the business. Gehringer also served as a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame's Committee on Baseball Veterans from 1953 to 1990. At a 1983 ceremony in Tiger Stadium, the Tigers retired uniform numbers 2 and 5, worn for many years by teammates Gehringer and Hank Greenberg respectively. Both players attended the ceremony. At age 82, Gehringer served as the American League honorary captain at the 1986 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas. Gehringer died in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, on January 21, 1993, at age 89. In 1999, he ranked Number 46 on The Sporting News list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, and was nominated as a finalist for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. Also in 1999, Sports Illustrated published a list of "The 50 Greatest Sports Figures from Michigan" (in all sports), and ranked Gehringer third on the list behind Joe Louis and Magic Johnson. In 2013, the Bob Feller Act of Valor Award honored Gehringer as one of 37 Baseball Hall of Fame members for his service in the United States Navy during World War II. See also 1935 Detroit Tigers season 1937 Detroit Tigers season List of Major League Baseball doubles records List of Major League Baseball career hits leaders List of Major League Baseball career doubles leaders List of Major League Baseball career triples leaders List of Major League Baseball career runs scored leaders List of Major League Baseball career runs batted in leaders List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle List of Major League Baseball batting champions List of Major League Baseball annual runs scored leaders List of Major League Baseball annual stolen base leaders List of Major League Baseball annual doubles leaders List of Major League Baseball annual triples leaders List of Major League Baseball career stolen bases leaders List of Major League Baseball players who spent their entire career with one franchise References Further reading Honig, Donald (1975) Baseball When the Grass Was Real: Baseball from the Twenties to the Forties Told by the Men Who Played It. New York: Coward, McGann & Geoghegan. pp. 38–57. . Interview by Richard Bak at BaseballLibrary.com via Wayback Machine Career highights at BaseballLibrary.com via Wayback Machine External links Charlie Gehringer at SABR (Baseball BioProject) Charlie Gehringer at Baseball Almanac Charlie Gehringer at The Deadball Era Charlie Gehringer Oral History Interview (1 of 2) - National