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Joe Gordon

Joseph Lowell Gordon (Flash)

Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: February 18, 1915 in Los Angeles, California, US
Died: April 14, 1978 in Sacramento, California, US
High School: Jefferson HS (Portland, OR)
School: University of Oregon (Eugene, OR)

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Minors Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF
1936	21	Oakland	PCL	AA	NYY	143		533		160	33	4	6					.300		.411		219
1937	22	Newark	IL	AA	NYY	151		635		178	33	6	26					.280		.474		301

1951	36	Sacramento	PCL	AAA	CHW	148	568	485	97	145	24	3	43	136	2	78	39	.299	.399	.627	1.026	304		3	2
1952	37	Sacramento	PCL	Opn		122	429	370	39	91	18	0	16	46	5	49	39	.246	.340	.424	.765	157		4	6

1957	42	San Francisco	PCL	Opn	BOS	1	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	2	0	0	0	0
5 Seasons						565	2168	2026	136	576	108	13	91	182	7	127	78	.284	.329	.485	.814	983	0	7	8	0
AA (2 seasons)				AA		294	1168	1168		338	66	10	32					.289	.289	.445	.735	520
Opn (2 seasons)				Opn		123	432	373	39	93	18	0	16	46	5	49	39	.249	.343	.426	.769	159	0	4	6	0
AAA (1 season)				AAA		148	568	485	97	145	24	3	43	136	2	78	39	.299	.399	.627	1.026	304		3	2

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
1957	42	San Francisco	PCL	Opn	BOS	0	0		inf	1	0		0	0		0.0	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0
1 Season						0	0		inf	1	0		0	0		0.0	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Fielding

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1936	21	Oakland	PCL	AA	NYY	SS	136	649	217	390	42		.935	4.46
1937	22	Newark	IL	AA	NYY	2B	151	911	383	481	47		.948	5.72

1951	36	Sacramento	PCL	AAA	CHW	SS	15	67	28	35	4	11	.940	4.20
1951	36	Sacramento	PCL	AAA	CHW	2B	128	696	321	355	20	94	.971	5.28
1952	37	Sacramento	PCL	Opn		2B	99	546	256	275	15	83	.973	5.36
1952	37	Sacramento	PCL	Opn		1B	6	57	45	10	2	1	.965	9.17

1957	42	San Francisco	PCL	Opn	BOS	2B	1	2	1	1	0	1	1.000	2.00
1957	42	San Francisco	PCL	Opn	BOS	P	1	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
5 Seasons							537	2928	1251	1547	130	190	.956	5.21
2B (4 seasons)						2B	379	2155	961	1112	82	178	.962	5.47
SS (2 seasons)						SS	151	716	245	425	46	11	.936	4.44
1B (1 season)						1B	6	57	45	10	2	1	.965	9.17
P (1 season)						P	1	0	0	0	0	0		0.00

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Managing

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	W	L	W-L%
1951	36	Sacramento	PCL	AAA	CHW	1 of 1	168	75	92	.449
1952	37	Sacramento	PCL	Opn		1 of 1	180	66	114	.367

1956	41	San Francisco	PCL	Opn	BOS	1 of 2	166	77	88	.467
1957	42	San Francisco	PCL	Opn	BOS	1 of 1	168	101	67	.601
1958	43	Cleveland	AL	MLB	CLE	1 of 2	153	77	76	.503
1959	44	Cleveland	AL	MLB	CLE	1 of 1	154	89	65	.578
1960	45	Detroit	AL	MLB	DET	1 of 3	154	71	83	.461
1960	45	Cleveland	AL	MLB	CLE	1 of 3	154	76	78	.494
1961	46	Kansas City	AL	MLB	KCA	1 of 2	162	61	100	.379

1966	51	Idaho Falls	PION	Rk	CAL	1 of 2	66	29	37	.439

1969	54	Kansas City	AL	MLB	KCR	1 of 1	163	69	93	.426
10 Seasons							1688	791	893	.470
MLB (5 seasons)							940	443	495	.472
Opn (3 seasons)							514	244	269	.476
Rk (1 season)							66	29	37	.439
AAA (1 season)							168	75	92	.449

W-L Totals are for the entire season even if they managed only part of the season.
Sequence may not be in order actually managed. Rank or Pennants Won may not be given for some seasons.

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
1936	21	Oakland Oaks	Pacific Coast League	AA	NYY
1937	22	Newark Bears	International League	AA	NYY
1938	23	New York Yankees	American League	MLB	NYY	1
1939	24	New York Yankees	American League	MLB	NYY	1
1940	25	New York Yankees	American League	MLB	NYY	1
1941	26	New York Yankees	American League	MLB	NYY	1
1942	27	New York Yankees	American League	MLB	NYY	1
1943	28	New York Yankees	American League	MLB	NYY	1

1946	31	New York Yankees	American League	MLB	NYY	1
1947	32	Cleveland Indians	American League	MLB	CLE	1
1948	33	Cleveland Indians	American League	MLB	CLE	1
1949	34	Cleveland Indians	American League	MLB	CLE	1
1950	35	Cleveland Indians	American League	MLB	CLE	1	1950-04-18	1950-09-30
1951	36	Sacramento Solons	Pacific Coast League	AAA	CHW
1952	37	Sacramento Solons	Pacific Coast League	Opn
1953	38	Did Not Play
1954	39	Did Not Play
1955	40	Did Not Play
1956	41	Did Not Play
1957	42	San Francisco Seals	Pacific Coast League	Opn	BOS

Sabr ID: 4d6bb7cb

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