#25 Joe "Flash" Gordon, Second Base, 27 yrs, St. Louis (N) Cardinals Saturday, 10/21/1942 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Joe Gordon Flash 2/18/1915 27 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) 4 / 6 (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 $ 2,307,143 1942 (Arbitration eligible) 4 Year(s), 123 Days (811 total Days) 172 Day(s) 4 Year(s), 123 Days (811 total Days) 4 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 | 9 |
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 : 6 (Range), .963 (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 | BSN | W 7-3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | #5 | PoG | |
9/24 | BSN | L 3-5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/26 | @PHI | L 1-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/27 | @PHI | L 5-6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/28 | PIT | L 6-9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/29 | @CIN | L 6-14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/30 | CHC | W 13-7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | #5 | | |
10/1 | @PIT | W 11-6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
10/2 | @BRO | W 3-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/4 | NYN | W 3-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 157 | 570 | 166 | 29 | 4 | 49 | 131 | 136 | 76 | 76 | .291 | .375 | .614 | .989 | 1.019 | .323 |
Projected | 157 | 570 | 166 | 29 | 4 | 49 | 131 | 136 | 76 | 76 | .291 | .375 | .614 | .989 | 1.019 | .323 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 153 | 648 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 350 | 82 | 11 | 5 | 68.8 | 129.8 | 8.1 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 147 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 32 | 37 | 21 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .349 | .605 | .955 |
vs. RHP | 423 | 128 | 21 | 2 | 36 | 99 | 99 | 55 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .303 | .384 | .617 | 1.001 |
Close/Late | 56 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .339 | .464 | .911 | 1.374 |
Scoring Position | 147 | 43 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 77 | 0 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .293 | .397 | .585 | .982 |
Pinch Hitting | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 3.250 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 79 | 279 | 80 | 14 | 1 | 22 | 61 | 64 | 43 | 38 | .287 | .384 | .581 | .965 |
Road | 78 | 291 | 86 | 15 | 3 | 27 | 70 | 72 | 33 | 38 | .296 | .366 | .646 | 1.012 |
March/April | 26 | 93 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 12 | 9 | .280 | .362 | .495 | .857 |
May | 26 | 97 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 27 | 15 | 19 | .309 | .398 | .670 | 1.068 |
June | 27 | 102 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 9 | .206 | .270 | .431 | .702 |
July | 26 | 96 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 14 | 13 | .292 | .387 | .594 | .981 |
August | 25 | 87 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 21 | 15 | 15 | .299 | .402 | .667 | 1.069 |
Sept/Oct | 27 | 95 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 27 | 25 | 11 | 11 | .368 | .434 | .842 | 1.276 |
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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 |
Total | 733 | 2610 | 737 | 138 | 23 | 187 | 561 | 501 | 386 | 9 | 18 | 411 | 68 | 30 | .282 | .374 | .568 | .942 | |
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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 | 156 | 153 | 314 | 520 | 117 | 855 | 21 | .975 | 1336.0 | 5.76 | | | | |
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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...
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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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