1907
Born August 11, 1907
Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Gordon Rhodes Notable
b. August 11, 1907 · New York Yankees 1929–1932, Boston Red Sox 1932–1935, Philadelphia Athletics 1936
Gordon Rhodes played for three clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Yankees in 1929 and closing with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1936.
He went 43 and 74 with a 4.85 earned run average, pitching 1,048 innings in 200 games. He struck out 356, completed 47 of his 135 starts and threw 1 shutouts. Across 203 games he batted .194, with 69 hits and 24 runs. He finished with 2 home runs, 9 doubles and 2 stolen bases.
He was born in Salt Lake City, UT, USA on August 11, 1907, and died on March 22, 1960. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | NYY | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .300 |
| 1930 | NYY | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1931 | NYY | 18 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .214 |
| 1932 | BOS/NYY | 22 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | .118 |
| 1933 | BOS | 35 | 86 | 9 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 28 | 1 | .267 |
| 1934 | BOS | 44 | 75 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 0 | .133 |
| 1935 | BOS | 36 | 48 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | .146 |
| 1936 | PHA | 35 | 75 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 0 | .213 |
| Career | — | 203 | 356 | 24 | 69 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 6 | 113 | 2 | .194 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | NYY | 0 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 42.2 | 57 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 4.85 |
| 1930 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9.00 |
| 1931 | NYY | 6 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 87.0 | 82 | 33 | 52 | 36 | 3.41 |
| 1932 | BOS/NYY | 2 | 10 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 103.1 | 104 | 66 | 52 | 37 | 5.75 |
| 1933 | BOS | 12 | 15 | 34 | 29 | 0 | 232.0 | 242 | 104 | 93 | 85 | 4.03 |
| 1934 | BOS | 12 | 12 | 44 | 31 | 2 | 219.0 | 247 | 111 | 98 | 79 | 4.56 |
| 1935 | BOS | 2 | 10 | 34 | 19 | 2 | 146.1 | 195 | 88 | 60 | 44 | 5.41 |
| 1936 | PHA | 9 | 20 | 35 | 28 | 1 | 216.1 | 266 | 138 | 102 | 61 | 5.74 |
| Career | — | 43 | 74 | 200 | 135 | 5 | 1048.2 | 1196 | 565 | 477 | 356 | 4.85 |
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