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Joseph Lowell Gordon (February 18, 1915 – April 14, 1978), nicknamed "Flash", in reference to the comic-book character Flash Gordon, was an American second baseman, coach and manager in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians from 1938 to 1950.
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Gordon was the first AL second baseman to hit 20 home runs in a season, which he did seven times in his 11-year career, and once held the league mark for career home runs at second base (246). Defensively, he led the AL in assists four times and double plays three times.
Jan 3, 2024 · Name: Joseph Lowell Gordon. Position: Second baseman. Born: February 18, 1915 (Los Angeles, CA) Died: April 14, 1978 (Sacramento, CA) Yankee Years: 1938-46. Primary number: 6. Yankee...
Jan 4, 2012 · For several years, baseball fans had debated who would succeed Gehringer as the king of second basemen. The answer was either Gordon or Boston’s Bobby Doerr. On June 11, 1942, in The Sporting News, the Red Sox’ and Yankees’ beat writers wrote long articles making the case for the local star.
Joe Gordon. Position: Manager. Born: February 18, 1915 in Los Angeles, CA us. Died: April 14, 1978 in Sacramento, CA. High School: Jefferson HS (Portland, OR) School: University of Oregon (Eugene, OR) Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2009. (Voted by Veteran's Committee on 10/12 ballots)
A graduate of Jefferson High School in Portland and the University of Oregon, Joe Gordon was one of the finest second basemen in Major League baseball history. He played eleven years, seven with the New York Yankees and four with the Cleveland Indians, and was voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame (HOF) in 2009.
Joe Gordon played 11 seasons for the Yankees and Indians. He had a .268 batting average, 1,530 hits, 253 home runs, 975 RBIs and 914 runs scored. He won 1 MVP award and 5 World Series. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2009.
Dec 14, 2008 · When baseball’s Hall of Fame announced last Monday that a veterans committee had elected Joe Gordon, an All-Star second baseman for the Yankees during the Joe DiMaggio era, elderly fans who...
