Joe Gordon Stats & Facts
|

Joe Gordon Stats & Facts

ByThis Day in Baseball

Joe Gordon Position: Second Baseman Bats: Right  •  Throws: Right 5-10, 180lb (178cm, 81kg) Born: February 18, 1915 in Los Angeles, CA us Died: April 14, 1978  in Sacramento, CA Buried: Cremated High School: Jefferson HS (Portland, OR) School: University of Oregon (Eugene, OR) Debut: April 18, 1938 (8,441st in major league history) vs. BOS 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB Last Game: September 30, 1950 vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0…

Rickey Henderson, Jim Rice and Joe Gordon are inducted into the Hall of Fame in a ceremony in Cooperstown, NY. Gordon is the first player to be voted in by the Veterans Committee since its rules were reformulated following the controversial election of Bill Mazeroski in 2001.

Rickey Henderson, Jim Rice and Joe Gordon are inducted into the Hall of Fame in a ceremony in Cooperstown, NY. Gordon is the first player to be voted in by the Veterans Committee since its rules were reformulated following the controversial election of Bill Mazeroski in 2001.

ByThis Day in Baseball

Rickey Henderson, Jim Rice and Joe Gordon are inducted into the Hall of Fame in a ceremony in Cooperstown, NY. Gordon is the first player to be voted in by the Veterans Committee since its rules were reformulated following the controversial election of Bill Mazeroski in 2001.

Joe Gordon becomes the first player elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee since it was reconstituted.
|

Joe Gordon becomes the first player elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee since it was reconstituted.

ByThis Day in Baseball

Joe Gordon becomes the first player elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee since it was reconstituted. It had been 7 years since Bill Mazeroski had been the most recent pick by the Committee. The new Committee had been criticized for not enshrining anyone in their first elections.

At Turner Field, Marlin infielder Dan Uggla hits his 26th home run of the season off Atlanta hurler Chad Paronto to break the record of the most home runs by a rookie second baseman. Hall of Fame infielder Joe Gordon had established the previous mark, playing with the Yankees in 1938.

ByThis Day in Baseball

At Turner Field, Marlin infielder Dan Uggla hits his 26th home run of the season off Atlanta hurler Chad Paronto to break the record of the most home runs by a rookie second baseman. Hall of Fame infielder Joe Gordon had established the previous mark, playing with the Yankees in 1938.

Jeff Kent becomes the first player to hit 300 homers as a second baseman

Jeff Kent becomes the first player to hit 300 homers as a second baseman

ByTom

Jeff Kent becomes the first player to hit 300 homers as a second baseman. The Dodger infielder, who surpassed Ryne Sandberg’s total of 277 last September, is the major league leader at this position, with Joe Gordon holding the American League record with 246 round-trippers.

1988 – For the first time since 1956, the Special Veterans Committee does not elect anyone to the Hall of Fame. Phil Rizzuto, Leo Durocher, Joe Gordon, and Gil Hodges are among the candidates passed over.

ByBaseball

1988 – For the first time since 1956, the Special Veterans Committee does not elect anyone to the Hall of Fame. Phil Rizzuto, Leo Durocher, Joe Gordon, and Gil Hodges are among the candidates passed over.

Roger Maris hits his 25th of the year, putting him seven games ahead of Babe Ruth’s pace in 1927

ByBaseball

  On June 19, 1961 – New York Yankees outfielder Roger Maris hits a 9th-inning leading off home run off Kansas City’s Jim Archer, his 25th of the year is puts the Yankees up by a run, but the A’s will score twice in the bottom of the frame for a 4-3 victory at Municipal…