Luke Appling – ol Aches and Pains The best I ever saw The righthand-hitting Appling batted .310 in twenty seasons (1930-43 – 45-50) with the White Sox. A leadoff hitter with the ability to foul off pitch after pitch, he won two batting titles, with averages of .388 in 1936 and .328 in…
Whitey Herzog’s All-time AL Team Whitey Herzog played eight seasons in the American League with the Senators, Athletics, Yankees, Orioles and Tigers from 1956-63. He gained much greater notoriety as a manger. He is the winningest manager in Royals history, guiding the team to a 410-304 (.574) record in five seasons from 1975-79….
VINTAGE BASEBALL MEMORABILIA Vintage Baseball Memorabilia Charlie Gehringer Position: Second BasemanBats: Left • Throws: Right5-11, 180lb (180cm, 81kg)Born: May 11, 1903 in Fowlerville, MI usDied: January 21, 1993 in Bloomfield Hills, MIBuried: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, MIHigh School: Fowlerville HS (Fowlerville, MI)School: University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)Debut: September 22, 1924 (6,071st in major league history)vs. BOS 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBLast Game: September 27, 1942vs. CLE 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR,…
Michael Young collects 200 hits for the 5th year in a row, matching the record held by Charlie Gehringer for a middle infielder.
On January 21, 1993, Hall of Fame second baseman Charlie Gehringer dies at the age of 89, one month after suffering a stroke. During a 19-year career with the Detroit Tigers, Gehringer batted .320 with 184 home runs. In 1937, Gehringer enjoyed arguably his finest season, batting a league-leading .371. Vintage Baseball HOT…
On June 12 1983, Charlie Gehringer and Hank Greenberg, recently-elected Hall of Famers, have their uniform numbers retired by the Tigers in a pregame ceremony. The digits #2 and #5, respectively, will join Al Kaline’s #6 (1980) as the only numbers retired in franchise history. Charlie Gehringer and Hank Greenberg, were both recently-elected…
‘ 51 Tigers Jerry Priddy, Aaron Robinson, GM Charlie Gehringer, manager Red Rolfe and Dizzy Trout. @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@ [jetpack_subscription_form title=”Join the Community” subscribe_text=”We bring you cool stories about the game, players, ballparks and the people that shaped the game!” subscribe_button=”Join us!” show_subscribers_total=”1″] Subscribe to our Podcast The Daily Rewind on Apples Podcast | Spotify | Google…
Charlie Gehringer succeeds Billy Evans as General Manager of the Detroit Tigers.
In February 1951, a grand collection of baseball greats attended a party held by Toots Shor – the legendary New York City restaurateur – in celebration of the National League’s 75th anniversary. Included among the distinguished group were Hall of Famers Fred Clarke, Ty Cobb, Mickey Cochrane, Jimmie Foxx, Charlie Gehringer, Rogers Hornsby, Kid Nichols,…
On June 13, 1949, a class of three are inducted into the Hall of Fame: Mordecai “Three-Finger” Brown, Charlie Gehringer, and Kid Nichols. 79-year old Nichols, who won his first major league game in 1890, is on hand in Cooperstown for the ceremony. Vintage Baseball HOT ON EBAYCard Collections ENDING SOON ON EBAYMOST…