Michael William Gordon (September 11, 1953 – May 26, 2014) was an American catcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1977 to 1978 for the Chicago Cubs. Listed at 6' 3", 215 lb., he was a switch hitter and threw right handed.
Mike Gordon | |
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Catcher | |
Born: Leominster, Massachusetts, U.S. | September 11, 1953|
Died: May 26, 2014 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 60)|
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 7, 1977, for the Chicago Cubs | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 9, 1978, for the Chicago Cubs | |
MLB statistics | |
Games played | 12 |
At bats | 28 |
Hits | 2 |
Batting average | .071 |
Runs batted in | 2 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
Gordon died of acute myeloid leukemia at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts on May 26, 2014.[1]
Sources
edit- ^ Michael W. Gordon Obituary. Legacy.com.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet