Sam Gordon (baseball)
Appearance
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First baseman | |
Born: Fraziers Bottom, West Virginia | April 21, 1878|
Died: November 30, 1962 Beckley, West Virginia | (aged 84)|
Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1908, for the Indianapolis ABCs | |
Last appearance | |
1913, for the French Lick Plutos | |
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Samuel Simon Gordon (April 21, 1878 – November 30, 1962) was an American Negro league first baseman between 1908 and 1913.
A native of Fraziers Bottom, West Virginia, Gordon attended Wabash College. He made his Negro leagues debut in 1908 with the Indianapolis ABCs, and went on to play for the Leland Giants, Chicago Giants, and French Lick Plutos.[1][2] Gordon died in Beckley, West Virginia in 1962 at age 84.
References
[edit]- ^ "Sam Gordon". seamheads.com. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ "Sam Gordon". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference Black Baseball Stats and Seamheads