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Charlie Gehringer
Charles Leonard Gehringer (The Mechanical Man)
Hall of Famer
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: May 11, 1903 in Fowlerville, MI
Schools: University of Michigan
Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers in 1924. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 22, 1924
Final Game: September 27, 1942
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1949 (159/187 ballots).
Died: January 21, 1993 in Bloomfield Hills, MI
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1924 21 DET AL 5 13 13 2 6 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 .462 .462 .462 .923 139 6 0 0 /4
1925 22 DET AL 8 20 18 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .167 .250 .167 .417 8 3 0 0 /4
1926 23 DET AL 123 517 459 62 127 19 17 1 48 9 7 30 42 .277 .322 .399 .721 86 183 1 27 *4/5
1927 24 DET AL 133 571 508 110 161 29 11 4 61 17 8 52 31 .317 .383 .441 .824 112 224 2 9 *4
1928 25 DET AL 154 691 603 108 193 29 16 6 74 15 9 69 22 .320 .395 .451 .846 121 272 6 13 *4 MVP-8
1929 26 DET AL 155 715 634 131 215 45 19 13 106 27 9 64 19 .339 .405 .532 .936 139 337 6 11 *4
1930 27 DET AL 154 699 610 144 201 47 15 16 98 19 15 69 17 .330 .404 .534 .938 134 326 7 13 *4
1931 28 DET AL 101 414 383 67 119 24 5 4 53 13 4 29 15 .311 .359 .431 .790 104 165 0 2 4/3 MVP-17
1932 29 DET AL 152 692 618 112 184 44 11 19 107 9 8 68 34 .298 .370 .497 .867 119 307 3 3 *4 MVP-9
1933 30 DET AL 155 705 628 103 204 42 6 12 105 5 4 68 27 .325 .393 .468 .862 126 294 3 6 *4 AS,MVP-6
1934 31 DET AL 154 708 601 134 214 50 7 11 127 11 8 99 25 .356 .450 .517 .967 149 311 3 5 *4 AS,MVP-2
1935 32 DET AL 150 709 610 123 201 32 8 19 108 11 4 79 16 .330 .409 .502 .911 137 306 3 17 *4 AS,MVP-6
1936 33 DET AL 154 731 641 144 227 60 12 15 116 4 1 83 13 .354 .431 .555 .987 142 356 4 3 *4 AS,MVP-4
1937 34 DET AL 144 660 564 133 209 40 1 14 96 11 4 90 25 .371 .458 .520 .978 144 293 1 5 *4 AS,MVP-1
1938 35 DET AL 152 688 568 133 174 32 5 20 107 14 1 113 21 .306 .425 .486 .911 121 276 4 3 *4 AS,MVP-10
1939 36 DET AL 118 486 406 86 132 29 6 16 86 4 3 68 16 .325 .423 .544 .967 139 221 7 1 11 *4 MVP-14
1940 37 DET AL 139 629 515 108 161 33 3 10 81 10 0 101 17 .313 .428 .447 .875 119 230 9 3 10 *4 MVP-23
1941 38 DET AL 127 537 436 65 96 19 4 3 46 1 2 95 26 .220 .363 .303 .666 71 132 11 3 3 *4
1942 39 DET AL 45 52 45 6 12 0 0 1 7 0 0 7 4 .267 .365 .333 .699 91 15 0 0 0 /4
19 Seasons 2323 10237 8860 1774 2839 574 146 184 1427 181 89 1186 372 .320 .404 .480 .884 124 4257 27 50 141
162 Game Avg. 162 714 618 124 198 40 10 13 100 13 6 83 26 .320 .404 .480 .884 124 297 3 10
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1934 31 DET AL WS STL L 7 33 29 5 11 1 0 1 2 1 0 3 0 .379 .438 .517 .955 15 0 0 1 0 0
1935 32 DET AL WS CHC W 6 27 24 4 9 3 0 0 4 1 0 2 1 .375 .423 .500 .923 12 0 0 1 0 0
1940 37 DET AL WS CIN L 7 30 28 3 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 .214 .267 .214 .481 6 3 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons (3 Series) 20 90 81 12 26 4 0 1 7 2 0 7 1 .321 .375 .407 .782 33 3 0 2 0 0
3 WS 20 90 81 12 26 4 0 1 7 2 0 7 1 .321 .375 .407 .782 33 3 0 2 0 0
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1924 DET AL 21 2B 5 30 12 17 1 2 .967 5.80 .967 5.40
1925 DET AL 22 2B 6 28 8 20 0 5 1.000 4.67 .961 5.32
1926 DET AL 23 2B 112 594 255 323 16 56 .973 5.16 .967 5.33
1926 DET AL 23 3B 6 26 9 17 0 0 1.000 4.33 .950 3.13
1927 DET AL 24 2B 121 769 304 438 27 84 .965 6.13 .961 5.33
1928 DET AL 25 2B 154 919 377 507 35 101 .962 5.74 .963 5.31 MVP-8
1929 DET AL 26 2B 154 928 404 501 23 93 .975 5.88 .968 5.48
1930 DET AL 27 2B 154 919 399 501 19 97 .979 5.84 .969 5.66
1931 DET AL 28 2B 78 470 224 236 10 54 .979 5.90 .964 5.48 MVP-17
1931 DET AL 28 1B 9 75 68 6 1 3 .987 8.22 .991 9.70 MVP-17
1932 DET AL 29 2B 152 921 396 495 30 110 .967 5.86 .968 5.67 MVP-9
1933 DET AL 30 2B 155 917 358 542 17 111 .981 5.81 .971 5.63 AS,MVP-6
1934 DET AL 31 2B 154 888 355 516 17 100 .981 5.66 .969 5.67 AS,MVP-2
1935 DET AL 32 2B 149 851 349 489 13 99 .985 5.62 .969 5.61 AS,MVP-6
1936 DET AL 33 2B 154 946 397 524 25 116 .974 5.98 .972 5.58 AS,MVP-4
1937 DET AL 34 2B 142 828 331 485 12 102 .986 5.75 .972 5.28 AS,MVP-1
1938 DET AL 35 2B 152 869 393 455 21 115 .976 5.58 .967 5.32 AS,MVP-10
1939 DET AL 36 2B 107 570 245 312 13 67 .977 5.21 .965 5.14 MVP-14
1940 DET AL 37 2B 138 669 276 374 19 72 .972 4.71 .969 5.22 MVP-23
1941 DET AL 38 2B 116 614 279 324 11 59 .982 5.20 .966 5.18
1942 DET AL 39 2B 3 16 7 9 0 1 1.000 5.33 .969 5.40
19 Seasons 2B 2206 12746 5369 7068 309 1444 .976 5.64 .968 5.44
1 Season 1B 9 75 68 6 1 3 .987 8.22 .991 9.70
1 Season 3B 6 26 9 17 0 0 1.000 4.33 .950 3.13
19 Seasons TOT 2221 12847 5446 7091 310 1447 .976 5.64 .944 5.46
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1933 (2B)
1934 (2B)
1935 (2B)
1936 (2B)
1937 (2B)
1938 (2B)

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1937-AL-MVP

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1928-AL-8-19%
1931-AL-17-5%
1932-AL-9-16%
1933-AL-6-40%
1934-AL-2-81%
1935-AL-6-32%
1936-AL-4-49%
1937-AL-1-98%
1938-AL-10-8%
1939-AL-14-6%
1940-AL-23-1%
1 MVP
3.55 Career Shares (20th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1933 AL--.325--5th
1934 AL--.356--2nd
1935 AL--.330--5th
1936 AL--.354--4th
1937 AL--.371--1st
1939 AL--.325--9th
Career--.320--52nd

On-Base% s c a p y
1933 AL--.393--8th
1934 AL--.450--2nd
1935 AL--.409--7th
1936 AL--.431--5th
1937 AL--.458--2nd
1938 AL--.425--6th
1939 AL--.423--8th
1940 AL--.428--4th
Career--.404--51st

Slugging % s c a p y
1930 AL--.534--9th
1932 AL--.497--10th
1935 AL--.502--8th
1936 AL--.555--7th
1939 AL--.544--7th
Career--.480--172nd

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1933 AL--.862--9th
1934 AL--.967--7th
1935 AL--.911--5th
1936 AL--.987--6th
1937 AL--.978--8th
1939 AL--.967--8th
Career--.884--86th

Games Played s c a p y
1928 AL--154--3rd
1929 AL--155--1st
1930 AL--154--1st
1932 AL--152--8th
1933 AL--155--1st
1934 AL--154--1st
1935 AL--150--9th
1936 AL--154--6th
1938 AL--152--5th
Career--2323--93rd

At Bats s c a p y
1928 AL--603--5th
1929 AL--634--2nd
1930 AL--610--5th
1932 AL--618--6th
1933 AL--628--3rd
1934 AL--601--6th
1935 AL--610--10th
1936 AL--641--3rd
Career--8860--71st

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1928 AL--691--4th
1929 AL--715--1st
1930 AL--699--3rd
1932 AL--692--7th
1933 AL--705--2nd
1934 AL--708--2nd
1935 AL--709--4th
1936 AL--731--3rd
1938 AL--688--8th
Career--10237--60th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1927 AL--110--4th
1928 AL--108--5th
1929 AL--131--1st
1930 AL--144--3rd
1932 AL--112--10th
1933 AL--103--7th
1934 AL--134--1st
1935 AL--123--2nd
1936 AL--144--3rd
1937 AL--133--5th
1938 AL--133--3rd
1940 AL--108--7th
Career--1774--19th

Hits s c a p y
1928 AL--193--5th
1929 AL--215--1st
1930 AL--201--8th
1932 AL--184--10th
1933 AL--204--2nd
1934 AL--214--1st
1935 AL--201--5th
1936 AL--227--2nd
1937 AL--209--5th
Career--2839--43rd

Total Bases s c a p y
1928 AL--272--7th
1929 AL--337--4th
1930 AL--326--8th
1932 AL--307--6th
1933 AL--294--4th
1934 AL--311--6th
1935 AL--306--6th
1936 AL--356--6th
Career--4257--56th

Doubles s c a p y
1929 AL--45--1st
1930 AL--47--3rd
1932 AL--44--2nd
1933 AL--42--4th
1934 AL--50--2nd
1936 AL--60--1st
Career--574--20th

Triples s c a p y
1926 AL--17--2nd
1927 AL--11--7th
1928 AL--16--3rd
1929 AL--19--1st
1930 AL--15--5th
1936 AL--12--7th
Career--146--58th

Home Runs s c a p y
1930 AL--16--10th
1932 AL--19--7th
1935 AL--19--8th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1929 AL--106--8th
1933 AL--105--7th
1934 AL--127--5th
1935 AL--108--9th
Career--1427--61st

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1928 AL--69--10th
1930 AL--69--9th
1934 AL--99--5th
1935 AL--79--9th
1937 AL--90--6th
1938 AL--113--4th
1940 AL--101--3rd
1941 AL--95--5th
Career--1186--58th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1926 AL--42--10th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1929 AL--27--1st
1930 AL--19--2nd
1931 AL--13--10th
1934 AL--11--9th
1938 AL--14--7th

Singles s c a p y
1928 AL--142--5th
1929 AL--138--5th
1933 AL--144--5th
1934 AL--146--3rd
1935 AL--142--4th
1936 AL--140--10th
1937 AL--154--2nd
Career--1935--56th

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1929 AL--139--10th
1934 AL--149--7th
1935 AL--137--6th
1936 AL--142--6th
1937 AL--144--8th
1939 AL--139--8th
Career--124--245th

Runs Created s c a p y
1928 AL--106--7th
1929 AL--136--6th
1930 AL--126--7th
1932 AL--111--7th
1933 AL--114--4th
1934 AL--138--6th
1935 AL--125--5th
1936 AL--153--4th
1937 AL--135--4th
1938 AL--119--9th
Career--1715--43rd

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1929 AL--37--7th
1930 AL--32--10th
1933 AL--25--7th
1934 AL--50--3rd
1935 AL--35--6th
1936 AL--45--4th
1937 AL--44--4th
Career--355--89th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1929 AL--3.5--7th
1930 AL--2.9--10th
1933 AL--2.4--7th
1934 AL--4.6--3rd
1935 AL--3.3--6th
1936 AL--4.0--4th
1937 AL--4.0--4th
1939 AL--2.4--10th
Career--32.9--101st

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1929 AL--77--4th
1930 AL--78--7th
1932 AL--74--4th
1933 AL--60--7th
1934 AL--68--6th
1936 AL--87--4th
Career--904--55th

Times On Base s c a p y
1928 AL--268--5th
1929 AL--285--4th
1930 AL--277--5th
1933 AL--275--3rd
1934 AL--316--2nd
1935 AL--283--5th
1936 AL--314--2nd
1937 AL--300--3rd
1938 AL--291--3rd
1940 AL--265--6th
Career--4075--35th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1929 AL--.718--10th
1933 AL--.673--7th
1934 AL--.751--4th
1935 AL--.690--6th
1936 AL--.737--6th
1937 AL--.758--4th
1939 AL--.714--8th
1940 AL--.660--9th
Career--.664--157th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1928 AL--6--5th
1929 AL--6--5th
1930 AL--7--3rd
1933 AL--3--6th
1934 AL--3--9th
1936 AL--4--10th
1938 AL--4--7th
1940 AL--3--8th
1941 AL--3--10th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1926 AL--27--7th
1935 AL--17--2nd
1940 AL--10--7th
Career--141--196th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1928 AL--9--8th
1930 AL--15--1st
1932 AL--8--10th
1934 AL--8--6th
Career--89--157th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1928 AL--8.6--9th
1929 AL--17.6--1st
1930 AL--17.4--4th
1932 AL--12.2--7th
1934 AL--11.0--8th
1935 AL--13.9--4th
1937 AL--12.3--7th
1938 AL--16.5--1st
Career--182.5--100th

AB per SO s c a p y
1928 AL--27.409--9th
1929 AL--33.368--4th
1930 AL--35.882--3rd
1931 AL--25.533--7th
1933 AL--23.259--8th
1934 AL--24.040--3rd
1935 AL--38.125--2nd
1936 AL--49.308--2nd
1937 AL--22.560--8th
1938 AL--27.048--5th
1939 AL--25.375--3rd
1940 AL--30.294--2nd
Career--23.820--58th

Outs Made s c a p y
1928 AL--432--5th
1929 AL--439--8th
1930 AL--437--5th
1932 AL--445--7th
1933 AL--434--5th
1935 AL--430--8th
Career--6278--104th

Oldest s c a p y
1940 AL--born 1903-05-11--7th
1941 AL--born 1903-05-11--5th
1942 AL--born 1903-05-11--4th

Youngest s c a p y
1924 AL--born 1903-05-11--7th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 27 (67), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 191 (47), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 277 (15), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 70 (14), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1924 Season: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

February 4, 1942: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

May 22, 1942: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

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