Charlie Gelbert Notable

b. January 26, 1906 · St. Louis Cardinals 1929–1932, 1935–1936, Cincinnati Reds 1937, Detroit Tigers 1937, Washington Senators 1939–1940, Boston Red Sox 1940

Charlie Gelbert played for five clubs across 12 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1929 and closing with the Boston Red Sox in 1940.

Across 876 games he batted .267, with 766 hits and 398 runs. He finished with 17 home runs, 169 doubles and 34 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 9.00 earned run average, pitching 4 innings in 2 games. He struck out 1.

He played 680 games at shortstop, with 2,125 assists and 182 errors. He turned 420 double plays. He also played 147 games at third base.

He was born in Scranton, PA, USA on January 26, 1906, and died on January 13, 1967. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1929	STL	146	512	60	134	29	8	3	65	51	46	8	.262
1930	STL	139	513	92	156	39	11	3	72	43	41	6	.304
1931	STL	131	447	61	129	29	5	1	62	54	31	7	.289
1932	STL	122	455	60	122	28	9	1	45	39	30	8	.268
1935	STL	62	168	24	49	7	2	2	21	17	18	0	.292
1936	STL	93	280	33	64	15	2	3	27	25	26	2	.229
1937	CIN/DET	63	161	16	26	6	0	1	14	19	23	1	.161
1939	WSH	68	188	36	48	7	5	3	29	30	11	2	.255
1940	BOS/WSH	52	145	16	38	9	1	0	15	12	19	0	.262
Career	—	876	2869	398	766	169	43	17	350	290	245	34	.267

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1940	WSH	0	0	2	0	0	4.0	5	4	3	1	9.00
Career	—	0	0	2	0	0	4.0	5	4	3	1	9.00

On this day & linked events

1906

Born January 26, 1906

Scranton, PA, USA

1967

Died January 13, 1967

1929

Major-league debut: Charlie Gelbert

Charlie Gelbert made a major-league debut on April 16, 1929.

1940

Final major-league game: Charlie Gelbert

Charlie Gelbert played a final major-league game on September 28, 1940.

Image: Play Ball cards, published by Bowman Gum, public domain