Tom Gordon
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Gordon with the New York Yankees
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Born: November 18, 1967 Sebring, Florida |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 8, 1988, for the Kansas City Royals | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| May 3, 2009, for the Arizona Diamondbacks | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 138–126 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.96 | ||
| Strikeouts | 1,928 | ||
| Saves | 158 | ||
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Thomas Flynn Gordon (born November 18, 1967), nicknamed "Flash", is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher.
He pitched for the Kansas City Royals (1988–95), Boston Red Sox (1996–99), Chicago Cubs (2001–02), Houston Astros (2002), Chicago White Sox (2003), New York Yankees (2004–05), Philadelphia Phillies (2006–08) and the Arizona Diamondbacks (2009). In 1998 he won the Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Award and led the American League in saves and in games finished, and in 1998-99 he set a then-MLB record with 54 consecutive saves.
Gordon attended Avon Park High School in Avon Park, Florida, and was a letterman in baseball.
Gordon began his career as a starting pitcher with the Kansas City Royals, first appearing in five games at the age of 20 late in the 1988 season. He became an immediate sensation in Kansas City the following year, posting a 17-9 record and a 3.64 ERA in his first full season, and he finished second in the 1989 Rookie of the Year balloting. Gordon also recorded 153 strikeouts in 1989, the tenth highest total in the American League, all of which earned him the nickname "Flash."
Gordon continued to post top-10 strikeout totals during the 1990 and 1991 seasons, but his number of wins dropped each year while his ERA crept upwards. Finally, in 1992 Gordon had one of the worst season of his career, posting a 6-10 record and a 4.59 ERA. He bounced back with seasons of 11 or 12 wins from 1993 to 1995, but he never quite regained his rookie form. Prior to the 1996 season, Gordon left Kansas City and signed as a free agent with the Boston Red Sox.
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