Charlie Gehringer Videos

Charlie Gehringer videos can be found throughout baseball history. Baseball: A film by Ken Burns, was the story of America's national pastime - an epic overflowing with heroes and hopefuls, scoundrels and screwballs. The saga brought to life rare images of baseball players hardly ever seen and in that vein Baseball Almanac is bringing to you Charlie Gehringer videos that have been researched by hand and specifically chosen to illustrate the life and times of this ballplayer.

"He'd (Charlie Gehringer) say hello at the start of Spring Training and goodbye at the end of the season and the rest of the time he let his bat and glove do all the talking for him." - Ty Cobb
Charlie Gehringer

Charlie Gehringer Autograph on a 1983 Donruss (#28)

Charlie Gehringer Autograph on a 1983 Donruss (#28)
 

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Birth Name:   Charles Leonard Gehringer
Nickname:   The Mechanical Man
Born On:   05-11-1903  (Taurus)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Fowlerville, Michigan
Year of Death Data Died On:   01-21-1993
Place of Death Data Died In:   Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Cemetery:   Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Michigan Click For Grave Photo
High School:   Fowlerville High School (Fowlerville, MI)
College:   University of Michigan
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   09-22-1924 (Age 21)
Last Game:   09-27-1942
Draft:   Not Applicable
Charlie Gehringer

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Charlie Gehringer played in his first major league baseball game on 09-22-1924. His year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest appear on our comprehensive Charlie Gehringer baseball stats page.

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