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Joe Gordon
Joseph Lowell Gordon (Flash)

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

MLB Debut April 18, 1938
Final Game September 30, 1950
Born February 18, 1915 in Los Angeles, CA
Died April 14, 1978 (age 63)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1938 23 CHA AL   99  340   54   79  21   3  14   54   6   1   41   62  .232  .314  .435  .750    98   148   0   3   1   1   7  
 1939 24 CHA AL  154  622  110  178  37   5  26  143  10   4   64   68  .286  .348  .487  .835   110   303   0  13   0   2  19  MVP-7
 1940 25 CHA AL  154  636   86  161  31  11  20  117  17   8   40   85  .253  .298  .431  .728    90   274   1   9   1   4  17  
 1941 26 WAA AL  154  575   89  154  19   7  20   96  12   4   69   81  .268  .345  .430  .774   107   247   6   5   1   1  14  
 1942 27 WAA AL  154  587   83  174  23   6  18   86  22   8   93  119  .296  .391  .448  .839   122   263   1   3  13   0  13  MVP-4
 1943 28 WAA AL  154  585   86  139  27  10  16   95   4   1  112   84  .238  .359  .400  .759   117   234   1   7   0   3  13  MVP-2
 1944           [Did not play]
 1945           [Did not play]
 1946 31 WAA AL  105  254   18   48  12   0   4   19   1   1   35   61  .189  .294  .283  .577    81    72   4   1   0   3  12  
 1947 32 SLA AL  154  609  112  200  28  17  37  151  11   8   69   57  .328  .395  .612 1.007   137   373   0  13   0   6  22  MVP-1
 1948 33 SLA AL  154  605  102  163  22   6  35  113   0   0   76   78  .269  .350  .499  .849   117   302   2   8   5   3  27  MVP-5
 1949 34 SLA AL  153  580   73  135  21   4  21   79   2   1   77   51  .233  .324  .391  .716    94   227   1   5   2   4  19  
 1950 35 SLA AL   72  239   36   62  13   0   9   35   0   1   33   22  .259  .344  .427  .771   102   102   0   4   0   0   7  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons     1507 5632  849 1493 254  69 220  988  85  37  709  768  .265  .346  .452  .798        2545  16  71  23  27 170
 Per 600 PA           524   79  139  24   6  20   92   8   3   66   71                                 237   1   7   2   3  16
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With WAA      567 2001  276  515  81  23  58  296  39  14  309  345  .257  .356  .408  .764         816  12  16  14   7  52
   With SLA      533 2033  323  560  84  27 102  378  13  10  255  208  .275  .355  .494  .849        1004   3  30   7  13  75
   With CHA      407 1598  250  418  89  19  60  314  33  13  145  215  .262  .321  .454  .775         725   1  25   2   7  43
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1566 5707  914 1530 264  52 253  975  89  60  759  702  .268  .357  .466  .822        2657  41          29 159
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1938 23 CHA AL   7   47   4.8   9   4   0  .444  18   77   51  .662    0    0  .000  2B   2e39      -93   
 1939 24 CHA AL  21  104   5.9   0   0   0  .000  28  157  123  .783    0    0  .000  2B   1e28      -41   
 1940 25 CHA AL  21   78   4.1   0   0   0  .000  12  153  140  .915    0    0  .000  2B   1e22     -123   
 1941 26 WAA AL  24   86   5.2   0   0   0  .000  33  146  110  .753    0    0  .000  2B   1e39      -50   
 1942 27 WAA AL  21  106   6.6   0   0   0  .000  22  148  125  .845    0    0  .000  2B   1e29      -61   
 1943 28 WAA AL  18   91   5.3   0   0   0  .000  23  125   98  .784    0    0  .000  2B   1e29      -19   
 1944           [Did not play]
 1945           [Did not play]
 1946 31 WAA AL  45   20   2.5   9   2   0  .222   6   61   53  .869    0    0  .000  2B   1e24      -68   
 1947 32 SLA AL  24  142   8.5   0   0   0  .000  16  160  138  .862    0    0  .000  2B   1e17      165   
 1948 33 SLA AL  33  101   5.7   0   0   0  .000  19  150  129  .860    0    0  .000  2B   1e25      -30   
 1949 34 SLA AL  39   73   4.2   0   0   0  .000  19  162  139  .858    0    0  .000  2B   1e16      -46   
 1950 35 SLA AL  71   35   5.1   6   2   1  .333  11   69   47  .681    0    0  .000  2B   3e28        1   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 11 Seasons          890   5.4  24   8   1  .333 207 1408 1153  .819    0    0  .000                 -30   3
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 34.9 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 65.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only) 

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1938 23 CHA AL  2B    87   270   282   18   74   .968    84   760.1   6.53
 1939 24 CHA AL  2B   154   359   460   28  130   .967   154  1374.2   5.36
 1940 25 CHA AL  2B   154   275   460   12   99   .984   154  1405.0   4.71  GG
 1941 26 WAA AL  2B   154   433   519   33  115   .966   154  1369.2   6.26
 1942 27 WAA AL  2B   154   423   448   22  121   .975   154  1389.2   5.64
 1943 28 WAA AL  2B   154   462   462   23  117   .976   154  1400.0   5.94
 1944           [Did not play]
 1945           [Did not play]
 1946 31 WAA AL  2B    97   135   231    6   59   .984    66   659.1   5.00
 1947 32 SLA AL  2B   154   379   466   16  130   .981   154  1370.1   5.55
 1948 33 SLA AL  2B   154   366   508   19  142   .979   154  1393.1   5.65
 1949 34 SLA AL  2B   153   381   457   19  101   .978   153  1353.0   5.57  GG
 1950 35 SLA AL  2B    67   199   165   11   45   .971    65   583.1   5.62
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 2B  1482  3682  4458  207 1133   .975  1446 13058.2   5.61
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers 

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1938  CHA   82-72   Robert Rescigno
 1939  CHA   87-67   Robert Rescigno
 1940  CHA   87-67   Robert Rescigno
 1941  WAA   72-82   Larry Cupp
 1942  WAA   84-70   Larry Cupp
 1943  WAA   85-69   Larry Cupp
 1946  WAA   68-86   Larry Cupp
 1947  SLA   66-88   Pat Carr
 1948  SLA   78-76   Pat Carr
 1949  SLA   65-89   Pat Carr
 1950  SLA   73-81   Pat Carr

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