Charlie Gelbert
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Charles Magnus Gelbert (January 26, 1906 - January 13, 1967) born in Scranton, Pennsylvania was an infielder for the St. Louis Cardinals (1929-32 and 1935-36), Cincinnati Reds (1937), Detroit Tigers (1937), Washington Senators (1939-40) and Boston Red Sox (1940).
He helped the Cardinals win the 1930 National League Pennant and 1931 World Series.
He finished 25th in voting for the 1931 National League MVP for playing in 131 games and having 447 at bats, 61 runs, 129 hits, 29 doubles, 5 triples, 1 home run, 62 RBI, 7 stolen bases, 54 walks, .289 batting average, .365 on-base percentage, .383 slugging percentage, 171 total bases and 4 sacrifice hits.
In nine seasons, he played in 876 games and had 2,869 at bats, 398 runs, 766 hits, 169 doubles, 43 triples, 17 home runs, 350 RBI, 34 stolen bases, 290 walks, .267 batting average, .336 on-base percentage, .374 slugging percentage, 1,072 total bases and 49 sacrifice hits.
He died in Easton, Pennsylvania at the age of 60.
[edit] Sources
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
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