Hall-of-Famers as Seen Through Player Won-Lost Records: Joe Gordon

• Joe Gordon was named to nine All-Star teams. He was the starting second baseman for the American League All-Star team five times.


• Gordon received MVP votes eight times with five top-10 finishes.


• Gordon won the 1942 American League MVP award. This was a fairly controversial selection, as Ted Williams won a Triple Crown that season. But Gordon had an excellent 1942 season, batting .322/.409/.491 with 18 home runs, 103 RBI, and 88 runs scored.


• Gordon played in six World Series - five for the New York Yankees and one for the Cleveland Indians. His teams won five of the six World Series in which Gordon played.


• Gordon was an outstanding defensive second baseman. He led American League second basemen in assists four times, in double plays three times, in putouts once, and in range factor twice. As measured by Player won-lost records, Gordon ranks as one of the top dozen or so best fielding second basemen of the past 100 years.