Charlie Gehringer (Charles Leonard Gehringer) was born on May 11, 1903 in Fowlerville, Michigan. He made his Major League debut on September 22, 1924 for the Detroit Tigers. In 1926, his rookie year, he hit .277 with 1 home run and 48 RBI. Gehringer played for the Detroit Tigers for his entire 19 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Charlie Gehringer's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1936, when he slugged 15 home runs, hit for a .354 average and knocked in 116 runs. However, others believe that it was 1929, when he stole 27 bases, hit for a .339 average and knocked in 106 runs.
Statistics[]
Batting Stats[]
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1924
DET
A
5
13
2
6
0
1
.462
.462
.462
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
1925
DET
A
8
18
3
3
0
0
.167
.250
.167
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1926
DET
A
123
459
62
127
1
48
.277
.322
.399
19
17
30
42
1
27
9
0
0
1927
DET
A
133
508
110
161
4
61
.317
.383
.441
29
11
52
31
2
9
17
0
0
1928
DET
A
154
603
108
193
6
74
.320
.395
.451
29
16
69
22
6
13
15
0
0
1929
DET
A
155
634
131
215
13
106
.339
.405
.532
45
19
64
19
6
11
27
0
0
1930
DET
A
154
610
144
201
16
98
.330
.404
.534
47
15
69
17
7
13
19
0
0
1931
DET
A
101
383
67
119
4
53
.311
.359
.431
24
5
29
15
0
2
13
0
0
1932
DET
A
152
618
112
184
19
107
.298
.370
.497
44
11
68
34
3
3
9
0
0
1933
DET
A
155
628
103
204
12
105
.325
.393
.468
42
6
68
27
3
6
5
0
0
1934
DET
A
154
601
134
214
11
127
.356
.450
.517
50
7
99
25
3
5
11
0
0
1935
DET
A
150
610
123
201
19
108
.330
.409
.502
32
8
79
16
3
17
11
0
0
1936
DET
A
154
641
144
227
15
116
.354
.431
.555
60
12
83
13
4
3
4
0
0
1937
DET
A
144
564
133
209
14
96
.371
.458
.520
40
1
90
25
1
5
11
0
0
1938
DET
A
152
568
133
174
20
107
.306
.425
.486
32
5
113
21
4
3
14
0
0
1939
DET
A
118
406
86
132
16
86
.325
.423
.544
29
6
68
16
1
11
4
0
7
1940
DET
A
139
515
108
161
10
81
.313
.428
.447
33
3
101
17
3
10
10
0
9
1941
DET
A
127
436
65
96
3
46
.220
.363
.303
19
4
95
26
3
3
1
0
11
1942
DET
A
45
45
6
12
1
7
.267
.365
.333
0
0
7
4
0
0
0
0
0
Total
2323
8860
1774
2839
184
1427
.320
.404
.480
574
146
1186
372
50
141
181
0
27
Fielding Stats[]
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1924
DET
A
2B
5
0
0
12
17
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
.967
1925
DET
A
2B
6
0
0
8
20
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1926
DET
A
2B
112
0
0
255
323
16
56
0
0
0
0
0
.973
1926
DET
A
3B
6
0
0
9
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1927
DET
A
2B
121
0
0
304
438
27
84
0
0
0
0
0
.965
1928
DET
A
2B
154
0
0
377
507
35
101
0
0
0
0
0
.962
1929
DET
A
2B
154
0
0
404
501
23
93
0
0
0
0
0
.975
1930
DET
A
2B
154
0
0
399
501
19
97
0
0
0
0
0
.979
1931
DET
A
2B
78
0
0
224
236
10
54
0
0
0
0
0
.979
1931
DET
A
1B
9
0
0
68
6
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
.987
1932
DET
A
2B
152
0
0
396
495
30
110
0
0
0
0
0
.967
1933
DET
A
2B
155
0
0
358
542
17
111
0
0
0
0
0
.981
1934
DET
A
2B
154
0
0
355
516
17
100
0
0
0
0
0
.981
1935
DET
A
2B
149
0
0
349
489
13
99
0
0
0
0
0
.985
1936
DET
A
2B
154
0
0
397
524
25
116
0
0
0
0
0
.974
1937
DET
A
2B
142
0
0
331
485
12
102
0
0
0
0
0
.986
1938
DET
A
2B
152
0
0
393
455
21
115
0
0
0
0
0
.976
1939
DET
A
2B
107
0
0
245
312
13
67
0
0
0
0
0
.977
1940
DET
A
2B
138
0
0
276
374
19
72
0
0
0
0
0
.972
1941
DET
A
2B
116
0
0
279
324
11
59
0
0
0
0
0
.982
1942
DET
A
2B
3
0
0
7
9
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
Total
2B
2206
0
0
5369
7068
309
1444
0
0
0
0
0
.976
Total
3B
6
0
0
9
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
Total
1B
9
0
0
68
6
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
.987
Transactions[]
Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Detroit Tigers (1924).
