Joe Gordon

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Joe Gordon was an American Hall of Fame second baseman renowned for his power hitting and stellar defense, primarily with the New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians in the 1930s and 1940s.

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instanceOf baseball player
human
AllStarSelection American League All-Star
bats right
causeOfNotability Hall of Fame second baseman of the 1930s and 1940s
collegeAttended University of Oregon
conflictParticipatedIn World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1915-02-18
dateOfDeath 1978-04-14
familyName Gordon
finalMLBGameDate 1950-09-30
finalMLBTeam Cleveland Indians
fullName Joseph Lowell Gordon
givenName Joseph
hallOfFame National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
hallOfFameInductionYear 2009
league Major League Baseball
managedTeam Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
Kansas City Athletics
linked to: Oakland Athletics

Kansas City Royals
memberOfSportsTeam Cleveland Indians
New York Yankees
militaryService United States Army Air Forces
MLBDebutDate 1938-04-18
MLBDebutTeam New York Yankees
MVPAward American League Most Valuable Player
MVPAwardYear 1942
nickname Flash
notableFor power hitting as a second baseman
stellar defensive play at second base
numberOfAllStarSelections 9
occupation baseball player
placeOfBirth Los Angeles, California, United States
placeOfDeath Sacramento, California, United States
linked to: Sacramento
playedForTeamInSeason Cleveland Indians 1947–1950
New York Yankees 1938–1946
positionPlayed second baseman
sexOrGender male
sport baseball
throws right
WorldSeriesChampion 1938
1939
1941
1943
1948

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1948 World Series notablePlayer Joe Gordon