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Joe Gordon
Full name Joseph Lowell Gordon Born February 18, 1915, Los Angeles, California Died April 14, 1978, Sacramento, California Cremated (ashes scattered in Pacific Ocean) First Game: April 18, 1938 ; Final Game: September 30, 1950 Managed First Game: June 27, 1958 ; Managed Final Game: October 2, 1969 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 10" Weight: 180 Selected to the Hall of Fame in 2009 Named AL Most Valuable Player by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1942) Named AL Most Valuable Player by The Sporting News (1942) Named second baseman on The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team (1939 to 1942 and 1947 to 1948) Ejections as player: 1939 (1), 1942 (1), 1947 (1). Total: 3 Ejections as manager: 1958 (3), 1959 (3), 1960 (4), 1969 (2). Total: 12 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1938 NY A Daily Splits 127 458 83 117 24 7 25 97 56 7 72 3 3 1 11 7 11 3 .255 .340 .502 3.3 1938 NY A
1939 NY A Daily Splits 151 567 92 161 32 5 28 111 75 7 57 2 1 3 0 15 15 11 10 .284 .368 .506 3.2 1939 NY A
1940 NY A Daily Splits 155 616 112 173 32 10 30 103 52 7 57 3 6 0 20 12 18 8 .281 .340 .511 3.8 1940 NY A
1941 NY A Daily Splits 156 588 104 162 26 7 24 87 72 6 80 4 1 0 18 16 10 9 .276 .358 .466 2.8 1941 NY A
1942 NY A Daily Splits 147 538 88 173 29 4 18 103 79 7 95 1 7 0 10 22 12 6 .322 .409 .491 5.4 1942 NY A
1943 NY A Daily Splits 152 543 82 135 28 5 17 69 98 15 75 2 7 0 7 18 4 7 .249 .365 .413 5.5 1943 NY A
1946 NY A Daily Splits 112 376 35 79 15 0 11 47 49 6 72 4 2 0 9 14 2 5 .210 .308 .338 1.6 1946 NY A
1947 CLE A Daily Splits 155 562 89 153 27 6 29 93 62 13 49 1 1 0 7 16 7 3 .272 .346 .496 3.0 1947 CLE A
1948 CLE A Daily Splits 144 550 96 154 21 4 32 124 77 6 68 3 3 0 8 16 5 2 .280 .371 .507 2.3 1948 CLE A
1949 CLE A Daily Splits 148 541 74 136 18 3 20 84 83 10 33 4 4 1 10 20 5 6 .251 .355 .407 -0.6 1949 CLE A
1950 CLE A Daily Splits 119 368 59 87 12 1 19 57 56 3 44 2 3 0 6 10 4 1 .236 .340 .429 -1.3 1950 CLE A
Total (11 Years) Splits 1566 5707 914 1530 264 52 253 975 759 87 702 29 38 3 2 121 166 89 60 .268 .357 .466 29.0 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1938 NY A Daily Splits 4 15 3 6 2 0 1 6 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .400 .438 .733 1938 NY A
1939 NY A Daily Splits 4 14 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 1939 NY A
1941 NY A Daily Splits 5 14 2 7 1 1 1 5 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .667 .929 1941 NY A
1942 NY A Daily Splits 5 21 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .095 .095 .143 1942 NY A
1943 NY A Daily Splits 5 17 2 4 1 0 1 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .350 .471 1943 NY A
1948 CLE A Daily Splits 6 22 3 4 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .182 .217 .318 1948 CLE A
Total ( 6 Years) Splits 29 103 12 25 5 1 4 16 12 3 17 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 .243 .322 .427 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1939 AL Daily Splits 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1939 AL
1940 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1940 AL
1941 AL Daily Splits 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1941 AL
1942 AL Daily Splits 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1942 AL
1946 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1946 AL
1947 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1947 AL
1948 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1948 AL
1949 AL Daily Splits 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1949 AL
Total ( 8 Years) Splits 8 20 2 4 3 0 0 2 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .350 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1938 NY A Daily Splits 2B 126 126 123 1102 290 450 31 98 0 .960
1939 NY A Daily Splits 2B 151 151 150 1337.2 370 461 28 116 0 .967
1940 NY A Daily Splits 2B 155 155 155 1373 374 505 23 116 0 .975
1941 NY A Daily Splits 2B 131 130 125 1158 332 397 32 109 0 .958
1941 NY A 1B 30 26 25 236.1 224 17 4 35 0 .984
1942 NY A Daily Splits 2B 147 147 145 1306 354 442 28 121 0 .966
1943 NY A Daily Splits 2B 152 152 151 1385.1 407 490 29 114 0 .969
1946 NY A Daily Splits 2B 107 106 103 930 281 346 17 87 1 .974
1946 NY A SS 1 1 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 -
1947 CLE A Daily Splits 2B 155 154 146 1361 341 466 18 110 0 .978
1948 CLE A Daily Splits 2B 144 143 134 1271.1 330 436 23 97 1 .971
1948 CLE A SS 2 0 0 5 2 3 0 1 0 1.000
1949 CLE A Daily Splits 2B 145 145 140 1291.2 297 430 15 123 0 .980
1950 CLE A Daily Splits 2B 105 102 92 884.2 224 283 16 69 0 .969
Total (11 Years) Splits 2B 1518 1511 1464 13400.2 3600 4706 260 1160 2 .970
Total ( 1 Year ) 1B 30 26 25 236.1 224 17 4 35 0 .984
Total ( 2 Years) SS 3 1 1 14 2 3 0 1 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1938 NY A Daily Splits 2B 4 4 4 36 12 12 2 3 0 .923
1939 NY A Daily Splits 2B 4 4 4 37 7 12 0 4 0 1.000
1941 NY A Daily Splits 2B 5 5 5 45 6 19 1 5 0 .962
1942 NY A Daily Splits 2B 5 5 5 44 11 12 0 1 0 1.000
1943 NY A Daily Splits 2B 5 5 5 45 20 23 0 3 0 1.000
1948 CLE A Daily Splits 2B 6 6 6 53 15 13 1 7 0 .966
Total ( 6 Years) Splits 2B 29 29 29 260 71 91 4 23 0 .976
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1939 AL Daily Splits 2B 1 1 1 9 2 5 0 1 0 1.000
1940 AL Daily Splits 2B 1 1 0 7 3 1 0 0 0 1.000
1941 AL Daily Splits 2B 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1942 AL Daily Splits 2B 1 1 1 9 1 4 0 1 0 1.000
1946 AL Daily Splits 2B 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
1947 AL Daily Splits 2B 1 1 0 5 0 4 0 0 0 1.000
1948 AL Daily Splits 2B 1 1 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 1.000
1949 AL Daily Splits 2B 1 0 0 5 2 3 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 8 Years) Splits 2B 8 5 2 48 11 20 0 2 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1958 CLE A 86 46 40 .535 401 336 6-27 6 4
1959 CLE A 154 89 65 .578 745 646 2
1960 CLE A 95 49 46 .516 426 419 8- 2 4 4
1960 DET A 57 26 31 .456 237 248 8- 5 6 6
1961 KC A 60 26 33 .441 277 315 6-18 8 9
1969 KC A 163 69 93 .426 586 688 4
Total ( 5 Years) 615 305 308 .498 2672 2652
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
Coaching Record
Year Team START END
1956 DET A 4-17 9-30
Total ( 1 Year )
Ejection Information
As player:
Date Team Umpire Reason
7- 8-1939(2) BOX NY A Bill Summers Reopening argument over CS
7-12-1942(2) BOX NY A George Pipgras Call at HP
8- 2-1947(1) BOX CLE A Hal Weafer Call at 2B
As manager:
Date Team Umpire Reason
7-27-1958(2) BOX CLE A Bill McKinley Called third strike
8-13-1958(2) BOX CLE A Ed Runge Balls and strikes
8-14-1958 BOX CLE A Frank Tabacchi Call at HP
5- 3-1959(1) BOX CLE A Eddie Hurley Fighting
7-17-1959 BOX CLE A Frank Umont Interference call
8- 4-1959 BOX CLE A Eddie Hurley Bench jockeying
5- 6-1960 BOX CLE A Ed Runge Check swing
5-22-1960 BOX CLE A Eddie Hurley Balls and strikes
7-23-1960 BOX CLE A Eddie Hurley Ejection of player
7-24-1960(2) BOX CLE A Hank Soar Balls and strikes
4- 9-1969 BOX KC A Marty Springstead Call at 1B
9-14-1969 BOX KC A Frank Umont Balls and strikes
Transaction Information
Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Yankees (1936).
Traded by New York Yankees to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Allie Reynolds
(October 11, 1946 ).
Released by Cleveland Indians (October 27, 1950 ).
Traded by Cleveland Indians to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Jimmy Dykes (August 3,
1960 ).
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