Gordon Goldsberry Stats

Gordon Goldsberry was born on Tuesday, August 30, 1927, in Sacramento, California. Goldsberry was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 20, 1949, with the Chicago White Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Gordon Goldsberry baseball stats page.

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Gordon Goldsberry

Gordon Goldsberry Autograph on a 1991 Topps Archives Baseball Card (#200 | <a href='../baseball_cards/baseball_cards_oneset.php?s=1991top05' title='1991 Topps Archives Baseball Card Checklist'>Checklist</a>)

Gordon Goldsberry Autograph on a 1991 Topps Archives Baseball Card (#200 | Checklist)

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Birth Name:   Gordon Frederick Goldsberry
Nickname:   Goldie
Born On:   08-30-1927  (Virgo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Sacramento, California
Year of Death Data Died On:   02-23-1996 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Laguna Hills, California
Cemetery:   Cremated
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   170
First Game:   04-20-1949 (Age 21)
Last Game:   09-27-1952
Draft:   Not Applicable

Gordon Goldsberry

Gordon Goldsberry Pitching Stats

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Gordon Goldsberry Hitting Stats

1949 22 White Sox 39 145 25 36 3 2 1 0 13 18 0 9 0 0 0 3 .248 .331 .317
1950 23 White Sox 82 127 19 34 8 2 2 0 25 26 1 18 2 0 0 3 .268 .392 .409
1951 24 White Sox 10 11 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .091 .231 .091
1952 25 Browns 86 227 30 52 9 3 3 0 17 34 0 37 7 0 0 3 .229 .330 .335
4 Years 217 510 78 123 20 7 6 0 56 80 1 66 9 0 0 9 .241 .344 .343

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Gordon Goldsberry Fielding Stats

1949 White Sox 1B 38 38 930 387 10.2 383 359 24 4 37 n/a n/a n/a .990 11.12
1950 White Sox 1B 40 22 720 267 6.7 264 235 29 3 37 n/a n/a n/a .989 9.90
1950 White Sox LF 1 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1950 White Sox RF 3 1 39 5 1.7 5 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.46
1951 White Sox 1B 8 2 93 33 4.1 33 28 5 0 4 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.58
1952 Browns 1B 72 59 1,629 574 8.0 564 524 40 10 56 n/a n/a n/a .983 9.35
1952 Browns LF 2 1 33 4 2.0 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.27
1B Totals 158 121 3,372 1,261 8.0 1,244 1,146 98 17 134 n/a n/a n/a .987 9.96
LF Totals 3 1 39 4 1.3 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.77
RF Totals 3 1 39 5 1.7 5 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.46
4 Years 164 123 3,450 1,270 7.7 1,253 1,155 98 17 134 n/a n/a n/a .987 9.81

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Gordon Goldsberry Miscellaneous Stats

1949 White Sox 2 0 1.000 1 0 n/a 145.0 16.1 11.2 - - -
1950 White Sox 0 2 .000 41 1 n/a 63.5 7.1 5.1 - - -
1951 White Sox 0 0 .000 2 5 n/a 0.0 5.5 11.0 - - -
1952 Browns 0 2 .000 13 3 n/a 75.7 6.1 13.4 - - -
4 Years 2 4 .333 57 9 n/a 85.0 7.7 9.1 - - -

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Gordon Goldsberry Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1949 Chicago White Sox 25 Undetermined - -
1950 Chicago White Sox 16, 25 Undetermined - -
1951 Chicago White Sox 25 Undetermined - -
1952 St. Louis Browns 8, 14 Undetermined - -

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