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Charles Leonard Gehringer (May 11, 1903 – January 21, 1993), nicknamed " the Mechanical Man ", was an American professional baseball second baseman. He played for the Detroit Tigers for 19 seasons from 1924 to 1942. He compiled a .320 career batting average with 2,839 hits and 1,427 runs batted in (RBIs).
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Gehringer played his entire 19-year big league career with the Detroit Tigers, breaking into the majors at age 21 in 1924 and retiring after the 1942 season. Of his 2,221 games in the field, only 15 came at a position other than second base.
Jan 4, 2012 · Charlie Gehringer was a model of consistency throughout his major-league career with the Detroit Tigers. This Hall of Fame second baseman finished with a career average of .320, failing to hit .300 in only three of his 16 full seasons.
Charlie Gehringer Bio. Fullname: Charles Leonard Gehringer; Nickname: The Mechanical Man; Born: 5/11/1903 in Fowlerville, MI; College: Michigan; Debut: 9/22/1924; Hall of Fame: 1949; Died: 1/21/1993; Relationship(s): cousin of John Smoltz
Dec 29, 2018 · Selected as the game’s greatest living second baseman by a special committee of baseball writers at the time of baseball’s centennial celebration in 1969, Charlie Gehringer usually ranks no higher than fifth among all-time players at his position in more recent polls.
Dec 31, 2019 · Gehringer became a consistent All-Star, an MVP, a baseball star of the highest order. His most noticeable trait was his silence, his refusal to make a show of anything, his ghostlike ability to...
In all, Gehringer played 19 seasons and 2,221 games for Detroit, collecting 2,839 career hits. In 1949, he was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. His number 2 was retired by the Tigers on June 12, 1983.
Jan 21, 2013 · Twenty years ago today, one of baseball’s best and most consistent players of all time passed away, Tigers Hall of Fame second baseman Charlie Gehringer. Passing away at age 89, he’d lived...
Gehringer's best season was perhaps 1937 when he won the American League MVP award, the Sporting News MVP award, and the AL batting title. That season he batted a career high .371 with 209 hits, 40 doubles, 14 home runs, and 96 RBIs in 144 games.
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