- Elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1949.
- Won an American League MVP in 1937.
- Played second base for the Detroit Tigers (1924-1942).
- Named the greatest living second baseman in 1969.
- Served in the Navy during WWII for three years.
- Served as the Tiger general manager (1951-1953) and vice-president (1951- 1959).
- He missed his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame on June 13, 1949 because he was being married five days later. Gehringer remained a bachelor throughout his career because his widowed mother was a diabetic and he felt he should take care of her. Only after her death did he marry.
- He had such a quiet nature that when he was presented a set of right-handed golf clubs as a gift in 1929, he learned to play the game right-handed rather than ask for a replacement.
- In 1929, led the American League in runs scored (131), hits (215), doubles (45), triples (19), stolen bases (27), and fielding percentage for second basemen (.975).
- Led the American League in fielding percentage for second basemen seven times: 1929 (.975), 1930 (.979), 1935 (.985), 1936 (.974), 1937 (.986), 1939 (.977), and 1941 (.982).
- Made major league debut on 22 September 1924.
- Great-uncle of Linda Gehringer.
- Inducted into the Greater Lansing [Michigan] Area Sports Hall of Fame in 1977.
- Inducted into the Michigan Baseball Hall of Fame in 2015 (inaugural class).
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