Gabby Street

Gabby Street

As player

  • Cincinnati Reds (1904–05)
  • Boston Beaneaters (1905)
  • Cincinnati Reds (1905)
  • Washington Senators (1908–1911)
  • New York Highlanders (1912)
  • St. Louis Cardinals (1931)

As manager

  • St. Louis Cardinals (1929–33)
  • St. Louis Browns (1938)

Charles EvardGabbyStreet (September 30, 1882 – February 6, 1951), also nicknamed "The Old Sarge", was an American catcher, manager, coach, and radio broadcaster in Major League Baseball during the first half of the 20th century. As a catcher, he participated in one of the most publicized baseball stunts of the century's first decade. As a manager, he led the St. Louis Cardinals to two National League championships (1930–31) and one world title (1931). And as a broadcaster, he entertained St. Louis baseball fans in the years following World War II.

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