Joe Gordon
Joseph Lowell Gordon
Born: February 18, 1915
Los Angeles, CA USA
Deceased: 1978
Sacramento, CA USA
Primary Position: 2B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, SS, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 180
College: University of Oregon
Career: 1938-1950
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 2009.
Minor League Statistics
Joe Gordon compiled a career batting average of .268 with 253 home runs and 975 RBI in his 1566-game career with the New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians. He began playing during the 1938 season and last took the field during the 1950 campaign. Gordon was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2009.
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Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1938 | AL | New York Yankees | 127 | 520 | 458 | 83 | 117 | 24 | 7 | 25 | 97 | 11 | 3 | 56 | 72 | .255 | .340 | .502 | .843 | 230 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1939 | AL | New York Yankees | 151 | 648 | 567 | 92 | 161 | 32 | 5 | 28 | 111 | 11 | 10 | 75 | 57 | .284 | .370 | .506 | .876 | 287 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
1940 | AL | New York Yankees | 155 | 677 | 616 | 112 | 173 | 32 | 10 | 30 | 103 | 18 | 8 | 52 | 57 | .281 | .340 | .511 | .851 | 315 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
1941 | AL | New York Yankees | 156 | 665 | 588 | 104 | 162 | 26 | 7 | 24 | 87 | 10 | 9 | 72 | 80 | .276 | .358 | .466 | .824 | 274 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1942 | AL | New York Yankees | 147 | 625 | 538 | 88 | 173 | 29 | 4 | 18 | 103 | 12 | 6 | 79 | 95 | .322 | .409 | .491 | .900 | 264 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
1943 | AL | New York Yankees | 152 | 650 | 543 | 82 | 135 | 28 | 5 | 17 | 69 | 4 | 7 | 98 | 75 | .249 | .365 | .413 | .778 | 224 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
1946 | AL | New York Yankees | 112 | 431 | 376 | 35 | 79 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 47 | 2 | 5 | 49 | 72 | .210 | .308 | .338 | .645 | 127 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1947 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 155 | 626 | 562 | 89 | 153 | 27 | 6 | 29 | 93 | 7 | 3 | 62 | 49 | .272 | .346 | .496 | .842 | 279 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1948 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 144 | 633 | 550 | 96 | 154 | 21 | 4 | 32 | 124 | 5 | 2 | 77 | 68 | .280 | .371 | .507 | .879 | 279 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1949 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 148 | 632 | 541 | 74 | 136 | 18 | 3 | 20 | 84 | 5 | 6 | 83 | 33 | .251 | .355 | .407 | .762 | 220 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
1950 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 119 | 429 | 368 | 59 | 87 | 12 | 1 | 19 | 57 | 4 | 1 | 56 | 44 | .236 | .340 | .429 | .770 | 158 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 1566 | 6536 | 5707 | 914 | 1530 | 264 | 52 | 253 | 975 | 89 | 60 | 759 | 702 | .268 | .357 | .466 | .822 | 2657 | 159 | 29 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1938 | AL | New York Yankees | 2B | 126 | 0 | 0.0 | 290 | 450 | 31 | 98 | .960 | 5.873 | |
1939 | AL | New York Yankees | 2B | 151 | 0 | 0.0 | 370 | 461 | 28 | 116 | .967 | 5.503 | |
1940 | AL | New York Yankees | 2B | 155 | 0 | 0.0 | 374 | 505 | 23 | 116 | .975 | 5.671 | |
1941 | AL | New York Yankees | 1B | 30 | 0 | 0.0 | 224 | 17 | 4 | 35 | .984 | 8.033 | |
1941 | AL | New York Yankees | 2B | 131 | 0 | 0.0 | 332 | 397 | 32 | 109 | .958 | 5.565 | |
1942 | AL | New York Yankees | 2B | 147 | 0 | 0.0 | 354 | 442 | 28 | 121 | .966 | 5.415 | |
1943 | AL | New York Yankees | 2B | 152 | 0 | 0.0 | 407 | 490 | 29 | 114 | .969 | 5.901 | |
1946 | AL | New York Yankees | 2B | 108 | 0 | 0.0 | 281 | 346 | 17 | 87 | .974 | 5.806 | |
1947 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 155 | 0 | 0.0 | 341 | 466 | 18 | 110 | .978 | 5.206 | |
1948 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 144 | 0 | 0.0 | 330 | 436 | 23 | 97 | .971 | 5.319 | |
1948 | AL | Cleveland Indians | SS | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.500 | |
1949 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 145 | 0 | 0.0 | 297 | 430 | 15 | 123 | .980 | 5.014 | |
1950 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 105 | 0 | 0.0 | 224 | 283 | 16 | 69 | .969 | 4.829 | |
Totals | 1551 | 0 | 0.0 | 3826 | 4726 | 264 | 1196 | .970 | 5.514 |
Postseason - Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1938 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 4 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .400 | .438 | .733 | 1.171 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1939 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 4 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1941 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 5 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .500 | .667 | .929 | 1.595 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
1942 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 5 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .095 | .095 | .143 | .238 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1943 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 5 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .235 | .350 | .471 | .821 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1948 | AL | Cleveland Indians | WS | 6 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .182 | .217 | .318 | .536 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 29 | 115 | 103 | 12 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 17 | .243 | .322 | .427 | .749 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Postseason - Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1938 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 2B | 4 | 4 | 36.0 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | .920 | 5.750 | 5.750 |
1939 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 2B | 4 | 4 | 37.0 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 4.622 | 4.750 |
1941 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 2B | 5 | 5 | 45.0 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 5 | .962 | 5.000 | 5.000 |
1942 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 2B | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.705 | 4.600 |
1943 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 2B | 5 | 5 | 45.0 | 20 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 8.600 | 8.600 |
1948 | AL | Cleveland Indians | WS | 2B | 6 | 6 | 53.0 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 7 | .966 | 4.755 | 4.667 |
Totals | 29 | 29 | 260.0 | 70 | 91 | 4 | 23 | .976 | 5.573 | 5.552 |
Awards
1939 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
1940 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
1941 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
1942 - AL Most Valuable Player
1942 - AL TSN Guide MVP
1942 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
1943 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
1947 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
1948 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
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