Baxter Byerly "Buck" Jordan (January 16, 1907 – March 18, 1993) was a
first baseman
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in
Major League Baseball
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.
A solid defensive first baseman and basically a line-drive hitter, Jordan posted high
batting average
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Cricket
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s in the
minor leagues
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, but his lack of power made him nothing to be feared at the major league level. After playing in part of three seasons with the Giants and Senators, he became a regular with the Boston Braves in 1933 as he twice topped .300, with a career-high .323 in 1936. After that he averaged .290 in the next three seasons, that included stints with the Reds and Phillies. Twice he collected eight hits in a doubleheader, for the Braves in 1936 and with the Phillies in 1938.
In a ten-season career, Jordan was a .299 hitter with 17
home run
In baseball, a home run (abbreviated HR) is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home plate safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team. A home run i ...