In 1923 Gerber set a major league record for shortstops with 48 fielding chances in four consecutive games.

That season he was named to the Babe Ruth All-Star team, the year he won notoriety for his "$18,000 base hit" against the Detroit Tigers, which gave the Browns third place in the American League and a split in the World Series money.

As a shortstop, he recorded 2960 putouts, 4319 assists, 741 double plays, and 439 errors in 7718 chances for a .943 fielding percentage.

Following his playing career, Gerber served as an umpire in the Middle Atlantic League and also worked as a supervisor with the City Recreation Division of Ohio.

[citation needed] Gerber died in Columbus, Ohio, at the age of 59 and is buried in Green Lawn Cemetery.