DATE: 1950s ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Original - Printed from the original negative in the time period in which it was shot TEAM: Detroit Tigers SUBJECT: Charlie Gehringer PHOTOGRAPHER: Dan Tranquille APPROXIMATE SIZE: 6-3/4"x9" MARKS / STAMPING: Original photo taken of his Hall of Fame plaque. There is not plaque or postcard included with this listing. Just the photograph as shown. NUMBER OF PHOTOS: 1 COMMENTS / CONDITION: This is one of a large accumulation of vintage sports photographs, slides and negatives that we will be listing over the coming months. Wear on these, if any, is mostly confined to minor corner and edge wear, but see scans for further details including condition. We do not deal in stock images or modern reprints, and all scans shown are of the actual vintage photograph, slide or negative being sold. If you have any questions about a particular piece, please ask before the auction ends. BIO: Charles Leonard Gehringer (The Mechanical Man) was born in Fowlerville, MI and died in 1993 in Bloomfield Hills, MI. He went to college at University of Michigan. He played major league baseball from 1924 to 1942 as 2nd baseman for the Detroit Tigers, appeared in the 1934, 1935 and 1940 World Series, was selected 6 as an All-Star, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1949. Known for his consistency as a hitter and fielder, Gehringer was given the nickname "The Mechanical Man" by Yankee pitcher Lefty Gomez. Teammate Doc Cramer quipped: "You wind him up Opening Day and forget him." SKU: L14525
Item: L14525
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