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Joe Gordon

Manager

Joseph Lowell Gordon

615 Games

305-308 Record

0.498 Win%

6 Seasons

👤 Personal Information

Bats R

Throws R

Born 2/18/1915
Los Angeles, CA, USA

Died 4/14/1978
Sacramento, CA, USA

MLB Debut 1938-04-18

Final Game 1950-09-30

📊 Career Record

615 Games Managed

305 Wins

308 Losses

                        0.498
                        Win Percentage
                    

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📅 Season-by-Season Record

6 seasons

Managing Career Arc

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Joe Gordon — 📅 Season-by-Season Record
Year	Team	Lg	G	W	L	Win%	Rank	P-M
1958	CLE	AL	86	46	40	0.535	4	N
1959	CLE	AL	154	89	65	0.578	2	N
1960	CLE	AL	95	49	46	0.516	4	N
1960	DET	AL	57	26	31	0.456	6	N
1961	KC1	AL	60	26	33	0.441	9	N
1969	KCA	AL	163	69	93	0.426	4	N

Joe Gordon as a manager

The career managing record for Joe Gordon is 305-308 (.498) over 615 games, from 1958 to 1969. Under Gordon, the 1958 Cleveland Indians posted a 46-40 record across 86 games, finishing 4th. The 1959 row: Cleveland Indians, 154 games, 89 wins and 65 losses, finishing 2nd. Gordon's 1960 Cleveland Indians played 95 games and went 49-46, finishing 4th. The 1960 row: Detroit Tigers, 57 games, 26 wins and 31 losses, finishing 6th. Gordon's 1961 Kansas City Athletics played 60 games and went 26-33, finishing 9th.

Under Gordon, the 1969 Kansas City Royals posted a 69-93 record across 163 games, finishing 4th. The Lg column places these seasons in the American League. In 1958 and 1960, Gordon took over a club already in progress that season. Gordon was born on February 18, 1915, in Los Angeles, CA, USA. The death date on file is April 14, 1978. Gordon also played in the majors, from 1938 to 1950, as the player page shows.

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