Gordon Thomas Lund (born February 23, 1941, at
Iron Mountain, Michigan
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) is an
American
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former
Major League Baseball
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shortstop
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,
second baseman and
third baseman
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. He stood 5'11" (180 cm) tall and weighed 170 pounds (77 kg). During his two-season Major League career, Lund
batted .261, with 12
hit
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s, no
home runs
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, and one
run batted in
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.
Lund was an adept defensive player who spent almost his entire 11-year playing career in
minor league baseball (1960–1970). He signed with the
Cleveland Indians
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and in his 1960 rookie season led
Florida State League
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shortstops in
putouts
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. The following year, he led
Carolina League
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shortstops in
double plays
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and
fielding percentage
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. But Lund did not reach Cleveland until August 1, 1967, and received only a three-game trial with the Indians before being acquired along with
John O'Donoghue by the
Baltimore Orioles
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for
Eddie Fisher
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and minor leaguers Johnny Scruggs and Bob Scott on November 28, 1967. Lund along with
Gene Brabender
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was traded from the Orioles to the
Seattle Pilots
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for
Chico Salmon
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on March 31, 1969. He appeared in 20 games with the Pilots in
1969, 17 at shortstop, batting .263 with one RBI. Despite his fielding prowess as a minor leaguer, in the Majors he made six
errors in 61
total chances
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at shortstop, for a poor .902 fielding average.
From 1974–1982, Lund managed in the
Chicago White Sox
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farm system
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from the
Class A to the
Triple-A levels. He compiled a won–loss mark of 608–615 (.497). His 1978
Appleton Foxes
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won the
Midwest League
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championship.
See also
*
1967 Cleveland Indians season
*
1969 Seattle Pilots season
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References
External links
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1941 births
Living people
Baseball players from Michigan
Burlington Indians players (1958–1964)
Cleveland Indians players
Hawaii Islanders players
Jacksonville Suns players
Major League Baseball shortstops
Minor league baseball managers
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Portland Beavers players
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