Lou Gehrig Net Worth

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Gehrig started rising to fame in a baseball game for the New York Commerce of School team. He received a football scholarship at Columbia University. Gehrig joined New York Yankees during the 1923 season. His achievements as a first baseman were recognized during the span of his stint for the team, such as seven-time American League All-Star, two-time awardee for American League MVP, and inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in 1939.

After his retirement, he was appointed by former New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia as New York City Parole Commissioner on January 2, 1940. A year and five months later, Gehrig died at his home at Bronx, New York. Born Henry Louis Gehrig on June 19, 1903 in Yorkville, Manhattan, New York City.

Earnings & Financial Data

Date	Category	Description	Amount
1940	Salary	Salary from New York Yankees	$561,000
1939	Salary	Salary from New York Yankees	$657,000
1938	Salary	Salary from New York Yankees	$611,000
1937	Salary	Salary from New York Yankees	$520,000
1936	Salary	Salary from New York Yankees	$509,000
1935	Salary	Salary from New York Yankees	$391,000
1934	Salary	Salary from New York Yankees	$396,000
1933	Salary	Salary from New York Yankees	$441,000
1932	Salary	Salary from New York Yankees	$456,000
1931	Salary	Salary from New York Yankees	$432,000
1930	Salary	Salary from New York Yankees	$388,000
1929	Salary	Salary from New York Yankees	$353,000
1928	Salary	Salary from New York Yankees	$343,000
1927	Salary	Salary from New York Yankees	$343,000
1926	Salary	Salary from New York Yankees	$108,000
1925	Salary	Salary from New York Yankees	$86,000
1924	Salary	Salary from New York Yankees	$50,000
1923	Salary	Salary from New York Yankees	$37,000
1922	Salary	Salary from New York Yankees	$33,000