Gordon
Slade
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 175
 
Born: October 9, 1904 in Usa, UT, SALT LAKE CIT
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1937   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1930 25 NYM NL $ 300,000   37 37 37 3 3 3 51 51 51 23 22 22 79 78 78
1931 26 NYM NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 6 6 6 3 3 3 8 8 8
1934 29 SLC NL $ 450,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 6 6 6 3 3 3 8 8 8
1935 30 SLC NL $ 450,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 6 6 6 3 3 3 8 8 8
1937 32 SDP NL $ 301,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 3 3 3 8 8 8
1938 33 SDP NL $ 301,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 3 3 3 7 7 7
1939 34 SDP NL $ 350,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 450,000   37 37 37 3 3 3 51 51 51 23 22 22 79 78 78
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1930 25 NYM NL 23 39 7 9 2 0 0 2 0 0 6 1 .231 .333 .282 .615 3.2 0.0
1931 26 NYM NL 30 59 6 12 4 0 0 7 0 0 0 6 .203 .203 .271 .475 1.9 0.0
1934 29 SLC NL 42 64 6 15 1 0 0 5 0 0 3 6 .234 .269 .250 .519 3.6 0.0
1935 30 SLC NL 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.8 0.0
    AAA   97 398 49 112 24 4 4 42 4 3 29 31 .281 .330 .392 .722 49.4  
1936 31 AAA   137 537 53 118 26 7 2 54 2 5 44 36 .220 .279 .305 .584 43.9  
1937 32 SDP NL 150 483 41 85 18 4 3 28 0 0 18 48 .176 .212 .248 .461 17.3 0.0
1938 33 SDP NL 39 39 5 7 2 0 0 3 0 0 4 4 .179 .256 .231 .487 2.0 0.0
1939 34 SDP NL 24 80 11 20 2 0 0 7 0 0 3 9 .250 .299 .275 .574 6.6 0.6
    AAA   135 562 61 143 18 2 1 34 9 6 34 65 .254 .297 .299 .596 48.5  
7 Years Sim 314 769 76 148 29 4 3 52 0 0 34 75 .192 .233 .252 .485 33.8 0.6
3 Years AAA 369 1497 163 373 68 13 7 130 15 14 107 132 .249 .303 .326 .629 141.8  
162 Game Average 396 39 76 14 2 1 26 0 0 17 38 .192 .233 .252 .485 17.4  
Career Highs 150 483 41 85 18 4 3 28 0 0 18 48 .250 .333 .282 .615 17.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   479 38 92 18 3 2 31 0 0 19 50 .192 .228 .255 .483 22.8
vs LH   290 38 56 11 1 1 21 0 0 15 25 .193 .241 .248 .489 14.5
Home 164 439 45 81 9 0 1 28 0 0 17 42 .185 .224 .212 .436 14.8
Away 150 330 31 67 20 4 2 24 0 0 17 33 .203 .246 .306 .552 22.5
RISP   158 0 31 8 0 1 41 0 0 7 12 .196 .238 .266 .504 8.4
Pinch Hitting   16 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 .250 .333 .313 .646 1.7
Close/Late   81 5 13 3 0 0 5 0 0 6 7 .160 .218 .198 .416 2.7
Mar/Apr 43 110 12 26 4 1 0 6 0 0 4 8 .236 .270 .291 .560 7.7
May 56 137 10 20 6 1 1 9 0 0 4 16 .146 .175 .226 .401 2.9
June 46 114 17 21 6 1 1 6 0 0 5 6 .184 .223 .281 .504 6.1
July 44 100 8 21 2 1 0 6 0 0 5 10 .210 .248 .250 .498 5.6
August 46 87 8 20 5 0 1 10 0 0 4 8 .230 .269 .322 .591 7.0
Sep/Oct 79 221 21 40 6 0 0 15 0 0 12 27 .181 .235 .208 .443 8.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1930 25 NYM NL 2B 14 5 58.3 12 32 0 5 1.000 6.79   0.3
    SS 7 6 49.0 8 17 1 3 .962 4.59   0.3
    3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1931 26 NYM NL SS 10 7 65.3 12 25 1 5 .974 5.10   0.4
    2B 14 5 56.3 18 25 0 6 1.000 6.87   0.3
    LF 2 0 7.3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.23   0.0
1934 29 SLC NL SS 18 8 86.3 18 35 2 10 .964 5.53   0.3
    2B 16 3 56.0 16 29 0 6 1.000 7.23   0.2
1935 30 SLC NL SS 4 1 13.0 3 2 1 1 .833 3.46   0.0
    2B 3 0 4.0 2 1 0 0 1.000 6.75   0.0
1937 32 SDP NL 2B 142 140 1193.3 321 602 13 118 .986 6.96   5.5
    SS 6 3 33.3 4 19 1 2 .958 6.21   0.1
    LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1938 33 SDP NL SS 29 7 106.7 21 52 5 12 .936 6.16   0.6
    2B 8 1 16.7 6 9 0 4 1.000 8.10   0.1
    3B 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    LF 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
1939 34 SDP NL SS 24 24 206.0 47 83 7 14 .949 5.68   0.8
  2B 197 154 1384.7 375 698 13 139 .988 6.97   6.4
  SS 98 56 559.7 113 233 18 47 .951 5.56   2.5
  LF 4 0 10.3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.74   0.0
  3B 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   301 210 1958.6 490 931 31 186 .979 6.53   8.9
Career Highs   149 143 1227.7 325 621 14 120 .988 6.94    
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 36th overall pick, by New York (M) in 1930
Had first career hit on 4/11/1930, off Red Peery (HOU)
Signed as a free agent by St. Louis (C) on 2/15/1934 to a 1-year deal worth $450,000 per year
2/5/1935: Gets a new one-year contract worth $450,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1936: Gets a new one-year contract worth $450,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 6/11/1936 with a Concussion, out for 6 days
Injured on 6/14/1936 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 4 days
Injured on 7/10/1936 with a Strained Groin Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Released by St. Louis (C) on 10/2/1936
Signed as a free agent by San Diego on 2/19/1937 to a 2-year deal worth $301,000 per year
Hit first career homerun on 5/22/1937, off Johnny Rigney (PIT)
Won Gold Glove at Second Base in 1937
Injured on 3/3/1938 with a Broken Hand, out for 8 weeks
2/1/1939: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Released by San Diego on 10/18/1939