Joe Gordon (baseball player)

Joseph Lowell Gordon (February 18, 1915 - April 14, 1978) was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball. From the late 1930s through the 1940s, Gordon starred in the American League for the New York Yankees (1938-43, 1946) and Cleveland Indians (1947-50). He batted and threw right-handed.

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February 18 - 1915 - April 14 - 1978 - American - Second baseman - Major League Baseball - American League - New York Yankees - Cleveland Indians

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A native of Los Angeles, California, Gordon earned MVP honors in 1942, as he made the All-Star team eleven times (1938-43, 1946-50).

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Los Angeles, California - MVP - 1942 - All-Star

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Gordon was a career .268 hitter with 253 home runs and 975 RBI in 1566 games.

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Home run - RBI

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After his playing days ended, Gordon became a manager. In the middle of the 1960 season, he was involved in what is believed to be the only trade between managers, when the Cleveland Indians traded him to the Detroit Tigers for their skipper Jimmy Dykes.

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1960 - Cleveland Indians - Detroit Tigers - Jimmy Dykes

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He died at age 63 in Sacramento, California.

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