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Charlie
Gehringer		  
Nickname: Mechanical Man
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 180
 
Born: May 11, 1903 in Fowlerville, MI
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove Award 1925    1926   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1924 21 CHA AL $ 300,000   8 8 8 3 3 3 8 8 8 4 4 4 8 8 8
1925 22 CHA AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 4 4 4 8 8 8 4 4 4 8 8 8
1926 23 CHA AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 4 4 4 9 9 9 4 4 4 8 8 8
1927 24 CHA AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 5 5 5 9 9 9 4 4 4 8 8 8
1928 25 CHA AL $ 1,971,429   7 7 7 5 5 5 10 10 10 5 5 5 8 8 8
1929 26 CHA AL $ 1,971,429   7 7 7 6 6 6 10 10 10 5 5 5 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   7 7 7 3 3 3 8 8 8 4 4 4 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,971,429   8 8 8 6 6 6 10 10 10 5 5 5 8 8 8
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1924 21 CHA AL 42 133 18 38 7 4 0 20 3 4 6 5 .286 .315 .398 .713 15.4 2.0
    AAA   82 187 26 51 13 4 2 38 5 0 24 11 .273 .355 .417 .773 28.4  
1925 22 CHA AL 148 591 73 180 30 8 5 100 16 8 32 28 .305 .341 .408 .749 76.7 12.0
1926 23 CHA AL 143 532 72 148 28 6 1 66 12 7 42 35 .278 .332 .359 .691 62.8 9.1
1927 24 CHA AL 145 511 82 141 32 12 3 57 15 0 52 27 .276 .342 .403 .745 69.7 15.4
1928 25 CHA AL 143 593 91 149 39 13 4 68 15 9 59 39 .251 .319 .381 .700 71.7 13.2
1929 26 CHA AL 144 581 94 171 47 4 7 71 19 9 63 35 .294 .361 .425 .787 88.8 18.8
6 Years Sim 765 2941 430 827 183 47 20 382 80 37 254 169 .281 .338 .396 .734 385.0 70.4
1 Years AAA 82 187 26 51 13 4 2 38 5 0 24 11 .273 .357 .417 .774 28.4  
162 Game Average 622 91 175 38 9 4 80 16 7 53 35 .281 .338 .396 .734 81.5  
Career Highs 148 593 94 180 47 13 7 100 19 9 63 39 .305 .361 .425 .787 88.8  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   2055 303 579 119 29 17 291 52 27 183 109 .282 .340 .393 .733 268.6
vs LH   886 127 248 64 18 3 91 28 10 71 60 .280 .332 .403 .735 115.4
Home 377 1419 197 389 75 17 10 175 42 18 121 101 .274 .330 .372 .702 173.6
Away 388 1522 233 438 108 30 10 207 38 19 133 68 .288 .345 .418 .763 210.3
RISP   796 0 231 49 14 10 338 0 0 75 38 .290 .341 .425 .766 114.5
Pinch Hitting   23 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 .087 .185 .087 .272 0.0
Close/Late   328 50 95 25 5 2 54 0 0 40 15 .290 .368 .415 .782 48.8
Mar/Apr 84 331 57 102 23 10 2 46 11 4 32 19 .308 .361 .456 .817 52.9
May 133 499 57 122 28 5 4 67 12 8 43 28 .244 .305 .345 .650 51.6
June 125 494 60 126 33 7 3 53 13 9 40 27 .255 .312 .368 .681 54.6
July 137 521 82 170 33 11 5 102 9 3 46 31 .326 .382 .461 .843 85.5
August 143 544 94 150 35 9 3 53 23 8 49 36 .276 .335 .390 .725 70.8
Sep/Oct 143 552 80 157 31 5 3 61 12 5 44 28 .284 .337 .375 .712 68.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1924 21 CHA AL 2B 40 35 314.7 90 150 3 30 .988 6.86   1.4
1925 22 CHA AL 2B 147 138 1246.3 333 582 19 108 .980 6.61   5.5
1926 23 CHA AL 2B 139 136 1198.0 311 570 25 93 .972 6.62   5.0
1927 24 CHA AL 2B 144 137 1186.7 337 502 15 108 .982 6.36   4.1
1928 25 CHA AL 2B 141 136 1210.0 326 519 15 103 .983 6.29   3.3
1929 26 CHA AL 2B 144 137 1240.7 321 523 19 115 .978 6.12   5.4
Career Totals   755 719 6396.3 1718 2846 96 557 .979 6.42   24.7
Career Highs   147 138 1246.3 337 582 25 115 .988 6.86    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1924 21 CHA AL 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400
1925 22 CHA AL 6 25 8 14 2 0 2 9 3 0 2 1 .560 .571 .880 1.451
1929 26 CHA AL 11 51 5 7 2 1 0 3 0 0 2 4 .137 .170 .216 .385
Career Post-Season Batting 20 81 13 22 4 1 2 13 3 0 4 6 .272 .302 .420 .722
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
XR
1929-6-88.8
 Games
1925-7-148
 At-Bats
1925-3-591
1928-2-593
1929-1-581
 Runs
1927-6-82
1928-6-91
1929-3-94
 Hits
1925-9-180
1929-7-171
 Total Bases
1928-10-226
1929-9-247
Singles
1925-5-137
1929-7-113
 Doubles
1927-7-32
1928-3-39
1929-1-47
 Triples
1928-7-13
 RBIs
1925-9-100
 Walks
1928-10-59
1929-10-63
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 3    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 28)
   Gray Ink Test: 34    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 183)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 25    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 56)
 
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  4. Marty Kavanagh (940)
  5. Max Bishop (940)
  6. George Kelly (939)
  7. Lloyd Christenbury (927)
  8. Jackie Tavener (926)
  9. Morrie Rath (923)
  10. Specs Toporczer (922)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 4th overall pick, by Chicago (A) in 1924
Had first career hit on 8/1/1924, off Rats Henderson (DET)
Hit first career homerun on 4/17/1925, off Myrl Brown (SLA)
Won Player of the Week award on 8/10/1925, hitting .563 with 0 HR, 8 RBI
Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against Boston (A) on 9/8/1925
Won Gold Glove Award at Second Base in 1925
Won Gold Glove Award at Second Base in 1926
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Boston (A) on 7/22/1927
2/12/1928: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,971,429 through salary arbitration
 
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