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Joe Gordon
Joseph Lowell Gordon (Flash)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 180 lb.
School University of Oregon

Debut April 18, 1938
Final Game September 30, 1950
Born February 18, 1915 in Los Angeles, CA
Died April 14, 1978 in Sacramento, CA

Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1936. (All Transactions)

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Batting Glossary /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1938 23 NYY AL 127  458   83  117  24  7  25   97  11  3  56  72  .255  .340  .502  108  230   3           3     MVP-12
 1939 24 NYY AL 151  567   92  161  32  5  28  111  11 10  75  57  .284  .370  .506  123  287   4           2  15 MVP-9,AS
 1940 25 NYY AL 155  616  112  173  32 10  30  103  18  8  52  57  .281  .340  .511  121  315   6           3  12 MVP-23,AS
 1941 26 NYY AL 156  588  104  162  26  7  24   87  10  9  72  80  .276  .358  .466  117  274   1           4  16 MVP-7,AS
 1942 27 NYY AL 147  538   88  173  29  4  18  103  12  6  79  95  .322  .409  .491  155  264   7           1  22 MVP-1,AS
 1943 28 NYY AL 152  543   82  135  28  5  17   69   4  7  98  75  .249  .365  .413  126  224   7           2  18 MVP-25,AS
 1946 31 NYY AL 112  376   35   79  15  0  11   47   2  5  49  72  .210  .308  .338   79  127   2           4  14 AS
 1947 32 CLE AL 155  562   89  153  27  6  29   93   7  3  62  49  .272  .346  .496  135  279   1           1  16 MVP-7,AS
 1948 33 CLE AL 144  550   96  154  21  4  32  124   5  2  77  68  .280  .371  .507  134  279   3           3  16 MVP-6,AS
 1949 34 CLE AL 148  541   74  136  18  3  20   84   5  6  83  33  .251  .355  .407  103  220   4           4  20 AS
 1950 35 CLE AL 119  368   59   87  12  1  19   57   4  1  56  44  .236  .340  .429   98  158   3           2  10
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons    1566 5707  914 1530 264 52 253  975  89 60 759 702  .268  .357  .466  120 2657  41   0   0  29 159
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        590   95  158  27  5  26  101   9  6  79  73  .268  .357  .466  120  275   4   0   0   3  16
 Career High    156  616  112  173  32 10  32  124  18 10  98  95  .322  .409  .511  155  315   7   0   0   4  22

Special Batting Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1938 23 NYY AL  520  347   78   5.9   118| .255  .290| .340  .369| .502  .432| .842  .801| 108  .552   2.8   0.3  78%
 1939 24 NYY AL  648  435  103   6.3   113| .284  .285| .370  .360| .506  .422| .876  .782| 123  .597  18.5   1.7  52%
 1940 25 NYY AL  677  469  106   6.0   107| .281  .274| .340  .347| .511  .416| .851  .763| 121  .586  16.0   1.5  69%
 1941 26 NYY AL  665  452   95   5.6   106| .276  .274| .358  .351| .466  .404| .824  .755| 117  .578  13.7   1.3  52%
 1942 27 NYY AL  625  400  108   7.2    93| .322  .263| .409  .337| .491  .368| .900  .706| 155  .738  41.0   4.2  66%
 1943 28 NYY AL  650  440   80   5.0    88| .249  .257| .365  .332| .413  .355| .778  .687| 126  .620  21.0   2.3  36%
 1946 31 NYY AL  431  318   37   3.1    96| .210  .265| .308  .339| .338  .381| .646  .720|  79  .370 -10.3  -1.1  28%
 1947 32 CLE AL  626  429   96   6.0    94| .272  .259| .346  .338| .496  .372| .842  .711| 135  .659  23.7   2.4  70%
 1948 33 CLE AL  633  417  103   6.6   104| .280  .270| .371  .355| .507  .391| .878  .746| 134  .657  24.7   2.4  71%
 1949 34 CLE AL  632  435   76   4.6   105| .251  .268| .355  .360| .407  .390| .762  .750| 103  .507   1.7   0.2  45%
 1950 35 CLE AL  429  295   54   4.8   111| .236  .275| .340  .361| .429  .412| .769  .773|  98  .490  -1.8  -0.2  80%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons     6536 4437  936   5.6   103| .268  .271| .357  .350| .466  .395| .823  .744| 120  .593 151.1  15.0  59%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1938 23 NYY AL  2B  126    290  450   31   98  .960  .967  5.87  5.32            
 1939 24 NYY AL  2B  151    370  461   28  116  .967  .965  5.50  5.14             AS
 1940 25 NYY AL  2B  155    374  505   23  116  .975  .969  5.67  5.22             AS
 1941 26 NYY AL  2B  131    332  397   32  109  .958  .967  5.56  5.18             AS
                 1B   30    224   17    4   35  .984  .990  8.03  9.64             AS
 1942 27 NYY AL  2B  147    354  442   28  121  .966  .969  5.41  5.39             AS
 1943 28 NYY AL  2B  152    407  490   29  114  .969  .969  5.90  5.44             AS
 1946 31 NYY AL  2B  108    281  346   17   87  .974  .970  5.81  5.23             AS
 1947 32 CLE AL  2B  155    341  466   18  110  .978  .978  5.21  5.19             AS
 1948 33 CLE AL  2B  144    330  436   23   97  .971  .976  5.32  5.39             AS
                 SS    2      2    3    0    1 1.000  .962  2.50  4.85             AS
 1949 34 CLE AL  2B  145    297  430   15  123  .980  .974  5.01  5.13             AS
 1950 35 CLE AL  2B  105    224  283   16   69  .969  .976  4.83  5.39            
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1941 26 NYY AL  1B   30    224   17    4   35  .984  .990  8.03  9.64            

 1938 23 NYY AL  2B  126    290  450   31   98  .960  .967  5.87  5.32            
 1939 24 NYY AL  2B  151    370  461   28  116  .967  .965  5.50  5.14            
 1940 25 NYY AL  2B  155    374  505   23  116  .975  .969  5.67  5.22            
 1941 26 NYY AL  2B  131    332  397   32  109  .958  .967  5.56  5.18            
 1942 27 NYY AL  2B  147    354  442   28  121  .966  .969  5.41  5.39            
 1943 28 NYY AL  2B  152    407  490   29  114  .969  .969  5.90  5.44            
 1946 31 NYY AL  2B  108    281  346   17   87  .974  .970  5.81  5.23            
 1947 32 CLE AL  2B  155    341  466   18  110  .978  .978  5.21  5.19            
 1948 33 CLE AL  2B  144    330  436   23   97  .971  .976  5.32  5.39            
 1949 34 CLE AL  2B  145    297  430   15  123  .980  .974  5.01  5.13            
 1950 35 CLE AL  2B  105    224  283   16   69  .969  .976  4.83  5.39            

 1948 33 CLE AL  SS    2      2    3    0    1 1.000  .962  2.50  4.85            
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
 Position Total  2B 1519   3600 4706  260 1160  .970  .971  5.47  5.27            
                 1B   30    224   17    4   35  .984  .990  8.03  9.64            
                 SS    2      2    3    0    1 1.000  .962  2.50  4.85            
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
 Overall Total      1551   3826 4726  264 1196  .970  .971  5.51  5.36

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1938   WS    NYY CHC     W   4  15   3   6  2  0  1   6   1   3  .400  .438  .733   1  0   0   0   0 
 1939   WS    NYY CIN     W   4  14   1   2  0  0  0   1   0   2  .143  .143  .143   0  0   0   0   0 
 1941   WS    NYY BRO     W   5  14   2   7  1  1  1   5   7   0  .500  .667  .929   0  0   0   0   0 
 1942   WS    NYY STL     L   5  21   1   2  1  0  0   0   0   7  .095  .095  .143   0  0   0   0   0 
 1943   WS    NYY STL     W   5  17   2   4  1  0  1   2   3   3  .235  .350  .471   0  0   0   0   0 
 1948   WS    CLE BSN     W   6  22   3   4  0  0  1   2   1   2  .182  .217  .318   1  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  6 World Series        5-1  29 103  12  25  5  1  4  16  12  17  .243  .322  .427   2  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

All-Star Game Batting

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1939   NYY AL   *   4   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting 2B 
 1940   NYY AL   *   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2   0  0   0   0   0 Starting 2B 
 1941   NYY AL       2   1   1  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1942   NYY AL   *   4   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   3   0  0   0   0   0 Starting 2B 
 1943   NYY AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1946   NYY AL       2   0   1  1  0  0   2   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1947   CLE AL   *   2   0   1  1  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting 2B 
 1948   CLE AL   *   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting 2B 
 1949   CLE AL       2   1   1  1  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 8/9      5  20   2   4  3  0  0   2   0   8   0  0   0   0   0  .200  .200  .350 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1939 (2B)
1940 (2B)
1941 *
1942 (2B)
1943
1946 *
1947 (2B)
1948 (2B)
1949 *

Awards
1942-AL-MVP

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1938-AL-12-0.07
1939-AL-9-0.13
1940-AL-23-0.01
1941-AL-7-0.18
1942-AL-1-0.80
1943-AL-25-0.01
1947-AL-7-0.18
1948-AL-6-0.19
Car-135-1.57 shares

Batting Average
1942 AL-.322-4

On-base %
1942 AL-.409-5
1943 AL-.365-10

Slugging %
1940 AL-.511-9
1942 AL-.491-6
1943 AL-.413-8
1947 AL-.496-3
1948 AL-.507-6

OPS
1942 AL-.900-4
1943 AL-.778-8
1947 AL-.842-5
1948 AL-.879-8

Games
1939 AL-151-5
1940 AL-155-1
1941 AL-156-1
1943 AL-152-10
1947 AL-155-3

At Bats
1939 AL-567-9
1940 AL-616-4
1941 AL-588-7
1947 AL-562-9

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1939 AL-648-9
1940 AL-677-7
1941 AL-665-9

Runs
1940 AL-112-4
1941 AL-104-8
1943 AL-82-7
1947 AL-89-7
1948 AL-96-10

Hits
1942 AL-173-8

Total Bases
1939 AL-287-8
1940 AL-315-5
1941 AL-274-9
1942 AL-264-6
1947 AL-279-2
1948 AL-279-7

Doubles
1939 AL-32-9

Triples
1940 AL-10-9

Home Runs
1938 AL-25-10
1939 AL-28-5
1940 AL-30-6
1941 AL-24-7
1942 AL-18-6
1943 AL-17-5
1947 AL-29-2
1948 AL-32-2
1949 AL-20-9

RBI
1939 AL-111-5
1940 AL-103-8
1942 AL-103-4
1947 AL-93-7
1948 AL-124-4

Bases on Balls
1942 AL-79-9
1943 AL-98-2

Strikeouts
1938 AL-72-10
1941 AL-80-4
1942 AL-95-1
1943 AL-75-5
1946 AL-72-7
1948 AL-68-8

Stolen Bases
1940 AL-18-3

Adjusted OPS+
1942 AL-155-4
1947 AL-135-4
1948 AL-134-6

Runs Created
1939 AL-103-10
1940 AL-106-8
1942 AL-108-4
1943 AL-80-10
1947 AL-96-5
1948 AL-103-8

Adjusted Batting Runs
1942 AL-41-3
1947 AL-24-7
1948 AL-25-6

Batting Wins
1942 AL-4.2-3
1947 AL-2.4-6
1948 AL-2.4-6

Extra-Base Hits
1939 AL-65-7
1940 AL-72-4
1942 AL-51-9
1943 AL-50-8
1947 AL-62-3
1948 AL-57-7

Times on Base
1942 AL-253-8
1943 AL-235-8

Offensive Win%
1942 AL-.738-4
1947 AL-.659-6
1948 AL-.657-9

Hit By Pitch
1940 AL-3-8
1941 AL-4-7
1946 AL-4-4
1949 AL-4-7

Grounded into Double Plays
1939 AL-15-9
1941 AL-16-9
1942 AL-22-1
1943 AL-18-6
1947 AL-16-8
1949 AL-20-5

Caught Stealing
1939 AL-10-3
1940 AL-8-6
1941 AL-9-3

Power/Speed Number
1938 AL-15.3-3
1939 AL-15.8-3
1940 AL-22.5-1
1941 AL-14.1-4
1942 AL-14.4-3
1947 AL-11.3-2
1948 AL-8.6-5
1949 AL-8.0-5

At Bats per Home Run
1938 AL-18.3-6
1939 AL-20.3-9
1940 AL-20.5-7
1941 AL-24.5-8
1942 AL-29.9-7
1943 AL-31.9-5
1947 AL-19.4-4
1948 AL-17.2-2
1949 AL-27.1-10

Outs
1939 AL-435-10
1940 AL-469-7
1941 AL-452-7

Black Ink: Batting - 2 (587) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 111 (187) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 29.9 (274) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 87.5 (186) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.

Transactions
Before 1936 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.
October 11, 1946: Traded by the New York Yankees to the Cleveland Indians for Allie Reynolds.
October 27, 1950: Released by the Cleveland Indians.
August 3, 1960: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Detroit Tigers for Jimmie Dykes.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
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All-Star 1939 (2B) 1940 (2B) 1941 * 1942 (2B) 1943 1946 * 1947 (2B) 1948 (2B) 1949 *	Awards 1942-AL-MVP	MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 1938-AL-12-0.07 1939-AL-9-0.13 1940-AL-23-0.01 1941-AL-7-0.18 1942-AL-1-0.80 1943-AL-25-0.01 1947-AL-7-0.18 1948-AL-6-0.19 Car-135-1.57 shares	Batting Average 1942 AL-.322-4	On-base % 1942 AL-.409-5 1943 AL-.365-10	Slugging % 1940 AL-.511-9 1942 AL-.491-6 1943 AL-.413-8 1947 AL-.496-3 1948 AL-.507-6
OPS 1942 AL-.900-4 1943 AL-.778-8 1947 AL-.842-5 1948 AL-.879-8	Games 1939 AL-151-5 1940 AL-155-1 1941 AL-156-1 1943 AL-152-10 1947 AL-155-3	At Bats 1939 AL-567-9 1940 AL-616-4 1941 AL-588-7 1947 AL-562-9	Plate Appearances (approx.) 1939 AL-648-9 1940 AL-677-7 1941 AL-665-9	Runs 1940 AL-112-4 1941 AL-104-8 1943 AL-82-7 1947 AL-89-7 1948 AL-96-10	Hits 1942 AL-173-8
Total Bases 1939 AL-287-8 1940 AL-315-5 1941 AL-274-9 1942 AL-264-6 1947 AL-279-2 1948 AL-279-7	Doubles 1939 AL-32-9	Triples 1940 AL-10-9	Home Runs 1938 AL-25-10 1939 AL-28-5 1940 AL-30-6 1941 AL-24-7 1942 AL-18-6 1943 AL-17-5 1947 AL-29-2 1948 AL-32-2 1949 AL-20-9	RBI 1939 AL-111-5 1940 AL-103-8 1942 AL-103-4 1947 AL-93-7 1948 AL-124-4	Bases on Balls 1942 AL-79-9 1943 AL-98-2
Strikeouts 1938 AL-72-10 1941 AL-80-4 1942 AL-95-1 1943 AL-75-5 1946 AL-72-7 1948 AL-68-8	Stolen Bases 1940 AL-18-3	Adjusted OPS+ 1942 AL-155-4 1947 AL-135-4 1948 AL-134-6	Runs Created 1939 AL-103-10 1940 AL-106-8 1942 AL-108-4 1943 AL-80-10 1947 AL-96-5 1948 AL-103-8	Adjusted Batting Runs 1942 AL-41-3 1947 AL-24-7 1948 AL-25-6	Batting Wins 1942 AL-4.2-3 1947 AL-2.4-6 1948 AL-2.4-6
Extra-Base Hits 1939 AL-65-7 1940 AL-72-4 1942 AL-51-9 1943 AL-50-8 1947 AL-62-3 1948 AL-57-7	Times on Base 1942 AL-253-8 1943 AL-235-8	Offensive Win% 1942 AL-.738-4 1947 AL-.659-6 1948 AL-.657-9	Hit By Pitch 1940 AL-3-8 1941 AL-4-7 1946 AL-4-4 1949 AL-4-7	Grounded into Double Plays 1939 AL-15-9 1941 AL-16-9 1942 AL-22-1 1943 AL-18-6 1947 AL-16-8 1949 AL-20-5	Caught Stealing 1939 AL-10-3 1940 AL-8-6 1941 AL-9-3
Power/Speed Number 1938 AL-15.3-3 1939 AL-15.8-3 1940 AL-22.5-1 1941 AL-14.1-4 1942 AL-14.4-3 1947 AL-11.3-2 1948 AL-8.6-5 1949 AL-8.0-5	At Bats per Home Run 1938 AL-18.3-6 1939 AL-20.3-9 1940 AL-20.5-7 1941 AL-24.5-8 1942 AL-29.9-7 1943 AL-31.9-5 1947 AL-19.4-4 1948 AL-17.2-2 1949 AL-27.1-10	Outs 1939 AL-435-10 1940 AL-469-7 1941 AL-452-7