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b. August 13, 1917 · New York Giants 1941–1943, 1946–1949, 1955, Boston Braves 1950–1952, Milwaukee Braves 1953, Pittsburgh Pirates 1954–1955

Sid Gordon played third base for the New York Giants across two stretches of his career, a Boston trade splitting them, then moved to the outfield for Milwaukee and Pittsburgh before a final season back with the Giants, retiring in 1955.

He batted .283 with 1,415 hits over 1,475 games, hitting 202 home runs and drawing 731 walks, a well-rounded fifteen-season career across four different clubs.

He was a Baseball Magazine All-Star in 1949, the same year as one of his two All-Star selections.

The other came the year before, in 1948. Gordon was born in Brooklyn, New York on August 13, 1917, and batted and threw right-handed. He died on June 17, 1975, having spent his career across four different clubs.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	2	1948, 1949
Baseball Magazine All-Star	1	1949

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1941	NYG	9	31	4	8	1	1	0	4	6	1	0	.258
1942	NYG	6	19	4	6	0	1	0	2	3	2	0	.316
1943	NYG	131	474	50	119	9	11	9	63	43	32	2	.251
1946	NYG	135	450	64	132	15	4	5	45	60	27	1	.293
1947	NYG	130	437	57	119	19	8	13	57	50	21	2	.272
1948	NYG	142	521	100	156	26	4	30	107	74	39	8	.299
1949	NYG	141	489	87	139	26	2	26	90	95	37	1	.284
1950	BSN	134	481	78	146	33	4	27	103	78	31	2	.304
1951	BSN	150	550	96	158	28	1	29	109	80	32	2	.287
1952	BSN	144	522	69	151	22	2	25	75	77	49	0	.289
1953	MLN	140	464	67	127	22	4	19	75	71	40	1	.274
1954	PIT	131	363	38	111	12	0	12	49	67	24	0	.306
1955	NYG/PIT	82	191	21	43	7	1	7	26	27	21	0	.225
Career	—	1475	4992	735	1415	220	43	202	805	731	356	19	.283

On this day & linked events

1917

Born August 13, 1917

Brooklyn, NY, USA

1975

Died June 17, 1975

1941

Major-league debut: Sid Gordon

Sid Gordon made a major-league debut on September 11, 1941.

1955

Final major-league game: Sid Gordon

Sid Gordon played a final major-league game on September 20, 1955.

Image: Bowman Gum, public domain