Charley Gelbert Charles Magnus Gelbert Bats Right Throws Right Height 5'11 Weight 170 Born January 26, 1906 Scranton, PA Died January 13, 1967 Easton, PA

Batting  

 Year Ag Tm     G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS    BA  lgBA   SLG lgSLG   TB 
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1929 23 STL        68   19   2   1   4   11    8                     2      .279  .265  .515  .391   35 
 1930 24 STL       536  125  33   9   8   66   60                    18      .233  .280  .373  .430  200 
 1931 25 STL  150  565  166  36   5  11   83   65                    20   2  .294  .263  .434  .388  245 
 1932 26 STL  136  469  106  16   8  12   64   53                    14   5  .227  .244  .373  .366  174 
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
  4 Seasons   286 1636  416  87  23  35  224  186                    54   7  .254  .254  .400  .378  654
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 154 Gm  Avg  154  556  146  28   7  12   79   64                    18   4  .254  ----  .406  ----  226
 Career High  150  565  166  36   9  12   83   65                    20   5  .294  ----  .434  ----  245
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 Year Ag Tm     G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS    BA  lgBA   SLG lgSLG   TB 

Postseason Batting

 Year Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS    BA   SLG   TB 
+------------------+--+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+----+
 1930 STL HAR   W    6   21    3   2   0   0    1    0    4    3           0   0  .143  .239    5
+------------------+--+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+----+
               1-0   6   21    3   2   0   0    1    0    4    3           0   0  .143  .239    5
+------------------+--+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+----+


WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards  

Stats are Year-Value-Rank

ALL-STAR 1931

Hits 1931-166-10

Doubles 1931-36-6

Triples 1930-9-2 1932-8-1

Player of the Week, Week 12, 1932

Transactions January 1, 1929: Drafted 2nd round (12th overall) by St Louis.

Biography Charlie Gelbert, a Cardinal Star And Lafayette Coach, 60, Dies EASTON, Pa., Jan. 13 (AP) Charlie Gelbert, a World Series star for the St. Louis Cardinals and later the successful coach of the Lafayette College baseball team, died tonight in Easton Hospital, apparently of a heart attack. He was 60 years old. In the seventh inning of the second game of the 1931 World Series, Charlie Gelbert laid down a squeeze bunt to score Pepper Martin, giving the Cardinals a 2-0 lead over the Philadelphia Athletics. St. Louis won the game to tie the series and then went on to win the series, 4 games to 3. Gelbert played shortstop for St. Louis in 1930 and 1931. In the 1930 series he hit .358, but he is best remembered for his fielding. In 13 World Series games he handled 78 chances without an error - a record that still stands. In November, 1932, Gelbert was injured in a hunting accident that resulted in this being out of baseball for two years. He returned to play 68 games with the Cardinals in 1935, and continued with major league teams through 1940, playing for Cincinnati, Detroit, Washington and the Boston Red Sox. In 1945, Gelbert joined the Lafayette College staff as baseball coach. In 21 years he coached the team to seven post-season tournaments, five National Collegiate Athletic Association District II titles and more than 300 victories. During this period he fought for and finally won a battle with National Collegiate Athletic Association officials to permit a college coach to work as a baseline coach. The rule was changed in the winter of 1965-66. Gelbert also served at Lafayette as assistant football and basketball coach. Charles M. Gelbert was christened Magnus Ott Gelbert, but took his name in honor of his fatherm an All-American football player, at the University of Pennsylvania. Reprinted From the New York Times, Saturday, January 4, 1967