Charlie Gehringer
Charles Leonard Gehringer
Born: May 11, 1903
Fowlerville, MI USA
Deceased: 1993
Bloomfield Hills, MI USA
Primary Position: 2B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 180
Career: 1924-1942
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1949.
Minor League Statistics
Charlie Gehringer compiled a career batting average of .320 with 184 home runs and 1427 RBI in his 2323-game career with the Detroit Tigers. He began playing during the 1924 season and last took the field during the 1942 campaign. Gehringer was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1949.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 5 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .462 | .462 | .462 | .923 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 8 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .167 | .250 | .167 | .417 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 123 | 517 | 459 | 62 | 127 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 48 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 42 | .277 | .322 | .399 | .721 | 183 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 133 | 571 | 508 | 110 | 161 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 61 | 17 | 8 | 52 | 31 | .317 | .383 | .441 | .824 | 224 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 154 | 691 | 603 | 108 | 193 | 29 | 16 | 6 | 74 | 15 | 9 | 69 | 22 | .320 | .395 | .451 | .846 | 272 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1929 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 155 | 715 | 634 | 131 | 215 | 45 | 19 | 13 | 106 | 27 | 9 | 64 | 19 | .339 | .405 | .532 | .936 | 337 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 154 | 699 | 610 | 144 | 201 | 47 | 15 | 16 | 98 | 19 | 15 | 69 | 17 | .330 | .404 | .534 | .938 | 326 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1931 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 101 | 414 | 383 | 67 | 119 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 53 | 13 | 4 | 29 | 15 | .311 | .359 | .431 | .790 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 152 | 692 | 618 | 112 | 184 | 44 | 11 | 19 | 107 | 9 | 8 | 68 | 34 | .298 | .370 | .497 | .867 | 307 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 155 | 705 | 628 | 103 | 204 | 42 | 6 | 12 | 105 | 5 | 4 | 68 | 27 | .325 | .393 | .468 | .862 | 294 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 154 | 708 | 601 | 134 | 214 | 50 | 7 | 11 | 127 | 11 | 8 | 99 | 25 | .356 | .450 | .517 | .967 | 311 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 150 | 709 | 610 | 123 | 201 | 32 | 8 | 19 | 108 | 11 | 4 | 79 | 16 | .330 | .409 | .502 | .911 | 306 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 154 | 731 | 641 | 144 | 227 | 60 | 12 | 15 | 116 | 4 | 1 | 83 | 13 | .354 | .431 | .555 | .987 | 356 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 144 | 660 | 564 | 133 | 209 | 40 | 1 | 14 | 96 | 11 | 4 | 90 | 25 | .371 | .458 | .520 | .978 | 293 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 152 | 688 | 568 | 133 | 174 | 32 | 5 | 20 | 107 | 14 | 1 | 113 | 21 | .306 | .425 | .486 | .911 | 276 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 118 | 486 | 406 | 86 | 132 | 29 | 6 | 16 | 86 | 4 | 3 | 68 | 16 | .325 | .423 | .544 | .967 | 221 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 139 | 629 | 515 | 108 | 161 | 33 | 3 | 10 | 81 | 10 | 0 | 101 | 17 | .313 | .428 | .447 | .875 | 230 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 127 | 537 | 436 | 65 | 96 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 1 | 2 | 95 | 26 | .220 | .363 | .303 | .666 | 132 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 45 | 52 | 45 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | .267 | .365 | .333 | .699 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 2323 | 10237 | 8860 | 1774 | 2839 | 574 | 146 | 184 | 1427 | 181 | 89 | 1186 | 372 | .320 | .404 | .480 | .884 | 4257 | 27 | 50 | 141 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 2 | .967 | 5.800 | |
| 1925 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 4.667 | |
| 1926 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 112 | 0 | 0.0 | 255 | 323 | 16 | 56 | .973 | 5.161 | |
| 1926 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 3B | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.333 | |
| 1927 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 121 | 0 | 0.0 | 304 | 438 | 27 | 84 | .965 | 6.132 | |
| 1928 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 154 | 0 | 0.0 | 377 | 507 | 35 | 101 | .962 | 5.740 | |
| 1929 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 154 | 0 | 0.0 | 404 | 501 | 23 | 93 | .975 | 5.877 | |
| 1930 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 154 | 0 | 0.0 | 399 | 501 | 19 | 97 | .979 | 5.844 | |
| 1931 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 68 | 6 | 1 | 3 | .987 | 8.222 | |
| 1931 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 78 | 0 | 0.0 | 224 | 236 | 10 | 54 | .979 | 5.897 | |
| 1932 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 152 | 0 | 0.0 | 396 | 495 | 30 | 110 | .967 | 5.862 | |
| 1933 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 155 | 0 | 0.0 | 358 | 542 | 17 | 111 | .981 | 5.806 | |
| 1934 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 154 | 0 | 0.0 | 355 | 516 | 17 | 100 | .981 | 5.656 | |
| 1935 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 149 | 0 | 0.0 | 349 | 489 | 13 | 99 | .985 | 5.624 | |
| 1936 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 154 | 0 | 0.0 | 397 | 524 | 25 | 116 | .974 | 5.981 | |
| 1937 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 142 | 0 | 0.0 | 331 | 485 | 12 | 102 | .986 | 5.746 | |
| 1938 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 152 | 0 | 0.0 | 393 | 455 | 21 | 115 | .976 | 5.579 | |
| 1939 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 107 | 0 | 0.0 | 245 | 312 | 13 | 67 | .977 | 5.206 | |
| 1940 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 138 | 0 | 0.0 | 276 | 374 | 19 | 72 | .972 | 4.710 | |
| 1941 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 116 | 0 | 0.0 | 279 | 324 | 11 | 59 | .982 | 5.198 | |
| 1942 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.333 | |
| Totals | 2221 | 0 | 0.0 | 5446 | 7091 | 310 | 1447 | .976 | 5.645 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 7 | 33 | 29 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .379 | .438 | .517 | .955 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 6 | 27 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .375 | .423 | .500 | .923 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 7 | 30 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .214 | .267 | .214 | .481 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 20 | 90 | 81 | 12 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .321 | .375 | .407 | .782 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 2B | 7 | 7 | 65.0 | 18 | 26 | 3 | 3 | .936 | 6.092 | 6.286 |
| 1935 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 2B | 6 | 6 | 55.0 | 14 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 6.382 | 6.500 |
| 1940 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 2B | 7 | 7 | 60.0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 5.400 | 5.143 |
| Totals | 20 | 20 | 180.0 | 50 | 69 | 3 | 12 | .975 | 5.950 | 5.950 |
Awards
1929 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
1930 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
1932 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
1933 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
1934 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
1935 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
1936 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
1937 - AL TSN Guide MVP
1937 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
1937 - AL Most Valuable Player
1938 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
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