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- Birth nameJoseph Lowell Gordon
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- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Joe Gordon was born on February 18, 1915 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Kid from Cleveland (1949), 1948 World Series (1948) and 1949 MLB All-Star Game (1949). He died on April 14, 1978 in Sacramento, California, USA.
- Manager of Cleveland Indians (1958-1960), Detroit Tigers (1960), Kansas City Athletics (1961) and Kansas City Royals (1969).
- Member of 1938, 1939, 1941 and 1943 World Series Champion New York Yankees teams. Member of 1942 American League Champion New York Yankees team. Member of 1948 World Series Champion Cleveland Indians team.
- Named to 9 American League All Star Teams (1939-1943 and 1946-1949).
- 1942 American League MVP for having .322 Batting Average, .409 On-base Percentage, .491 Slugging Percentage, 173 Hits, 264 Total Bases, 18 Home Runs, 103 RBI, 79 Walks, 51 Extra-Base Hits and 253 Times on Base. Also Led American League in Strikeouts (95). Finished in top 10 in voting for same award 4 times (1939, 1941, 1947 and 1948).
- Second Baseman for New York Yankees (1938-1943 and 1946) and Cleveland Indians (1947-1950).
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