#25 Joe "Flash" Gordon, Second Base, 33 yrs, Cincinnati Reds Wednesday, 10/25/1948 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Joe Gordon Flash 2/18/1915 33 USA,CA,LOS ANGELES 5"10 185
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 5 / 6 (Very Popular) 5 / 6 (Very Popular) 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 $ 12,222,222 1950 10 Year(s), 123 Days (1843 total Days) 172 Day(s) 10 Year(s), 123 Days (1843 total Days) 10 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Talent | 7 | 6 | 7 | 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 : 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 | BRO | W 10-7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | #6 | PoG | |
9/24 | BRO | L 5-9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | #4 | | |
9/26 | NYN | W 5-4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #6 | PoG | |
9/27 | NYN | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/28 | @CHC | W 6-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/29 | @PIT | W 7-3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/30 | BSN | W 4-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
10/1 | @STL | L 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/2 | @BSN | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/4 | PHI | W 6-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 156 | 547 | 155 | 34 | 5 | 35 | 123 | 109 | 102 | 79 | .283 | .392 | .556 | .948 | 1.035 | .272 |
Projected | 156 | 547 | 155 | 34 | 5 | 35 | 123 | 109 | 102 | 79 | .283 | .392 | .556 | .948 | 1.035 | .272 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 148 | 668 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 304 | 74 | 28 | 10 | 73.7 | 128.4 | 7.9 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 183 | 52 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .284 | .416 | .585 | 1.001 |
vs. RHP | 364 | 103 | 19 | 3 | 23 | 83 | 68 | 59 | 48 | 9 | 0 | 3 | .283 | .379 | .541 | .921 |
Close/Late | 46 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .326 | .468 | .739 | 1.207 |
Scoring Position | 182 | 41 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 91 | 0 | 48 | 38 | 14 | 0 | 1 | .225 | .367 | .489 | .856 |
Pinch Hitting | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .625 | .667 | 1.292 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 77 | 250 | 68 | 21 | 2 | 12 | 53 | 58 | 54 | 41 | .272 | .394 | .516 | .910 |
Road | 79 | 297 | 87 | 13 | 3 | 23 | 70 | 51 | 48 | 38 | .293 | .390 | .589 | .980 |
March/April | 24 | 81 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 18 | 16 | 5 | .346 | .436 | .679 | 1.115 |
May | 26 | 93 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | .247 | .342 | .516 | .858 |
June | 26 | 84 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 25 | 12 | .262 | .429 | .452 | .881 |
July | 25 | 99 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 22 | 10 | 16 | .313 | .373 | .646 | 1.019 |
August | 27 | 102 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | .255 | .358 | .490 | .849 |
Sept/Oct | 28 | 88 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 21 | 14 | .284 | .421 | .557 | .978 |
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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 |
1946 | 148 | 531 | 169 | 31 | 6 | 49 | 152 | 124 | 103 | 2 | 6 | 57 | 27 | 4 | .318 | .427 | .676 | 1.103 | CIN,NL |
1947 | 155 | 554 | 143 | 25 | 3 | 35 | 144 | 123 | 129 | 3 | 6 | 68 | 25 | 8 | .258 | .397 | .504 | .901 | CIN |
1948 | 156 | 547 | 155 | 34 | 5 | 35 | 123 | 109 | 102 | 5 | 14 | 79 | 28 | 10 | .283 | .392 | .556 | .948 | CIN |
Total | 1665 | 5888 | 1693 | 315 | 48 | 438 | 1373 | 1208 | 1057 | 26 | 68 | 807 | 218 | 82 | .288 | .394 | .581 | .975 | |
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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 | .548 | 1.125 | 1.673 |
1946 | 7 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .448 | .448 | .862 | 1.310 |
Total | 14 | 53 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .434 | .500 | .981 | 1.481 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Second Base | 152 | 148 | 307 | 613 | 129 | 944 | 24 | .975 | 1311.2 | 6.48 | | | | |
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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... Won Player of the Week award on 4/24/1946, hitting .474 with 3 HR, 8 RBI... Injured on 5/31/1946 with a Sore Back, out for 1-2 weeks... Was selected to the 1946 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 5/22/1947, hitting .444 with 2 HR, 9 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against Boston (N) on 7/10/1947... Drove in 6 runs against New York (N) on 8/29/1947... Won Player of the Week award on 5/1/1948, hitting .609 with 2 HR, 10 RBI... Won Gold Glove at Second Base in 1948...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1946 - .318 - 8th
| OBP 1944 - .417 - 8th 1945 - .418 - 8th 1946 - .427 - 5th
| SLG 1939 - .587 - 9th 1940 - .641 - 8th 1942 - .614 - 7th 1943 - .616 - 9th 1944 - .589 - 9th 1945 - .608 - 5th 1946 - .676 - 3rd
| OPS 1939 - .961 - 10th 1940 - 1.044 - 9th 1942 - .989 - 8th 1943 - 1.021 - 8th 1944 - 1.006 - 6th 1945 - 1.026 - 5th 1946 - 1.103 - 3rd
| Triples 1940 - 8 - 4th
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Homeruns 1939 - 44 - 7th 1940 - 45 - 7th 1942 - 49 - 5th 1943 - 46 - 7th 1944 - 42 - 7th 1945 - 44 - 6th 1946 - 49 - 2nd 1947 - 35 - 8th
| RBI 1939 - 128 - 5th 1940 - 136 - 5th 1942 - 131 - 9th 1944 - 125 - 7th 1945 - 148 - 2nd 1946 - 152 - 2nd 1947 - 144 - 3rd
| Runs 1942 - 136 - 4th 1945 - 119 - 10th 1946 - 124 - 7th 1947 - 123 - 10th
| BB 1944 - 115 - 8th 1945 - 130 - 1st 1946 - 103 - 10th 1947 - 129 - 2nd
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