Charlie Gehringer

Portrait of Charlie Gehringer, baseball player for the Detroit Tigers. Inset portrait of Lou Gehrig. Big League Chewing Gum (R-320) series. Printed on front: "Charley Gehringer. Lou Gehrig says. G.G. Co., 1934." Printed on back: "No. 23, 1934 series. Charley Gehringer, Detroit Tigers. Take a combination of a fine fielder, a dependable hitter and good base-runner and you have the making of a star baseball player. That's Charley Gehringer of the Detroit Tigers, Michigan born, Michigan bred and a Michigan baseball hero. In 1933 he was the best batting second baseman in the American League with an average of .325. He is 31 years old, stands 5 feet, 11 inches high and weighs 180 pounds. He bats left-handed, but throws right-handed. He began his professional career with the Tigers in 1925, virtually right out of college, and has held down the second base sack ever since. This is one of the 1934 series of pictures of Big League baseball stars. Collect the entire series. Big League chewing gum, Goudey Gum Co., Boston. Made by the originators of Indian gum. G.G. Co., 1934."