About Tom Gordon Memorabilia & Collectibles
Philadelphia Phillies’ right-handed pitcher,
Tom Gordon was born in Sebring, Florida on November 18, 1967. Among the teams he had played with were Kansas City Royals, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, Chicago White Sox, and the New York Yankees. During his baseball career, he was given the nickname “Flash” due to his excellent speed on his game performances. Also, just earlier than the 2006 season, Gordon signed a three-year contact with the Phillies which was worth $18 million.
Gordon had already been very active in athletics ever since. Aside from the baseball league, he had also ventured various fields including football and basketball starting high school in Avon Park High School.
When he was still a starter in his Major League Baseball career, he already earned the honor as the new member in the All-Star Team in 1998. Gordon’s success continued until he was entitled to a major league track record through his 54th consecutive save on the month of June and being tagged as the newest member of the All-Star Team in the 2006 National League. Gordon had also attracted his audience’s attention with which he was launched as a celebrity in Philadelphia with group of fanatics calling themselves as “Flash’s Followers.”
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game-used cap, game issued home jersey, pants, and autographed Flash baseball in Sportsmemorabilia.com. Tom Gordon is sometimes mistaken by many as Tommy Gordon, Tim Gordon, Timmy Gordon, Tomme Gordon, Tom Gordonn, Tom Gordone, and Thom Gordon.
About Tom Gordon:
Tom Gordon (full name: Thomas Gordon; Flash) played pitcher from 1988 until 2009 for the Kansas City Royals, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies and Arizona Diamondbacks. He played for the Royals from 1988 - 1995, Red Sox from 1996 - 1999, Cubs from 2001 - 2002, Astros in 2002, White Sox in 2003, Yankees from 2004 - 2005, Phillies from 2006 - 2008 and Diamondbacks in 2009. Over 21 seasons, he started 203 games, won 138 games, struck out 1928 batters, and had a 3.96 ERA. Born on November 18, 1967 in Sebring, FL, Gordon stands 5' 9" and weighs 160 lb. He attended Avon Park (Avon Park, FL) high school and was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 6th round of the 1986 amateur draft. His debut was on September 8, 1988. Over his career, Gordon made $55,918,000. Common misspellings of his name include Flash Thomas tim Tom tommy gordan Gordon.