Joe Gordon

Positions: Second Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 180lb (178cm, 81kg)

Born: February 18, 1915 in Los Angeles, CA us

Died: April 14, 1978 in Sacramento, CA

Buried: Cremated

High School: Jefferson HS (Portland, OR)

School: University of Oregon (Eugene, OR)

Last Game: September 30, 1950 (Age 35-224d)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2009. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
View Joe Gordon's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1938 season

Full Name: Joseph Lowell Gordon

Nicknames: Flash

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

55.6

5707

1530

253

.268

914

RBI

975

OBP

.357

SLG

.466

OPS

.823

OPS+

120

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1936	21	-6.1	Oakland	PCL	AA	NYY	143		533	73	160	33	4	6	56	9				.300		.411		219			14
1937	22	-5.3	Newark	IL	AA	NYY	151	695	635	109	178	33	6	26	89	14		50	70	.280	.337	.474	.811	301		4	6
1938	23	-5.2	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	127	520	458	83	117	24	7	25	97	11	3	56	72	.256	.340	.502	.843	230		3	3		7
1939	24	-3.7	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	151	648	567	92	161	32	5	28	111	11	10	75	57	.284	.370	.506	.876	287	15	2	4		7
1940	25	-2.9	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	155	677	616	112	173	32	10	30	103	18	8	52	57	.281	.340	.511	.851	315	12	3	6		7
1941	26	-2.0	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	156	665	588	104	162	26	7	24	87	10	9	72	80	.276	.358	.466	.824	274	16	4	1		6
1942	27	-0.9	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	147	625	538	88	173	29	4	18	103	12	6	79	95	.322	.409	.491	.900	264	22	1	7		7
1943	28	-0.7	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	152	650	543	82	135	28	5	17	69	4	7	98	75	.249	.366	.413	.778	224	18	2	7		15

1946	31	1.4	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	112	431	376	35	79	15	0	11	47	2	5	49	72	.210	.308	.338	.646	127	14	4	2		6
1947	32	2.7	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	155	626	562	89	153	27	6	29	93	7	3	62	49	.272	.346	.496	.842	279	16	1	1		13
1948	33	4.0	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	144	633	550	96	154	21	4	32	124	5	2	77	68	.280	.371	.507	.879	279	16	3	3		6
1949	34	5.2	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	148	632	541	74	136	18	3	20	84	5	6	83	33	.251	.355	.407	.762	220	20	4	4		10
1950	35	6.2	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	119	429	368	59	87	12	1	19	57	4	1	56	44	.236	.340	.429	.770	158	10	2	3		3
1951	36	6.0	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	7.2	Sacramento	PCL	Opn		122	429	370	39	91	18	0	16	46	5		49	39	.246	.340	.424	.765	157		4	6

1957	42	13.6	San Francisco	PCL	Opn	BOS	1		3		2									.667
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (11 seasons)					Majors		1566	6536	5707	914	1530	264	52	253	975	89	60	759	702	.268	.357	.466	.823	2657	159	29	41		87
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		565	2242	2026	318	576	108	13	91	327	30		177	148	.284				981		11	28
All Levels (16 Seasons)							2131	8778	7733	1232	2106	372	65	344	1302	119	60	936	850	.272				3638		40	69		87

Opn (2 seasons)					Minors		123	432	373	39	93	18	0	16	46	5		49	39	.249				157		4	6
AAA (1 season)					Minors		148	568	485	97	145	24	3	43	136	2		78	39	.299	.399	.627	1.026	304		3	2
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		294	1242	1168	182	338	66	10	32	145	23		50	70	.289		.445		520		4	20