#25 Joe "Flash" Gordon, Second Base, 31 yrs, Cincinnati Reds Monday, 10/23/1946 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Joe Gordon Flash 2/18/1915 31 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 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 8 Year(s), 123 Days (1499 total Days) 172 Day(s) 8 Year(s), 123 Days (1499 total Days) 8 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 | 9 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 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 | @CHC | W 3-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | #3 | | |
10/2 | @BSN | W 7-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/4 | PIT | W 8-5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #3 | | |
10/7 | CHC | W 5-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #5 | PoG | |
10/8 | CHC | L 4-14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
10/10 | @CHC | L 3-8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
10/11 | @CHC | L 4-6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
10/12 | @CHC | W 6-3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/14 | CHC | W 3-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
10/15 | CHC | L 3-12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 148 | 531 | 169 | 31 | 6 | 49 | 152 | 124 | 103 | 57 | .318 | .427 | .676 | 1.103 | 1.299 | .358 |
Projected | 148 | 531 | 169 | 31 | 6 | 49 | 152 | 124 | 103 | 57 | .318 | .427 | .676 | 1.103 | 1.299 | .358 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 144 | 643 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 359 | 86 | 27 | 4 | 87.1 | 160.5 | 11.3 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 153 | 45 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 38 | 34 | 29 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .294 | .408 | .601 | 1.009 |
vs. RHP | 378 | 124 | 24 | 4 | 37 | 114 | 90 | 74 | 41 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .328 | .434 | .706 | 1.141 |
Close/Late | 48 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .417 | .541 | .792 | 1.333 |
Scoring Position | 161 | 61 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 103 | 0 | 41 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .379 | .490 | .745 | 1.236 |
Pinch Hitting | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .750 | 2.250 | 3.000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 77 | 264 | 87 | 16 | 5 | 28 | 82 | 62 | 50 | 21 | .330 | .430 | .746 | 1.176 |
Road | 71 | 267 | 82 | 15 | 1 | 21 | 70 | 62 | 53 | 36 | .307 | .422 | .607 | 1.029 |
March/April | 25 | 83 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 12 | .313 | .453 | .566 | 1.019 |
May | 26 | 98 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 12 | .255 | .345 | .582 | .927 |
June | 17 | 61 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 26 | 19 | 14 | 7 | .361 | .474 | .934 | 1.408 |
July | 25 | 89 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 28 | 18 | 16 | 6 | .315 | .417 | .697 | 1.113 |
August | 27 | 97 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 10 | .309 | .422 | .629 | 1.051 |
Sept/Oct | 28 | 103 | 38 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 38 | 22 | 19 | 10 | .369 | .460 | .728 | 1.188 |
Postseason | 7 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .448 | .448 | .862 | 1.310 |
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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 |
Total | 1354 | 4787 | 1395 | 256 | 40 | 368 | 1106 | 976 | 826 | 18 | 48 | 660 | 165 | 64 | .291 | .394 | .592 | .986 | |
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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 | 147 | 144 | 294 | 481 | 109 | 801 | 26 | .968 | 1276.0 | 5.65 | | | | |
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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...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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OBP 1944 - .417 - 8th 1945 - .418 - 8th
| SLG 1939 - .587 - 9th 1940 - .641 - 8th 1942 - .614 - 7th 1943 - .616 - 9th 1944 - .589 - 9th 1945 - .608 - 5th
| OPS 1939 - .961 - 10th 1940 - 1.044 - 9th 1942 - .989 - 8th 1943 - 1.021 - 8th 1944 - 1.006 - 6th 1945 - 1.026 - 5th
| Triples 1940 - 8 - 4th
| Homeruns 1939 - 44 - 7th 1940 - 45 - 7th 1942 - 49 - 5th 1943 - 46 - 7th 1944 - 42 - 7th 1945 - 44 - 6th
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RBI 1939 - 128 - 5th 1940 - 136 - 5th 1942 - 131 - 9th 1944 - 125 - 7th 1945 - 148 - 2nd
| Runs 1942 - 136 - 4th 1945 - 119 - 10th
| BB 1944 - 115 - 8th 1945 - 130 - 1st
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