Player Report for #70 Joe 'Flash' Gordon

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Saturday, September 28th, 1940

AB	617
HR	23
RBI	100
AVG	.292
OPS	.837

Name:	Joe Gordon	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:	Flash	Salary:	$82,118
Birthday:	02-18-1915	Signed Through:	1940 Season
Age:	25	Years of Major League Service:	4 Years, 92 Days
Born in:	Los Angeles (California)	Major League Service Days this Year:	168 Days
Nationality:	American
Height:	5' 10"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	4 Years, 92 Days
Weight:	180 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	4 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Arbitration eligible in offseason
Position:	2B	Minor League Option Years:	3 option years left
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right	Contract Extension	-
Status:	Completely Rested	Drafted	1935, 9th Pick in Round 1
Morale:	Great	Local Popularity (National)	Popular (Popular)

Detroit

Tigers

MLB

Batting Ratings (OSA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	5	First Base 10
Stealing Ability:	7	Second Base 5
Baserunning Instincts:	6
Sacrifice Bunt:	8
Bunt for Hit:	5
Hitter Type:	Normal

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	AB	R	H	BI	HR	BB	K	SB
09-27-1940	BOS	Win, 4-1	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	0
09-26-1940	BOS	Win, 7-3	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0
09-25-1940	@ WAS	Win, 5-1	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
09-24-1940	@ WAS	Loss, 4-7	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
09-23-1940	@ WAS	Win, 8-7	4	1	2	2	0	1	0	0
09-22-1940	CLE	Win, 6-4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0
09-21-1940	CLE	Win, 4-3	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
09-20-1940	CLE	Win, 6-4	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
09-18-1940	PHA	Loss, 3-10	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
09-17-1940	PHA	Loss, 2-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0

Major League Baseball 1940 Batting Stats

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO	VORP
Overall	149	617	180	32	5	23	100	99	75	96	.292	.366	.472	.837	.781	.180	20.7
Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	149	697	0	4	0	25	0	5	291	60	0	3	0.0	102.4	5.88
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Versus Left		284	82	17	3	11	48	36	28	47	2	0	0	.289	.350	.486	.836
Versus Right		333	98	15	2	12	52	63	47	49	3	0	0	.294	.379	.459	.838
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
This Week		24	7	1	0	1	6	4	2	2	0	0	0	.292	.346	.458	.804
Last Week		23	6	1	0	0	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	.261	.261	.304	.565
April		67	20	1	1	4	12	12	9	8	0	0	0	.299	.382	.522	.904
May		108	42	8	0	7	21	23	19	13	1	0	0	.389	.477	.657	1.134
June		107	29	3	2	2	15	19	15	17	1	0	0	.271	.358	.393	.750
July		115	26	5	0	2	14	15	8	22	1	0	0	.226	.274	.322	.596
August		125	37	10	2	5	24	17	15	22	1	0	0	.296	.369	.528	.897
September		95	26	5	0	3	14	13	9	14	1	0	0	.274	.333	.421	.754
Spring Training		77	31	4	2	4	21	25	11	12	2	0	0	.403	.467	.662	1.129
Last Year		624	174	27	2	24	119	94	74	64	6	0	1	.279	.353	.444	.797
2 Years Ago		603	193	33	8	32	111	118	63	68	4	0	1	.320	.383	.561	.944
Career		2711	799	127	17	120	489	456	293	338	26	0	8	.295	.362	.487	.849
Home		297	92	15	3	17	57	48	35	38	2	0	0	.310	.380	.552	.932
Road		320	88	17	2	6	43	51	40	58	3	0	0	.275	.353	.397	.749
Grass		617	180	32	5	23	100	99	75	96	5	0	0	.292	.366	.472	.837
Day		197	61	12	3	8	35	33	23	27	2	0	0	.310	.378	.523	.901
Night		420	119	20	2	15	65	66	52	69	3	0	0	.283	.360	.448	.808
Close/Late		133	40	8	0	7	21	20	19	19	0	0	0	.301	.388	.519	.907
Inning 1-3		231	71	14	0	6	49	27	24	37	3	0	0	.307	.368	.446	.814
Inning 4-6		204	55	7	4	10	25	42	23	32	1	0	0	.270	.342	.490	.832
Inning 7-9		167	51	11	1	7	26	29	27	24	1	0	0	.305	.400	.509	.909
Extra Innings		15	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	.200	.250	.200	.450
0 Outs		194	53	9	3	6	23	40	25	35	3	0	0	.273	.351	.443	.795
1 Outs		222	67	12	1	11	36	39	20	32	2	0	0	.302	.357	.514	.870
2 Outs		201	60	11	1	6	41	20	30	29	0	0	0	.299	.390	.453	.842
Scoring Position		198	62	10	1	9	80	31	26	31	5	0	0	.313	.384	.510	.894
Bases Empty		293	79	14	4	12	12	48	29	45	0	0	0	.270	.335	.468	.803
Runner on 1st		126	39	8	0	2	8	20	20	20	0	0	0	.310	.404	.421	.825
Runner on 2nd		66	22	4	0	4	19	10	9	9	0	0	0	.333	.413	.576	.989
Runner on 3rd		16	8	2	0	1	11	3	1	1	1	0	0	.500	.500	.813	1.313
Runner on 1st & 2nd		58	14	1	0	2	13	9	6	10	0	0	0	.241	.313	.362	.675
Runner on 1st & 3rd		24	7	1	0	0	12	4	4	4	3	0	0	.292	.355	.333	.688
Runner on 2nd & 3rd		17	6	1	1	2	13	4	4	2	0	0	0	.353	.476	.882	1.359
Bases Loaded		17	5	1	0	0	12	1	2	5	1	0	0	.294	.350	.353	.703
Two Strikes		270	60	10	2	11	43	35	35	96	2	0	0	.222	.309	.396	.706
First Pitch		78	24	2	0	4	10	9	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.308	.487	.795
Count 0-1		63	17	4	0	0	8	7	0	0	1	0	0	.270	.266	.333	.599
Count 0-2		37	3	1	0	1	1	2	0	20	0	0	0	.081	.081	.189	.270
Count 1-0		58	22	4	1	1	7	8	0	0	0	0	0	.379	.379	.534	.914
Count 1-1		55	23	5	0	3	11	12	0	0	0	0	0	.418	.418	.673	1.091
Count 1-2		88	17	3	0	3	10	7	0	32	0	0	0	.193	.193	.330	.523
Count 2-0		30	12	3	1	0	6	3	0	0	1	0	0	.400	.387	.567	.954
Count 2-1		43	15	3	1	1	5	8	0	0	0	0	0	.349	.349	.535	.884
Count 2-2		84	23	3	2	5	18	12	0	27	1	0	0	.274	.271	.536	.806
Count 3-0		2	0	0	0	0	0	7	25	0	0	0	0	.000	.926	.000	.926
Count 3-1		18	7	1	0	3	10	10	15	0	1	0	0	.389	.647	.944	1.592
Full Count		61	17	3	0	2	14	14	35	17	1	0	0	.279	.536	.426	.962
Behind in Count		188	37	8	0	4	19	16	0	52	1	0	0	.197	.196	.303	.499
Ahead in Count		151	56	11	3	5	28	36	40	0	2	0	0	.371	.497	.583	1.080

Career Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	VORP
1936 Detroit - MLB	21	76	281	77	7	2	15	60	54	24	2	4	36	3	1	.274	.331	.473	.804	3.7
1937 Detroit - MLB	22	141	586	175	28	0	26	99	91	57	4	7	74	3	2	.299	.361	.480	.840	36.9
1938 Detroit - MLB	23	144	603	193	33	8	32	111	118	63	1	4	68	5	2	.320	.383	.561	.944	63.4
1939 Detroit - MLB	24	149	624	174	27	2	24	119	94	74	1	6	64	4	2	.279	.353	.444	.797	7.9
1940 Detroit - MLB	25	149	617	180	32	5	23	100	99	75	0	5	96	0	3	.292	.366	.472	.837	20.7
Total MLB		659	2711	799	127	17	120	489	456	293	8	26	338	15	10	.295	.362	.487	.849	132.6

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	VORP
1936 Findlay - AAA	21	60	223	62	11	0	12	53	39	32	0	2	23	5	3	.278	.366	.489	.855	19.0
Total AAA		60	223	62	11	0	12	53	39	32	0	2	23	5	3	.278	.366	.489	.855	19.0

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	VORP
1936 Detroit - MLB	21	7	30	9	0	1	1	5	3	2	0	0	2	0	0	.300	.344	.467	.810	0.0
1939 Detroit - MLB	24	5	19	5	1	0	2	6	4	2	0	0	2	0	0	.263	.333	.632	.965	0.0
Total MLB		12	49	14	1	1	3	11	7	4	0	0	4	0	0	.286	.340	.531	.870	0.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1936 Detroit - ML	1B	37	37	417	44	43	469	8	.983	331.2	12.51
1936 Findlay - AAA	1B	2	0	6	0	1	6	0	1.000	4.0	13.50
1936 Detroit - ML	2B	31	31	73	110	19	192	9	.953	269.2	6.11
1936 Findlay - AAA	2B	60	60	146	190	42	342	6	.982	533.0	5.67
1937 Detroit - ML	1B	18	18	203	11	15	218	4	.982	151.0	12.75
1937 Detroit - ML	2B	127	123	338	444	77	803	21	.974	1111.0	6.33
1938 Detroit - ML	1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.0	0.00
1938 Detroit - ML	2B	142	142	327	478	101	829	24	.971	1266.0	5.72
1939 Detroit - ML	1B	48	42	418	28	29	450	4	.991	384.2	10.44
1939 Detroit - ML	2B	107	107	249	348	74	614	17	.972	949.2	5.66
1940 Detroit - ML	1B	78	78	817	37	59	855	1	.999	706.1	10.88
1940 Detroit - ML	2B	72	71	149	222	47	381	10	.974	638.2	5.23

Player History
11-01-1935	Drafted in the 1935 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 9, 9th overall Pick) by the Detroit Tigers.
01-01-1936	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (6); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 6 (6).
05-18-1936	Wins the AAA PCL Player of the Week Award.
08-01-1936	Wins the MLB AL Rookie of the Month Award.
11-12-1936	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,499 through automatic renewal.
01-01-1937	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (6); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (6).
07-12-1937	Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
08-01-1937	Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award.
11-08-1937	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,741 through automatic renewal.
01-01-1938	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (6); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (6).
08-01-1938	Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
08-01-1938	Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award.
08-22-1938	Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
08-26-1938	Goes 0-2 against the Boston (A) Red Sox, ending his hitting streak at 30 games.
09-01-1938	Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award.
11-09-1938	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,741 through automatic renewal.
01-01-1939	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (6); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (6).
08-21-1939	Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
08-28-1939	Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
09-01-1939	Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award.
11-08-1939	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $82,118 through arbitration.
01-01-1940	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (6); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (6).
05-27-1940	Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
06-30-1940	Was selected to the 1940 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08-12-1940	Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	GS	Rank
1939	149	9

Year	PA	Rank
1939	705	7

Year	AB	Rank
1937	586	7
1938	603	8
1939	624	5

Year	H	Rank
1938	193	9

Year	K	Rank
1937	74	9

Year	TB	Rank
1937	281	4
1938	338	2

Year	HR	Rank
1937	26	3
1938	32	5
1939	24	5

Year	RBI	Rank
1937	99	8
1938	111	10
1939	119	5

Year	R	Rank
1938	118	5

Year	IBB	Rank
1938	4	7
1939	7	3

Year	HP	Rank
1937	4	8

Year	SF	Rank
1937	7	9

Year	EBH	Rank
1937	54	9
1938	73	2

Year	SLG	Rank
1937	.480	8
1938	.561	4

Year	RC	Rank
1937	99.83	10
1938	125.82	6

Year	RC/27	Rank
1938	7.81	7

Year	ISO	Rank
1937	.181	6
1938	.240	3

Year	TAVG	Rank
1938	.944	9

Year	OPS	Rank
1938	.944	6

Year	VORP	Rank
1938	63.4	6