New York Yankees: The franchise’s 4 greatest hitting performances
By Kevin Henry
Lou Gehrig had many highlights as a member of the Yankees between 1923 and 1939. But of all of the games where the Iron Horse stepped to the plate, none of them were more productive than the day he took the field against the Philadelphia Athletics on June 3, 1932.
The day that Lou Gehrig put up his best-ever game at the plate for the New York Yankees
On that day at Shibe Park, Gehrig totaled 16 bases by going 4-for-6 with four home runs and six RBI in a 20-13 Yankees win. Gehrig’s blasts were part of seven home runs hit by the Yankees that day, with Babe Ruth, Tony Lazzeri, and Earle Combs adding their own blasts. Lazzeri, by the way, would finish with six RBI in the game as well.
The lopsided win over Philadelphia would be the only game in his illustrious career where Gehrig would hit four homers in a single game. It would also be one of 13 games in his career where Gehrig would total six RBI or more.
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Gehrig would hit blasts in the first, fourth, fifth, and seventh innings against the Athletics. It would be part of a season where Gehrig would post 34 homers and a slash line of .349/.451/.621 and 1.072 OPS.