Charlie Gehringer

Position: Second Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 180lb (180cm, 81kg)

Born: May 11, 1903 in Fowlerville, MI us

Died: January 21, 1993 in Bloomfield Hills, MI

Buried: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, MI

High School: Fowlerville HS (Fowlerville, MI)

School: University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)

Last Game: September 27, 1942 (Age 39-139d)
vs. CLE 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1949. (Voted by BBWAA in Runoff Election on 159/187 ballots)
View Charlie Gehringer's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1926 season

Full Name: Charles Leonard Gehringer

Nicknames: The Mechanical Man

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

84.7

8860

2839

184

.320

1775

RBI

1427

181

OBP

.404

SLG

.481

OPS

.884

OPS+

125

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1924	21	-6.1	London	MION	B		112	443	401	60	117	19	18	3	60	16	5	21	32	.292	.330	.451	.782	181		2	19
1924	21	-7.7	DET	AL	Maj	DET	5	13	13	2	6	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	2	.462	.462	.462	.923	6		0	0		0
1925	22	-5.4	Toronto	IL	AA		155		633		206	38	9	25						.325		.532		337
1925	22	-6.6	DET	AL	Maj	DET	8	20	18	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	.167	.250	.167	.417	3		0	0		0
1926	23	-5.5	DET	AL	Maj	DET	123	517	459	62	127	19	17	1	48	9	7	30	42	.277	.322	.399	.721	183		1	27		0
1927	24	-4.9	DET	AL	Maj	DET	133	571	508	110	161	29	11	4	61	17	11	52	31	.317	.383	.441	.824	224		2	9		0
1928	25	-3.2	DET	AL	Maj	DET	154	691	603	107	193	29	16	6	74	15	9	69	22	.320	.395	.451	.846	272		6	13		1
1929	26	-2.1	DET	AL	Maj	DET	155	715	634	131	215	45	19	13	106	27	10	64	19	.339	.405	.532	.936	337		6	11		3
1930	27	-1.0	DET	AL	Maj	DET	154	699	610	144	201	47	15	16	98	19	15	69	17	.330	.404	.534	.938	326		7	13		3
1931	28	-0.1	DET	AL	Maj	DET	101	414	383	67	119	24	5	4	53	13	4	29	15	.311	.359	.431	.790	165		0	2		1
1932	29	0.7	DET	AL	Maj	DET	152	692	618	112	184	44	11	19	104	9	8	68	34	.298	.370	.497	.867	307		3	3		3
1933	30	1.7	DET	AL	Maj	DET	155	705	628	104	204	42	6	12	108	5	4	68	27	.325	.393	.468	.862	294		3	6		0
1934	31	2.7	DET	AL	Maj	DET	154	708	601	135	214	50	7	11	127	11	8	99	25	.356	.450	.518	.967	311		3	5		9
1935	32	3.7	DET	AL	Maj	DET	150	709	610	123	201	32	8	19	108	11	4	79	16	.330	.409	.502	.911	306		3	17		3
1936	33	4.6	DET	AL	Maj	DET	154	731	641	144	227	60	12	15	116	4	1	83	13	.354	.431	.555	.987	356		4	3		4
1937	34	5.5	DET	AL	Maj	DET	144	660	564	133	209	40	1	14	96	11	4	90	25	.371	.458	.520	.978	293		1	5		4
1938	35	6.8	DET	AL	Maj	DET	152	688	568	133	174	32	5	20	107	14	1	113	21	.306	.425	.486	.911	276		4	3		5
1939	36	8.3	DET	AL	Maj	DET	118	486	406	86	132	29	6	16	86	4	3	68	16	.325	.423	.544	.968	221	7	1	11		2
1940	37	9.1	DET	AL	Maj	DET	139	629	515	108	161	33	3	10	81	10	0	101	17	.313	.428	.447	.875	230	9	3	10		0
1941	38	10.0	DET	AL	Maj	DET	127	537	436	65	96	19	4	3	46	1	2	95	26	.220	.363	.303	.666	132	11	3	3		5
1942	39	11.1	DET	AL	Maj	DET	45	52	45	6	12	0	0	1	7	0	0	7	4	.267	.365	.333	.699	15	0	0	0		0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (19 seasons)					Majors		2323	10237	8860	1775	2839	574	146	184	1427	181	93	1186	372	.320	.404	.481	.884	4257		50	141		43
Minors (2 seasons)					Minors		267	1076	1034	60	323	57	27	28	60	16	5	21	32	.312		.501		518		2	19
All Levels (19 Seasons)							2590	11313	9894	1835	3162	631	173	212	1487	197	98	1207	404	.320		.483		4775		52	160		43