Charlie Gehringer

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Charlie Gehringer

Personal Info
Birth	May 11, 1903, Fowlerville, Michigan
Death:	January 21, 1993, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Professional Career
Debut	September 22, 1924, Detroit Tigers vs. Boston Red Sox, Navin Field
Team(s)	Detroit Tigers (1924-1942)
HOF induction:	1949
Career Highlights
MVP: 1937 Led American League in batting average: 1937 (.371) Led the league in runs scored 1929 (131) & 1934 (134). Led the league in hits 1929 (215) & 1934 (214). All Star Games: 6 13 seasons over .300 Liftime batting average: .330 Committed 310 errors in 7091 attempts.

Charles Leonard Gehringer (May 11, 1903 – January 21, 1993) was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball who played his entire career with the Detroit Tigers (1924-1942). He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

A native of Fowlerville, Michigan, Gehringer has been considered by most to be one of the greatest second basemen of all time. He led the American League in both assists and fielding percentage seven times each.

Charlie Gehringer is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame

Nicknamed "The Mechanical Man" for both his renowned consistency batting and his silent demeanor, Gehringer hit over .300 in 13 seasons and collected 200 or more hits seven times. In 1937 he won the batting title with a .371 average and earned MVP honors.

Gehringer was a career .320 hitter with 184 home runs and 1427 RBI in 2323 games. He added 1774 runs, 2839 hits, 574 doubles and 176 triples. He was also a threat on the bases, compiling 181 steals. Beside his accomplishments, he was selected for the All-Star game for six consecutive years.

After his retirement, Gehringer coached for Detroit and served as a club executive (1951-59) and as a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame Committee on Veterans (1953-90).

Gehringer was selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1949. The Tigers retired his uniform number 2 in a 1983 ceremony at Tiger Stadium, along with the number 5 of former teammate Hank Greenberg. Both players were on hand for the ceremony. Gehringer died in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan at age 89.

In 1999, he ranked Number 46 on The Sporting News list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, and was nominated as a finalist for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team.

[edit] Highlights

• MVP (1937)
• 6-time All-Star (1933-38)
• 8-time Top 10 MVP (1928, 1932-38)
• Led league in batting average (1937)
• 4-time led league in games played (1929-30, 1933-34)
• Twice led league in runs (1929, 1934)
• Twice led league in hits (1929, 1934)
• Led league in doubles (1929)
• Led league in triples (1929)
• Led league in stolen bases (1929)
• 13-time hit over .300

[edit] External links

• Baseball Hall of Fame
• Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
• Baseball Library
• The Baseball Page

Preceded by: Lou Gehrig	American League Most Valuable Player 1937	Succeeded by: Jimmie Foxx
Preceded by: Luke Appling	American League Batting Champion 1937	Succeeded by: Jimmie Foxx