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The Second Basemen
Charlie Gehringer - Charles Leonard Gehringer (May 11, 1903 January 21, 1993), nicknamed "The Mechanical Man", was a second baseman, coach, general manager, and team vice president, who played for the Detroit Tigers, for 19 seasons (19241942). He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, in 1949.
Joe Gordon - Joseph Lowell Gordon (February 18, 1915 April 14, 1978), nicknamed "Flash" in reference to the comic-book character Flash Gordon, was a second baseman, coach and manager who played for the New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians from 1938 to 1950. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2009. Gordon was the outstanding player at his position during the 1940s, winning the 1942 American League MVP Award and being named to The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team in nine of his eleven seasons. Known for his acrobatic defense, he led the AL in assists four times and in double plays three times. He was the first AL second baseman to hit 20 home runs in a season, doing so seven times, is second all-time for career HRs at second base (246) behind Robinson Canσ, and he held the single-season record until 2001.
Bobby Doerr - Robert Pershing Doerr (April 7, 1918 November 13, 2017) was a second baseman and coach. He played his entire 14-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career for the Boston Red Sox (193751). A nine-time MLB All-Star, Doerr batted over .300 three times, drove in more than 100 runs six times, and set Red Sox team records in several statistical categories despite missing one season due to military service during World War II. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1986. After he retired as a player, Doerr served as a scout and a coach; he worked with Carl Yastrzemski before his Triple Crown season. From April 25, 2017, until his death on November 13 of that year, Doerr was the oldest living former major league player.
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