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Joe Gordon

Birthdate:

2/18/1915

Died:

4/14/1978

Height / Weight:

5' 10" / 180 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

It was no secret that Joe 'Flash' Gordon was the top AL second baseman during the 1940's with his home run power and fast fielding. Major League Baseball History While attending the University of Oregon, 'Flash' Gordon played baseball, football, soccer and was a star long jumper. He signed with the New York Yankees and was an immediate success in 1938, hitting 24 doubles, 25 home runs, .502 slg pct with 97 RBI's. In fact- Gordon averaged 25 and 100 RBI's the next four seasons and his clutch hitting brought the World Crown to the Yankees in 1941.

Joe Gordon was called 'Flash' because of his fast, slick fielding and hot line drive hitting. He was named to 6 All-Star Teams. Joe Gordon holds the AL single season record for HR's by a 2nd baseman with 32, hit while playing for Cleveland in 1948, the year he helped them win the World Championship. Gordon's 246 career home runs set an American League record for 2nd basemen. Joe 'Flash' Gordon career stats: 1566 games, 1530 hits, 264 D, 253 HR's, a batting ave of .268 with over 900 each in runs scored and RBI's. We salute your winning play and consistent performances - you were top-of-the-line in our books. Baseballhistorian.com American Heroes World War II.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
11 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1938	NYY (AL)	127	458	83	117	24	7	25	97	56	72	11	3	0	3	3	0	.255	.340	SLG
1939	NYY (AL)	151	567	92	161	32	5	28	111	75	57	11	10	0	2	4	0	.284	.370	SLG
1940	NYY (AL)	155	616	112	173	32	10	30	103	52	57	18	8	0	3	6	0	.281	.340	SLG
1941	NYY (AL)	156	588	104	162	26	7	24	87	72	80	10	9	0	4	1	0	.276	.358	SLG
1942	NYY (AL)	147	538	88	173	29	4	18	103	79	95	12	6	0	1	7	0	.322	.409	SLG
1943	NYY (AL)	152	543	82	135	28	5	17	69	98	75	4	7	0	2	7	0	.249	.365	SLG
1946	NYY (AL)	112	376	35	79	15	0	11	47	49	72	2	5	0	4	2	0	.210	.308	SLG
1947	CLE (AL)	155	562	89	153	27	6	29	93	62	49	7	3	0	1	1	0	.272	.346	SLG
1948	CLE (AL)	144	550	96	154	21	4	32	124	77	68	5	2	0	3	3	0	.280	.371	SLG
1949	CLE (AL)	148	541	74	136	18	3	20	84	83	33	5	6	0	4	4	0	.251	.355	SLG
1950	CLE (AL)	119	368	59	87	12	1	19	57	56	44	4	1	0	2	3	0	.236	.340	SLG
11 years		1566	5707	914	1530	264	52	253	975	759	702	89	60	0	29	41	0	.268	.357	.SLG

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