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)

Debut: September 22, 1924 (Age 21-134d, 6,071st in major league history)
vs. BOS 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

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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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	10-10 / in Starts: 10-10
Longest Hitting Streak	7 games
Longest On Base Streak	16 games
Most Games w/o HR	15 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1934	WS g1	Oct 3	DET		STL	L,3-8	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	3	.61	0.111	31.85	3.77%	0.86	2B
2	1934	WS g2	Oct 4	DET		STL	W,3-2	CG(12)	6	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		2		1	0	.375	.500	.375	.875	3	1.53	0.199	78.48	5.56%	1.01	2B
3	1934	WS g3	Oct 5	DET	@	STL	L,1-4	CG	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.385	.467	.462	.928	3	1.20	-0.016	75.68	-0.52%	-0.36	2B
4	1934	WS g4	Oct 6	DET	@	STL	W,10-4	CG	6	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.412	.500	.471	.971	3	.88	0.074	56.96	3.01%	0.05	2B
5	1934	WS g5	Oct 7	DET	@	STL	W,3-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.381	.458	.571	1.030	3	.86	0.052	70.68	3.13%	0.02	2B
6	1934	WS g6	Oct 8	DET		STL	L,3-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.360	.429	.520	.949	3	1.68	0.115	125.35	5.37%	0.46	2B
7	1934	WS g7	Oct 9	DET		STL	L,0-11	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.379	.438	.517	.955	3	.17	-0.003	28.33	-0.14%	0.37	2B
1935 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	1935	WS g1	Oct 2	DET		CHC	L,0-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	3	.91	-0.050	47.70	-1.72%	-0.49	2B
9	1935	WS g2	Oct 3	DET		CHC	W,8-3	CG	4	3	2	2	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	3	.52	0.100	26.51	2.76%	2.50	2B
10	1935	WS g3	Oct 4	DET	@	CHC	W,6-5	CG(11)	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.364	.462	.455	.916	3	1.36	0.072	85.72	2.42%	0.46	2B
11	1935	WS g4	Oct 5	DET	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	5	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1		0		1	0	.400	.471	.533	1.004	3	1.17	0.137	70.82	5.54%	1.19	2B
12	1935	WS g5	Oct 6	DET	@	CHC	L,1-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.368	.429	.474	.902	3	1.05	-0.035	35.21	-0.62%	-0.31	2B
13	1935	WS g6	Oct 7	DET		CHC	W,4-3	CG	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.423	.500	.923	3	1.56	-0.025	116.92	-1.23%	0.11	2B
1940 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	1940	WS g1	Oct 2	DET	@	CIN	W,7-2	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	3	.31	-0.036	16.33	-1.18%	-1.05	2B
15	1940	WS g2	Oct 3	DET	@	CIN	L,3-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	3	1.27	0.043	65.15	1.88%	0.66	2B
16	1940	WS g3	Oct 4	DET		CIN	W,7-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.231	.167	.397	3	.82	0.062	51.38	2.10%	0.01	2B
17	1940	WS g4	Oct 5	DET		CIN	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	2	0	0	.125	.176	.125	.301	3	1.50	-0.198	96.91	-8.38%	-1.83	2B
18	1940	WS g5	Oct 6	DET		CIN	W,8-0	CG	5	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.200	.473	3	.68	0.049	56.36	2.20%	0.08	2B
19	1940	WS g6	Oct 7	DET	@	CIN	L,0-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	1	0	0	.167	.231	.167	.397	3	.93	-0.096	84.75	-4.78%	-0.36	2B
20	1940	WS g7	Oct 8	DET	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.267	.214	.481	3	1.23	0.188	204.58	18.99%	1.24	2B
									90	81	12	26	4	0	1	7	7	0	1	0	2				2	0	.321	.375	.407	.782

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