Player

Joe Gordon HOF 2009

Player Info
Full Name
Joseph Lowell
Born
February 18, 1915
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Died
April 14, 1978
Size
5'10" / 180 lbs
B/T
R / R
Debut
April 18, 1938
Final Game
September 30, 1950
Career
13 years
Teams
Honors
9 x All-Star
1949, 1948, 1947, 1946, 1943, 1942, 1941, 1940, 1939
1948 - Sporting News All-Star (ML)
1948 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (ML)
1948 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
1947 - Sporting News All-Star (ML)
1947 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (ML)
1947 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
1943 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
1942 - Sporting News Guide MVP (AL)
1942 - Sporting News All-Star (ML)
1942 - Most Valuable Player (AL)
... and 11 more
Career Batting
1,566
G
.268
AVG
1,530
H
253
HR
975
RBI
.820
OPS
126
OPS vs Lg
Qualified for career rate leaderboards · about these stats
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1950 Cleveland Indians 119 368 87 12 1 19 59 .236
1949 Cleveland Indians 148 541 136 18 3 20 74 .251
1948 Cleveland Indians 144 550 154 21 4 32 96 .280
1947 Cleveland Indians 155 562 153 27 6 29 89 .272
1946 New York Yankees 112 376 79 15 0 11 35 .210
1943 New York Yankees 152 543 135 28 5 17 82 .249
1942 New York Yankees 147 538 173 29 4 18 88 .322
1941 New York Yankees 156 588 162 26 7 24 104 .276
1940 New York Yankees 155 616 173 32 10 30 112 .281
1939 New York Yankees 151 567 161 32 5 28 92 .284
1938 New York Yankees 127 458 117 24 7 25 83 .255
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1950 AL 429 .193 .223 13.1 10.3 102 19.9
1949 AL 632 .155 .238 13.1 5.2 108 21.0 ✓
1948 AL 633 .227 .271 12.2 10.7 139 33.2 ✓
1947 AL 626 .224 .256 9.9 7.8 139 29.9 ✓
1946 AL 431 .128 .232 11.4 16.7 87 11.6
1943 AL 650 .164 .262 15.1 11.5 135 17.8 ✓
1942 AL 625 .169 .365 12.6 15.2 163 18.9 ✓
1941 AL 665 .191 .285 10.8 12.0 125 24.9 ✓
1940 AL 677 .231 .270 7.7 8.4 125 31.4 ✓
1939 AL 648 .222 .276 11.6 8.8 130 29.8 ✓
1938 AL 520 .247 .255 10.8 13.8 116 25.8 ✓
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
2B 1,519 3,600 4,706 260 1,160 .970
1B 30 224 17 4 35 .984
SS 2 2 3 0 1 1.000
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1950 Cleveland Indians 2B 105 224 283 16 69 .969
1949 Cleveland Indians 2B 145 297 430 15 123 .980
1948 Cleveland Indians 2B 144 330 436 23 97 .971
1948 Cleveland Indians SS 2 2 3 0 1 1.000
1947 Cleveland Indians 2B 155 341 466 18 110 .978
1946 New York Yankees 2B 108 281 346 17 87 .974
1943 New York Yankees 2B 152 407 490 29 114 .969
1942 New York Yankees 2B 147 354 442 28 121 .966
1941 New York Yankees 1B 30 224 17 4 35 .984
1941 New York Yankees 2B 131 332 397 32 109 .958
1940 New York Yankees 2B 155 374 505 23 116 .975
1939 New York Yankees 2B 151 370 461 28 116 .967
1938 New York Yankees 2B 126 290 450 31 98 .960
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 29 103 25 4 16 .243
1948 World Series Cleveland Indians 6 22 4 1 2 .182
1943 World Series New York Yankees 5 17 4 1 2 .235
1942 World Series New York Yankees 5 21 2 0 0 .095
1941 World Series New York Yankees 5 14 7 1 5 .500
1939 World Series New York Yankees 4 14 2 0 1 .143
1938 World Series New York Yankees 4 15 6 1 6 .400
Managerial record: 305-308 (.498) Full Managerial Record
Year Team League G W L PCT Finish
1969 Kansas City Royals AL 163 69 93 .426 4
1961 Kansas City Athletics AL 60 26 33 .441 9
1960 Cleveland Indians AL 95 49 46 .516 4
1960 Detroit Tigers AL 57 26 31 .456 6
1959 Cleveland Indians AL 154 89 65 .578 2
1958 Cleveland Indians AL 86 46 40 .535 4