The six-time All-Star and seven-time World Series champion racked up impressive stats, including a.340 lifetime batting average and 1,995 runs batted in (RBI). In 1939, Lou Gehrig was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. He is one of only four players who have been voted in by both their peers and the public. The others are Jim Rice, Barry Bonds, and Mike Schmidt. Gehrig began his career with the New York Yankees in 1927 and played all but two seasons of his career with them. During his time with the Yanks, they won eleven championships including ten world titles. In addition, he played on three more World Series winning teams. In fact, Gehrig is one of only four players who have participated in every World Series game since it first started in 1903. The others are Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, and Stan Musial. After retiring as a Yankee in 1939, Gehrig moved to Clifton, New Jersey where he lived until his death from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (also known as "Lou Gehrig's disease") on July 2, 1941 at the age of 37. Today, Lou Gehrig Memorial Stadium is named after him. It is home to the Columbia University Lions baseball team. Gehrig's number 4 has been retired throughout Major League Baseball.