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Joe Gordon
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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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