I think we’re due for another Lou Gehrig card for Monster Card Monday. We have seen his 1927 card and his 1936 card so far but Pastor Rich has just helped me out with Lou’s 1937 card. Lou never looked better!
In 1937, Gehrig hit .351 with 37 homeruns and 158 rbis. His 127 walks led the AL as did his .478 OBP. In addition to his 37 doubles, he hit nine triples.
| Split | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 Totals | 157 | 700 | 569 | 138 | 200 | 37 | 9 | 37 | 158 | 4 | 127 | 49 | .351 | .473 | .643 |
Gehrig receive the hallowed five power numbers in the form of 1-1-3-6-6. Not only that he got two 7s, one at 15. Very similar to his 1927 card, he received an oddly-placed 51-10.
Larrupin’ Lou has six 14s on this beauty of a card in contrast to just two 13s. One of those is a 63-13 but don’t fret… Lou has a 21-31. He also has a 53-31 which is pretty unheard of in today’s card sets. Instead, look for the 16-20 for the error number.
The next season, in 1938, would be the last year Gehrig would play his last full season at age 35.
Thanks Rich! I don’t know if I have seen this card before!!
Tom.
I believe this is an early GTOP version for the 37 Yankees based on the font but I’m not going to swear to it.
Walt
Hi Tom,
I think this could be a better submission for Weird Card Wednesday (although it is still a pretty “monster” card). Consider the following:
A 31-10 (not the usual location for the only 10 on a card)
Only one 8 on a card, but two 9s! So he hits grade B pitchers better than grade C?
A 54-26 (not the usual 54-32)
A 14-28 (not the usual 14-30)
A 34-30 (not the usual 34-31)
Steve’s APBA Card Computer gives a WILDLY different card for Gehrig for this year: Power numbers of 1-4-5-5 and seven 14s (and no 10).
I tried to attach a picture of it, but this message system won’t allow that.
Thanks for the article.
It’s almost as if somebody scrambled all the numbers and said “Ah….that’s close enough”. LOL.
I’ve been on a “life’s mission” for the past 10 years to replay every season in BBW. I started with 1871, and I’m up to 2003. In my 1937 replay, Gehrig batted .395/.516/.703 with 229 hits, 37 doubles, 14 triples, 38 homers, 175 runs, 170 RBI, 143 walks to 59 strikeouts, and 6 stolen bases in 157 games. He won his fourth straight MVP (which I award based on Runs Created), eighth overall, and last of his illustrious career. He also hit .313/.313/.500 with a homer, five runs, and five RBI in the World Series to help lead the Yankees to a sweep of the Cubs.