Joe Gordon
Joseph Lowell Gordon
Born: February 18, 1915
Los Angeles, CA USA
Deceased: April 14, 1978
Sacramento, CA USA
Coaching Career: 1958-1969
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 2009.
Playing Statistics
Joe Gordon compiled a record of 305 wins and 308 losses in his managing career with the Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Athletics and Kansas City Royals. He began managing during the 1958 season and last managed during the 1969 campaign. Gordon was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2009.
Coaching Record:
Season | League | Team | G | W | L | W% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1958 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 86 | 46 | 40 | .535 | |
1959 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 154 | 89 | 65 | .578 | |
1960 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 95 | 49 | 46 | .516 | |
1960 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 57 | 26 | 31 | .456 | |
1961 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 60 | 26 | 33 | .433 | |
1969 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 163 | 69 | 93 | .423 | |
Totals | 615 | 305 | 308 | .496 |
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License