#25 Joe "Flash" Gordon, Second Base, 29 yrs, St. Louis (N) Cardinals Thursday, 10/26/1944 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Joe Gordon Flash 2/18/1915 29 USA,CA,LOS ANGELES 5"10 180
Second Base R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 4 / 6 (Popular) 2 / 6 (Fair) Average Normal Normal 4.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 6,028,571 1944 6 Year(s), 123 Days (1155 total Days) 172 Day(s) 6 Year(s), 123 Days (1155 total Days) 6 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Talent | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 5 6 7 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 2B : 7 (Range), .966 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 4 Outfield Arm : 3
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/23 | CIN | L 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/24 | CIN | L 4-8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/26 | @PHI | L 2-5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/27 | @PHI | W 7-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/28 | BSN | L 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/29 | @PIT | L 0-11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/30 | NYN | L 0-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
10/1 | @BSN | W 9-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/2 | @CHC | L 3-12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/4 | BRO | L 5-7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 159 | 559 | 167 | 28 | 4 | 42 | 125 | 112 | 115 | 62 | .299 | .417 | .589 | 1.006 | 1.123 | .290 |
Projected | 159 | 559 | 167 | 28 | 4 | 42 | 125 | 112 | 115 | 62 | .299 | .417 | .589 | 1.006 | 1.123 | .290 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 150 | 681 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 329 | 74 | 19 | 9 | 67.9 | 149.0 | 9.6 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 157 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 43 | 28 | 36 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .293 | .426 | .599 | 1.024 |
vs. RHP | 402 | 121 | 22 | 4 | 28 | 82 | 84 | 79 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .301 | .414 | .585 | .998 |
Close/Late | 67 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .299 | .427 | .582 | 1.009 |
Scoring Position | 162 | 46 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 76 | 0 | 49 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .284 | .440 | .531 | .971 |
Pinch Hitting | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .571 | .667 | 1.000 | 1.667 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 80 | 258 | 80 | 12 | 1 | 23 | 64 | 53 | 59 | 34 | .310 | .436 | .632 | 1.068 |
Road | 79 | 301 | 87 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 61 | 59 | 56 | 28 | .289 | .400 | .551 | .951 |
March/April | 26 | 95 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 7 | .295 | .429 | .642 | 1.071 |
May | 26 | 98 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 11 | .286 | .381 | .561 | .942 |
June | 27 | 83 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 12 | .337 | .452 | .687 | 1.139 |
July | 25 | 93 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 15 | .258 | .346 | .548 | .894 |
August | 27 | 88 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 9 | .318 | .474 | .614 | 1.087 |
Sept/Oct | 28 | 102 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 8 | .304 | .419 | .500 | .919 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1938 | 104 | 386 | 111 | 21 | 5 | 26 | 85 | 70 | 52 | 0 | 3 | 74 | 11 | 4 | .288 | .370 | .570 | .940 | STL |
1939 | 157 | 555 | 160 | 30 | 2 | 44 | 128 | 91 | 77 | 2 | 5 | 86 | 13 | 7 | .288 | .374 | .587 | .961 | STL |
1940 | 156 | 540 | 165 | 30 | 8 | 45 | 136 | 106 | 89 | 3 | 5 | 86 | 19 | 8 | .306 | .403 | .641 | 1.044 | STL |
1941 | 159 | 559 | 135 | 28 | 4 | 23 | 81 | 98 | 92 | 3 | 4 | 89 | 14 | 6 | .242 | .350 | .429 | .779 | STL |
1942 | 157 | 570 | 166 | 29 | 4 | 49 | 131 | 136 | 76 | 1 | 1 | 76 | 11 | 5 | .291 | .375 | .614 | .989 | STL,NL |
1943 | 158 | 554 | 172 | 27 | 2 | 46 | 120 | 120 | 92 | 2 | 8 | 57 | 20 | 11 | .310 | .405 | .616 | 1.021 | STL,NL |
1944 | 159 | 559 | 167 | 28 | 4 | 42 | 125 | 112 | 115 | 2 | 5 | 62 | 19 | 9 | .299 | .417 | .589 | 1.006 | STL,NL |
Total | 1050 | 3723 | 1076 | 193 | 29 | 275 | 806 | 733 | 593 | 13 | 31 | 530 | 107 | 50 | .289 | .386 | .578 | .964 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1938, AAA | 37 | 41 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .439 | .579 | 1.366 | 1.945 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Second Base | 155 | 150 | 330 | 514 | 104 | 867 | 23 | .973 | 1359.0 | 5.74 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by St. Louis (N) in 1938... Had first career hit (double) on 5/28/1938, off Emil Roy (CIN)... Hit first career homerun on 6/3/1938, off Johnny Rigney (PIT)... Won Rookie Of The Year in 1938, hitting .288 with 26 HR, 85 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 7/31/1940, hitting .440 with 5 HR, 11 RBI... Drove in 7 runs against Cincinnati on 8/7/1940... Won Player of the Week award on 8/14/1940, hitting .500 with 5 HR, 16 RBI... Won Gold Glove at Second Base in 1940... 1/31/1942: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,307,143 through salary arbitration... Was selected to the 1942 Allstar game... Hit 3 homeruns against Brooklyn, driving in 5 runs on 8/22/1942... 1/31/1943: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,564,286 through salary arbitration... Won Player of the Week award on 4/17/1943, hitting .481 with 5 HR, 10 RBI... Was selected to the 1943 Allstar game... Hit 3 homeruns against Cincinnati, driving in 6 runs on 9/30/1943... Won Player of the Week award on 10/2/1943, hitting .476 with 5 HR, 10 RBI... 1/31/1944: Gets a new one-year contract worth $6,028,571 through salary arbitration... Won Player of the Week award on 4/10/1944, hitting .478 with 5 HR, 11 RBI... Was selected to the 1944 Allstar game...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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SLG 1939 - .587 - 9th 1940 - .641 - 8th 1942 - .614 - 7th 1943 - .616 - 9th
| OPS 1939 - .961 - 10th 1940 - 1.044 - 9th 1942 - .989 - 8th 1943 - 1.021 - 8th
| Triples 1940 - 8 - 4th
| Homeruns 1939 - 44 - 7th 1940 - 45 - 7th 1942 - 49 - 5th 1943 - 46 - 7th
| RBI 1939 - 128 - 5th 1940 - 136 - 5th 1942 - 131 - 9th
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Runs 1942 - 136 - 4th
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