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4. Charlie Gehringer

4. Charlie Gehringer
  1. General
  2. Awards
  3. Career Stats
  • Born: May 11, 1903 in Fowlerville, MI USA
  • Weight: 180 lbs.
  • Height: 5'11"
  • Bats: L
  • Throws: R
  • Debut: September 22, 1924
  • Final Game: September 27, 1942
  • Baseball Magazine All-Star - 1929
  • Baseball Magazine All-Star - 1930
  • Baseball Magazine All-Star - 1932
  • Baseball Magazine All-Star - 1932
  • Baseball Magazine All-Star - 1933
  • Baseball Magazine All-Star - 1933
  • TSN All-Star - 1933
  • Baseball Magazine All-Star - 1934
  • Baseball Magazine All-Star - 1934
  • TSN All-Star - 1934
  • Baseball Magazine All-Star - 1935
  • Baseball Magazine All-Star - 1935
  • TSN All-Star - 1935
  • Baseball Magazine All-Star - 1936
  • Baseball Magazine All-Star - 1936
  • TSN All-Star - 1936
  • Baseball Magazine All-Star - 1937
  • Baseball Magazine All-Star - 1937
  • Most Valuable Player - 1937
  • TSN All-Star - 1937
  • TSN Guide MVP - 1937
  • Baseball Magazine All-Star - 1938
  • Baseball Magazine All-Star - 1938
  • TSN All-Star - 1938
  • MVP - 1928
  • MVP - 1931
  • MVP - 1932
  • MVP - 1933
  • MVP - 1934
  • MVP - 1935
  • MVP - 1936
  • MVP - 1937
  • MVP - 1938
  • MVP - 1939
  • MVP - 1940
 
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“The Mechanical Man”, Charlie Gehringer was as good a baseball player as he was quiet, and considering he was known for not talking much, you can imagine that he was a pretty good baseball player!
Considered one of the best Second Baseman of all-time, Gehringer led the Detroit Tigers to their first World Series Championship in 1935 and two years later he was named the MVP an award he finished in the top ten in voting the four years previous.  

Elected to the Hall of Fame in 1949, Gehringer retired with a slick Slash Line of .320/.404/.480 and would twice lead the American League in Hits.  A nicer Detroit Tiger would be impossible to find and who better than Charlie Gehringer to be the man to bring Detroit their first championship?  The Tigers retired his number 2 in 1983.

The Bullet Points

  • Position: Second Base
  • Acquired: Signed as a Free Agent prior to the 1924 Season.
  • Departed: Retired after the 1942 Season.
  • Games Played: 2323
  • Notable Statistics: 1,775 Runs Scored
    2,839 Hits
    574 Doubles
    146 Triples
    184 Home Runs
    1,427 Runs Batted In
    181 Stolen Bases
    .320/.404/.480 Slash Line
    80.6 bWAR

    20 Playoff Games
    12 Runs Scored
    26 Hits
    4 Doubles
    0 Triples
    1 Home Run
    7 Runs Batted In
    2 Stolen Bases
    .321/.375/.401 Slash Line
  • Major Accolades and Awards: World Series Champion (1935)
    MVP (1937)
    All-Star (1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937 & 1938)
    Highest Batting Average (1937)
    Most Plate Appearances (1929)
    Most Runs Scored (1929 & 1934)
    Most Hits (1929 & 1934)
    Most Doubles (1929 & 1936)
    Most Triples (1929)
    Most Stolen Bases (1929)
    Highest Power-Speed # (1929 & 1938)
    Most Assists (1928, 1933 & 1936)
    Most Putouts by a Second Baseman (1929, 1932 & 1938)
    Most Assists by a Second Baseman (1927, 1928, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936 & 1938)
    Most Double Plays Turned by a Second Baseman (1927, 1932, 1933 & 1936), Highest Range Factor by a Second Baseman (1927)
    Highest Fielding Percentage by a Second Baseman (1929, 1930, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1939 & 1941)

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