconography. But to some collectors nearly a century later that might not translate into the same rarefied air as, say Eddie Plank. I joke .....
There are many Gehrig collectors on the board.

If you can ever afford it, get a Gehrig DeLong. Now that's card. . . .

[Exhibitman]

I like one that shows the man's personality



And as long as we are talking Lou Gehrig:

[sforaker]

Here is Conlon’s original type 1 photo used for great exhibit card that Adam posted.

[sforaker]

...and here is the Delong.

[Jobu]

Wow - what a photo!

Originally Posted by sforaker

Here is Conlon’s original type 1 photo used for great exhibit card that Adam posted.

[todeen]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

And as long as we are talking Lou Gehrig:

I always enjoy seeing your boxing items. Great collection piece.

[One 'ol Cat]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

I like one that shows the man's personality



And as long as we are talking Lou Gehrig:

'Larrupin' Lou Gehrig. I don't even think that it is a word. I have never heard the word "Larrupin" in any other context. Sort of like "unmitigated gall".

[ullmandds]

I picked up this binder beauty recently to go with my 2 34 goudeys.

[Cooper1927]

My first born is named Henry for his first name and Louis for his middle name. I was able to pick this up when it was a lot cheaper about 7 years ago. It pairs nicely with the 33 Gehrig my wife got me.

Gehrig to me was a tragic hero. He had all the gifts, but was humble throughout and unfortunately flared out way too early in life. Some people are too good for the world and have to leave a bit earlier than others. We could learn a lot from him today - humble, work ethic, positive demeanor, was not cowed by the spotlight of another.




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[bcbgcbrcb]

Many of the same things could be said about another 1930's all-time great first sacker, Jimmie Foxx. Hank Greenberg was up there in that same vicinity as well. Quite an era for first basemen in American League history.

[Seven]

Gehrig Suffers from a few things. One being overshadowed by the Babe, Two not having many issues and three, tragically coming down with ALS and having his career derailed. It's consensus that he's the greatest 1st baseman ever. The ALS started affecting him around 1935, when he was still a relatively young 35 years old. Had this not been the case, his counting numbers would have been more impressive. 600 Home Runs and 3000 Hits most likely.

His cards are great, I eventually want to own a few of his issues, they're just unfortunately very pricey. Hopefully one day.

[jgannon]

Delete

[Jay Wolt]

When I was a kid, this card came out & it stated he was the greatest 1st baseman
Almost 50 years later, I still believe it

[todeen]

Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb

Many of the same things could be said about another 1930's all-time great first sacker, Jimmie Foxx. Hank Greenberg was up there in that same vicinity as well. Quite an era for first basemen in American League history.

If I had the money to collect these three I would. 1930s were a great time!

[Snapolit1]

There a good handful of photos with Gehrig bouncing some baby or little kid on his lap. Always strike me as so sad, as one more thing Lou and his wife didn't get to experience. He always has a huge grin on in the photos I've seen of him with kids.

[brianp-beme]

Plenty of great Lou Gehrig cards, but this one in my opinion is not one of them...for some reason Lou's goofy grin in this image has contorted his face into a grotesque mask, and the card kinda scares the bejeebers out of me.

Brian (not my W590 card, thankfully)

[Snapolit1]

Ha. I love this card but agree something is off. His ears are too pointy. A littler weird. I have what I think is the original photo used for this card. Will post it.

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

Plenty of great Lou Gehrig cards, but this one in my opinion is not one of them...for some reason Lou's goofy grin in this image has contorted his face into a grotesque mask, and the card kinda scares the bejeebers out of me.

Brian (not my W590 card, thankfully)

[68Hawk]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

Plenty of great Lou Gehrig cards, but this one in my opinion is not one of them...for some reason Lou's goofy grin in this image has contorted his face into a grotesque mask, and the card kinda scares the bejeebers out of me.

Brian (not my W590 card, thankfully)

Wow, that's a first for mine.
Posting a card and belittling it in a tribute thread.

It's actually my favourite, and I own one.

[ezez420]

Mine


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[Jcosta19]

I personally like the 34 Goudey yellow the best but still need one myself.

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[Exhibitman]

Here are two fun ones:



1964 Penafiel. A Mexican soda set. Really rare and usually found thrashed from album removal.



Coney Island Arcade. Made for the arcade in the 1950s-early 1970s for use in old card machines, probably Mutoscopes based on the size. I've only seen two of them, this one and a blue tint version on page 43 of the book Cowboy Hero Arcade Cards.

[robw1959]

During one of those mid-twenties seasons, Gehrig produced 302 runs in 155 games, using the formula of total runs + rbi - home runs. That's nearly two runs per game! Nobody else has even come close to that production over the course of a single season - not even Ruth.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Define Close.

Hack Wilson - 1930: 281
Hank Greenberg -1937: 281

Best two seasons besides Gehrig I could think of, both roughly 7% lower.

[todeen]

Originally Posted by Jcosta19

I've told you before, but I like how that Wheaties looks in that frame. It makes it look extra special. I need to pick up that fielding pose to go along with the batting pose.

A member on this site has a Wheaties single serving of Gehrig. That was a cool card. It is post #16 in the thread below:
https://www.net54baseball.com/showth...light=wheaties

[wazir of wham]

This is from the 1955 Standard School of Broadcast book of Famous Americans.

[BeanTown]

How can you not love Gehrig in any color.

[t206fanatic]

I agree that Lou is underrated as far as prewar stars go. I have three of his cards, the '34 #37 being one of my favorite cards all time.

[todeen]

After considering people talk about the '34 Goudey cards, I think I like #61 more than #37.

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[Chesbro41]

Favorite player, favorite team.

[todeen]

Originally Posted by Chesbro41

Favorite player, favorite team.

I like that Rogers Peet!

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[WA_HOF_rookie]

Gehrig is actually the whole reason I got back into cards. When Covid hit, I was in the middle of my 356th game of MLB the Show 2020 and Gehrig was my star 1st baseman.

I went to eBay to see if there were even Gehrig cards available. I saw how expensive they were and bought three Mattingly rookies instead.

Not one to give up though, I sold three watches and bought this Gehrig card. I probably (most definitely) overpaid for it not knowing what I was buying, but I smile EVERY time I look at this card, so in the end it was worth every penny.

Fantastic player, but a more remarkable man.


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[todeen]

Originally Posted by WA_HOF_rookie

Gehrig is actually the whole reason I got back into cards. When Covid hit, I was in the middle of my 356th game of MLB the Show 2020 and Gehrig was my star 1st baseman.

I went to eBay to see if there were even Gehrig cards available. I saw how expensive they were and bought three Mattingly rookies instead.

Not one to give up though, I sold three watches and bought this Gehrig card. I probably (most definitely) overpaid for it not knowing what I was buying, but I smile EVERY time I look at this card, so in the end it was worth every penny.

Fantastic player, but a more remarkable man.


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Whatever makes you happy! I see the Tris Speaker behind Gehrig. I prefer Speaker over Lou. That is a card on my want list.

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[WA_HOF_rookie]

Originally Posted by todeen

Whatever makes you happy! I see the Tris Speaker behind Gehrig. I prefer Speaker over Lou. That is a card on my want list.

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Wow, great eyes! Yep, I bought a few low grade T201 cards to get my other favorite players. The display on my desk is T201 Speaker, Lajoie and the Gehrig.

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[glchen]

I recently saw this listing on ebay which was sold (not mine): Link, and had the W590 photo of Gehrig. I thought it was pretty neat.