Signed in June for a $1,500 bonus, and recently brought up from Hartford (Eastern League), Lou Gehrig hits the first of his 493 home runs. It comes off Bill Piercy at Fenway Park in an 8 – 3 New York win.

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On September 27, 1923 — Signed in June for a $1,500 bonus, and recently brought up from Hartford (Eastern League), Lou Gehrig hits the first of his 493 home runs. It comes off Bill Piercy at Fenway Park in an 8 – 3 New York win.

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Sources:
Baseball Reference September 27
National Pastime September 27
Retro Sheet
Hall of Fame
SABR Games Project
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