Sid Gordon
American baseball player
Died when: 57 years 308 days (694 months)Star Sign: Leo
Sidney Gordon (August 13, 1917 – June 17, 1975) was an American right-handed Major League Baseball two-time All-Star outfielder, third baseman, and first baseman.
He had a 13-year career in MLB for the New York Giants (1941–43, 1946–49, and 1955), Boston / Milwaukee Braves (1950–53), and Pittsburgh Pirates (1954–55).
Gordon was one of the Giants' most popular players.In the majors he batted .283, hitting 202 home runs, and batting in 805 runs.
In three different years he homered at least once in every park in which he played.A slugger, he also had a great eye—he drew 731 walks, against only 356 strikeouts.
Harold Ribalow in his book The Jew in American Sports referred to Gordon as the "Solid Man".
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