#25 Joe "Flash" Gordon, Second Base, 30 yrs, Cincinnati Reds Monday, 10/23/1945 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Joe Gordon Flash 2/18/1915 30 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 4.5 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 $ 12,222,222 1950 7 Year(s), 123 Days (1327 total Days) 172 Day(s) 7 Year(s), 123 Days (1327 total Days) 7 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 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 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 | | |
10/1 | @PHI | L 5-7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/2 | BSN | L 6-10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | #4 | | |
10/4 | @PHI | W 6-5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | #3 | PoG | |
10/7 | STL | L 8-10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
10/8 | STL | W 7-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
10/10 | @STL | L 2-15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | #4 | | |
10/11 | @STL | W 7-3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/12 | @STL | W 10-4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | #3 | PoG | |
10/14 | STL | L 4-14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
10/15 | STL | L 6-8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #4 | PoG | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 156 | 533 | 150 | 32 | 5 | 44 | 148 | 119 | 130 | 73 | .281 | .418 | .608 | 1.026 | 1.199 | .326 |
Projected | 156 | 533 | 150 | 32 | 5 | 44 | 148 | 119 | 130 | 73 | .281 | .418 | .608 | 1.026 | 1.199 | .326 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 151 | 677 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 324 | 81 | 31 | 10 | 75.6 | 151.1 | 9.8 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 132 | 37 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 40 | 36 | 39 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .280 | .440 | .674 | 1.114 |
vs. RHP | 401 | 113 | 21 | 4 | 31 | 108 | 83 | 91 | 54 | 8 | 0 | 2 | .282 | .410 | .586 | .996 |
Close/Late | 52 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .288 | .479 | .577 | 1.056 |
Scoring Position | 175 | 47 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 105 | 0 | 51 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 1 | .269 | .416 | .611 | 1.027 |
Pinch Hitting | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .200 | .000 | .200 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 78 | 259 | 67 | 13 | 3 | 20 | 68 | 60 | 67 | 44 | .259 | .411 | .564 | .975 |
Road | 78 | 274 | 83 | 19 | 2 | 24 | 80 | 59 | 63 | 29 | .303 | .424 | .650 | 1.074 |
March/April | 25 | 91 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 15 | .242 | .333 | .440 | .773 |
May | 26 | 83 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 27 | 10 | .241 | .423 | .542 | .966 |
June | 26 | 89 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 29 | 22 | 18 | 15 | .315 | .427 | .753 | 1.180 |
July | 25 | 86 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 11 | .302 | .445 | .640 | 1.085 |
August | 27 | 92 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 33 | 21 | 23 | 12 | .261 | .407 | .565 | .972 |
Sept/Oct | 27 | 92 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 31 | 25 | 25 | 10 | .326 | .467 | .707 | 1.173 |
Postseason | 7 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 3 | .417 | .545 | 1.125 | 1.670 |
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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 |
1945 | 156 | 533 | 150 | 32 | 5 | 44 | 148 | 119 | 130 | 3 | 11 | 73 | 31 | 10 | .281 | .418 | .608 | 1.026 | CIN |
Total | 1206 | 4256 | 1226 | 225 | 34 | 319 | 954 | 852 | 723 | 16 | 42 | 603 | 138 | 60 | .288 | .390 | .582 | .972 | |
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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 |
1945 | 7 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .417 | .545 | 1.125 | 1.670 |
Total | 7 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .417 | .548 | 1.125 | 1.673 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Second Base | 155 | 151 | 320 | 580 | 116 | 927 | 27 | .971 | 1338.1 | 6.23 | | | | |
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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... Signed as a free agent by Cincinnati on 2/1/1945 to a 6-year deal worth $12,222,222 per year... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Brooklyn on 7/30/1945...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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OBP 1944 - .417 - 8th
| SLG 1939 - .587 - 9th 1940 - .641 - 8th 1942 - .614 - 7th 1943 - .616 - 9th 1944 - .589 - 9th
| OPS 1939 - .961 - 10th 1940 - 1.044 - 9th 1942 - .989 - 8th 1943 - 1.021 - 8th 1944 - 1.006 - 6th
| Triples 1940 - 8 - 4th
| Homeruns 1939 - 44 - 7th 1940 - 45 - 7th 1942 - 49 - 5th 1943 - 46 - 7th 1944 - 42 - 7th
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RBI 1939 - 128 - 5th 1940 - 136 - 5th 1942 - 131 - 9th 1944 - 125 - 7th
| Runs 1942 - 136 - 4th
| BB 1944 - 115 - 8th
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