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Sid Gordon
Full name Sidney Gordon Born August 13, 1917, Brooklyn, New York Died June 17, 1975, New York, New York Buried at New Montefiore Cemetery, West Babylon, New York First Game: September 11, 1941 ; Final Game: September 20, 1955 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 10" Weight: 185 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
1941 NY N Daily Splits 9 31 4 8 1 1 0 4 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 .378 .355 -0.1 1941 NY N
1942 NY N Daily Splits 6 19 4 6 0 1 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .316 .409 .421 0.1 1942 NY N
1943 NY N Daily Splits 131 474 50 119 9 11 9 63 43 2 32 1 10 0 7 26 2 6 .251 .315 .373 -0.4 1943 NY N
1946 NY N Daily Splits 135 450 64 132 15 4 5 45 60 3 27 3 7 0 10 15 1 4 .293 .380 .378 0.1 1946 NY N
1947 NY N Daily Splits 130 437 57 119 19 8 13 57 50 5 21 0 3 0 5 11 2 4 .272 .347 .442 -0.7 1947 NY N
1948 NY N Daily Splits 142 521 100 156 26 4 30 107 74 3 39 3 7 0 11 18 8 5 .299 .390 .537 3.0 1948 NY N
1949 NY N Daily Splits 141 489 87 139 26 2 26 90 95 6 37 3 1 0 13 24 1 2 .284 .404 .505 1.2 1949 NY N
1950 BOS N Daily Splits 134 481 78 146 33 4 27 103 78 9 31 2 1 0 8 14 2 0 .304 .403 .557 3.8 1950 BOS N
1951 BOS N Daily Splits 150 550 96 158 28 1 29 109 80 1 32 5 6 0 12 28 2 0 .287 .383 .500 2.8 1951 BOS N
1952 BOS N Daily Splits 144 522 69 151 22 2 25 75 77 3 49 3 4 0 13 10 0 4 .289 .384 .483 2.0 1952 BOS N
1953 MIL N Daily Splits 140 464 67 127 22 4 19 75 71 4 40 2 4 0 6 14 1 1 .274 .372 .461 1.1 1953 MIL N
1954 PIT N Daily Splits 131 363 38 111 12 0 12 49 67 4 24 0 8 9 0 5 10 0 0 .306 .405 .438 1.3 1954 PIT N
1955 PIT N Daily Splits 16 47 2 8 1 0 0 1 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 .170 .204 .191 -0.4 1955 PIT N
1955 NY N Daily Splits 66 144 19 35 6 1 7 25 25 2 15 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 .243 .349 .444 0.7 1955 NY N
1955 TOT N 82 191 21 43 7 1 7 26 27 2 21 0 3 3 0 6 3 0 0 .225 .317 .382 0.3 1955 TOT N
Total (13 Years) Splits 1475 4992 735 1415 220 43 202 805 731 42 356 22 54 12 0 97 174 19 26 .283 .377 .466 14.5 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
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
1949 NL Daily Splits 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 1.000 1949 NL
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1941 NY N Daily Splits OF 9 9 6 71 18 0 0 0 0 1.000 3 6 0
1941 NY N CF 6 6 4 49 9 0 0 0 0 1.000
1941 NY N LF 3 3 2 22 9 0 0 0 0 1.000
1942 NY N Daily Splits 3B 6 6 6 53 9 12 2 0 0 .913
1943 NY N Daily Splits 3B 53 53 52 468.1 62 115 11 12 0 .941
1943 NY N 1B 41 40 40 367 423 25 4 46 0 .991
1943 NY N OF 28 28 27 246 60 2 2 0 0 .969 28 0 0
1943 NY N LF 28 28 27 246 60 2 2 0 0 .969
1943 NY N 2B 3 3 3 28 6 6 0 1 0 1.000
1946 NY N Daily Splits OF 101 101 92 865.2 197 8 1 0 0 .995 101 0 0
1946 NY N LF 101 101 92 865.2 204 9 1 0 0 .995
1946 NY N 3B 30 25 25 231 18 54 4 3 0 .947
1947 NY N Daily Splits OF 124 117 111 1042 254 13 8 0 0 .971 124 0 0
1947 NY N LF 124 117 111 1042 253 14 8 0 0 .971
1947 NY N 3B 2 2 2 16 0 0 4 0 0 .000
1948 NY N Daily Splits 3B 115 115 101 998.1 126 220 19 19 0 .948
1948 NY N OF 23 21 21 197 40 3 0 0 0 1.000 21 0 2
1948 NY N LF 21 19 19 180 40 2 0 0 0 1.000
1948 NY N RF 2 2 2 17 2 1 0 0 0 1.000
1949 NY N Daily Splits 3B 123 121 109 1024.2 112 206 14 18 0 .958
1949 NY N OF 15 13 11 119 29 0 0 0 0 1.000 3 0 12
1949 NY N RF 12 11 9 94 18 0 0 0 0 1.000
1949 NY N LF 3 2 2 25 11 0 0 0 0 1.000
1949 NY N 1B 1 1 0 7 10 0 0 0 0 1.000
1950 BOS N Daily Splits OF 123 123 111 1050.2 278 8 3 1 0 .990 123 0 0
1950 BOS N LF 123 123 111 1050.2 276 7 4 1 0 .986
1950 BOS N 3B 10 9 8 85.1 5 24 1 0 0 .967
1951 BOS N Daily Splits OF 122 121 108 1045.1 249 4 4 1 0 .984 103 0 23
1951 BOS N LF 103 100 92 864 216 3 3 2 0 .986
1951 BOS N 3B 34 29 27 285.1 51 71 5 8 0 .961
1951 BOS N RF 23 21 16 181.1 32 1 1 0 0 .971
1952 BOS N Daily Splits OF 142 142 115 1220 263 9 1 0 0 .996 142 0 0
1952 BOS N LF 142 142 115 1220 256 9 1 0 0 .996
1952 BOS N 3B 2 2 2 17 3 4 0 0 0 1.000
1953 MIL N Daily Splits OF 137 137 72 1063 245 10 6 2 0 .977 137 0 0
1953 MIL N LF 137 137 72 1063 246 9 6 2 0 .977
1954 PIT N Daily Splits OF 74 67 58 578.1 121 9 3 1 0 .977 7 0 67
1954 PIT N RF 67 61 53 529.1 107 7 3 1 0 .974
1954 PIT N 3B 39 35 25 296.2 28 71 8 5 0 .925
1954 PIT N LF 7 6 5 49 18 1 0 0 0 1.000
1955 PIT N Daily Splits 3B 8 8 7 65.1 5 21 0 4 0 1.000
1955 PIT N LF 4 4 2 27 7 0 1 0 0 .875
1955 PIT N OF 4 4 2 27 7 0 1 0 0 .875 4 0 0
1955 NY N Daily Splits 3B 31 27 22 244 30 58 0 6 0 1.000
1955 NY N OF 17 9 7 94 27 3 0 0 0 1.000 13 0 4
1955 NY N LF 13 6 4 65 18 2 0 0 0 1.000
1955 NY N RF 4 3 3 29 6 0 0 0 0 1.000
1955 TOT N 3B 39 35 29 309.1 35 79 0 10 0 1.000
1955 TOT N LF 17 10 6 92 25 2 1 0 0 .964
1955 TOT N OF 21 13 9 121 34 3 1 0 0 .974 17 0 4
Total (12 Years) Splits OF 919 892 741 7619 1788 69 29 5 0 .985 809 6 108
Total (12 Years) LF 809 788 654 6719.1 1614 58 26 5 0 .985
Total (11 Years) 3B 453 432 386 3785 449 856 68 75 0 .950
Total ( 5 Years) RF 108 98 83 850.2 165 9 4 1 0 .978
Total ( 2 Years) 1B 42 41 40 374 433 25 4 46 0 .991
Total ( 1 Year ) CF 6 6 4 49 9 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) 2B 3 3 3 28 6 6 0 1 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1949 NL Daily Splits 3B 1 0 0 6 0 4 0 0 0 1.000
Transaction Information
Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Giants (1938).
Traded by New York Giants with Buddy Kerr , Willard Marshall and Red Webb to Boston
Braves in exchange for Eddie Stanky and Al Dark (December 14, 1949 ).
Traded by Milwaukee Braves with Max Surkont , Sam Jethroe , Curt Raydon , Fred Waters ,
Larry Lassalle and $100000 to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Danny O'Connell
(December 26, 1953 ).
Sold by Pittsburgh Pirates to New York Giants (May 23, 1955 ).
Released by New York Giants (October 14, 1955 ).
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