Charlie Gehringer Autographed Tigers Jersey With "Mechanical Man" Inscription

This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/2/2013

Regarded as one of the best second basemen of all time, he played all 19 seasons of his career with the Detroit Tigers. Nick named the “Mechanical Man” by Lefty Gomez because of his consistency; he was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1949. This cream wool Throwback jersey from the Mitchell & Ness Cooperstown Collection has a navy “D” logo on chest with the Cooperstown label on bottom hem. There is a large navy 2 sewn on the back. There is a sleeve patch commemorating the baseball centennial 1939-1939. Signed under the front logo is “Chas. Gehringer H.O.F. 49 Mechanical Man” in navy marker . LOA James Spence Authentication cert # B54093.