#25 Joe "Flash" Gordon, Second Base, 26 yrs, St. Louis (N) Cardinals Thursday, 10/26/1941 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Joe Gordon Flash 2/18/1915 26 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) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Average Normal Normal 3.5 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 $ 300,000 1941 (Arbitration eligible) 3 Year(s), 123 Days (639 total Days) 172 Day(s) 3 Year(s), 123 Days (639 total Days) 3 Year(s) Arbitration eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Talent | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 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 : 5 (Range), .962 (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 4-6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/24 | @CIN | L 6-7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | #4 | | |
9/26 | BSN | L 1-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/27 | BSN | L 3-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/28 | @PIT | W 3-1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/29 | CHC | W 5-1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/30 | @NYN | W 8-6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
10/1 | PHI | W 3-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/2 | @BRO | W 9-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #5 | | |
10/4 | CHC | L 5-10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 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 | 135 | 28 | 4 | 23 | 81 | 98 | 92 | 89 | .242 | .350 | .429 | .779 | .788 | .188 |
Projected | 159 | 559 | 135 | 28 | 4 | 23 | 81 | 98 | 92 | 89 | .242 | .350 | .429 | .779 | .788 | .188 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 153 | 658 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 240 | 55 | 14 | 6 | 70.0 | 90.4 | 5.5 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 115 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 30 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .304 | .404 | .730 | 1.135 |
vs. RHP | 444 | 100 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 51 | 65 | 72 | 70 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .225 | .335 | .351 | .687 |
Close/Late | 57 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .228 | .429 | .316 | .744 |
Scoring Position | 148 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 49 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .216 | .406 | .351 | .757 |
Pinch Hitting | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 79 | 262 | 66 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 36 | 46 | 47 | 35 | .252 | .363 | .450 | .814 |
Road | 80 | 297 | 69 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 45 | 52 | 45 | 54 | .232 | .337 | .411 | .748 |
March/April | 26 | 92 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | .228 | .351 | .489 | .840 |
May | 26 | 97 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | .258 | .348 | .381 | .730 |
June | 27 | 97 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | .268 | .388 | .412 | .800 |
July | 26 | 94 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 18 | .170 | .288 | .340 | .629 |
August | 28 | 93 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 14 | 9 | .247 | .343 | .430 | .773 |
Sept/Oct | 26 | 86 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 13 | .279 | .380 | .535 | .915 |
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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 |
Total | 576 | 2040 | 571 | 109 | 19 | 138 | 430 | 365 | 310 | 8 | 17 | 335 | 57 | 25 | .280 | .374 | .555 | .929 | |
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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% |
First Base | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.0 | 17.00 | | | | |
Second Base | 155 | 153 | 332 | 563 | 120 | 924 | 29 | .969 | 1355.1 | 6.14 | | | | |
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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...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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SLG 1939 - .587 - 9th 1940 - .641 - 8th
| OPS 1939 - .961 - 10th 1940 - 1.044 - 9th
| Triples 1940 - 8 - 4th
| Homeruns 1939 - 44 - 7th 1940 - 45 - 7th
| RBI 1939 - 128 - 5th 1940 - 136 - 5th
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