# Gordon Lund
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{{Short description|American baseball player (1941–2024)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
| name =Gordon Lund
| image =
| caption =
| position =[Shortstop](/source/Shortstop), [second baseman](/source/second_baseman), [third baseman](/source/third_baseman)
| birth_date ={{birth date|1941|2|23}}
| birth_place =[Iron Mountain, Michigan](/source/Iron_Mountain%2C_Michigan), U.S.
| death_date ={{Death date and age|2024|4|10|1941|2|23}}
| death_place =[Arlington Heights, Illinois](/source/Arlington_Heights%2C_Illinois), U.S.
| bats =Right
| throws =Right
|debutleague = MLB
| debutdate =August 1
| debutyear =1967
| debutteam =Cleveland Indians
|finalleague = MLB
| finaldate =August 8
| finalyear =1969
| finalteam =Seattle Pilots
| statyear =
|statleague = MLB
| stat1label =[Batting average](/source/Batting_average_(baseball))
| stat1value =.261
| stat2label =[Hits](/source/Hit_(baseball))
| stat2value =12
| stat3label =[Runs batted in](/source/Run_batted_in)
| stat3value =1
|teams=
*[Cleveland Indians](/source/Cleveland_Indians) ({{baseball year|1967}})
*[Seattle Pilots](/source/Seattle_Pilots) ({{baseball year|1969}})
}}
'''Gordon Thomas Lund''' (February 23, 1941 – April 10, 2024) was an American [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) [shortstop](/source/shortstop), [second baseman](/source/second_baseman) and [third baseman](/source/third_baseman). He stood {{convert|5|ft|11|in|cm|abbr=on}} tall and weighed {{convert|170|lb|kg}}. During his two-season Major League career, Lund [batted](/source/batting_average_(baseball)) .261, with 12 [hit](/source/hit_(baseball))s, no [home runs](/source/home_runs), and one [run batted in](/source/run_batted_in).[{{Cite web |title=Gordy Lund Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lundgo01.shtml |access-date=March 3, 2023 |website=[Baseball-Reference.com](/source/Baseball-Reference.com) |language=en}}]
Lund was an adept defensive player who spent almost his entire 11-year playing career in [minor league baseball](/source/minor_league_baseball) (1960–1970). He signed with the [Cleveland Indians](/source/Cleveland_Indians) and in his 1960 rookie season led [Florida State League](/source/Florida_State_League) shortstops in [putouts](/source/putouts). The following year, he led [Carolina League](/source/Carolina_League) shortstops in [double plays](/source/double_plays) and [fielding percentage](/source/fielding_percentage). 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](/source/John_O'Donoghue_(1960s_pitcher)) by the [Baltimore Orioles](/source/Baltimore_Orioles) for [Eddie Fisher](/source/Eddie_Fisher_(baseball)) and minor leaguers Johnny Scruggs and Bob Scott on November 28, 1967.[{{Cite web |last=Joyce |first=Dick |date=November 29, 1967 |title=L.A. Trades Roseboro to Twins |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DS19671129.2.81&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 |access-date=April 18, 2020 |website=[The Desert Sun](/source/The_Desert_Sun) |via=California Digital Newspaper Collection |agency=[UPI](/source/United_Press_International)}}] Lund along with [Gene Brabender](/source/Gene_Brabender) was traded from the Orioles to the [Seattle Pilots](/source/Seattle_Pilots) for [Chico Salmon](/source/Chico_Salmon) on March 31, 1969.[{{Cite web |date=April 1, 1969 |title=Pilots Land Brabender |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1338&dat=19690401&id=T5JYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SPgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4068,306178&hl=en |access-date=March 8, 2022 |website=[Spokane Daily Chronicle](/source/Spokane_Daily_Chronicle) |via=[Google News](/source/Google_News) |agency=[Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press)}}] He appeared in 20 games with the Pilots in [1969](/source/1969_Seattle_Pilots_season), 17 at shortstop, batting .263 with one RBI. Despite his fielding prowess as a minor leaguer, in the Majors he made six [errors](/source/error_(baseball)) in 61 [total chances](/source/total_chances) at shortstop, as well as one error in three chances as a second baseman, for a poor .891 fielding average overall.[{{cite book|title=Chicago White Sox 1982 Organization Book|year=1982|publisher=Boston: Howe News Bureau}}]
Lund died on April 10, 2024, in [Arlington Heights, Illinois](/source/Arlington_Heights%2C_Illinois).[[https://www.friedrichsfh.com/obituaries/Gordon-Thomas-Lund?obId=31561390 Gordon Thomas Lund]]
==See also==
*[1967 Cleveland Indians season](/source/1967_Cleveland_Indians_season)
*[1969 Seattle Pilots season](/source/1969_Seattle_Pilots_season)
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
{{Baseballstats|br=l/lundgo01|retro=}}
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Category:1941 births
Category:2024 deaths
Category:Baseball players from Michigan
Category:Burlington Indians players (1958–1964)
Category:Cleveland Indians players
Category:Hawaii Islanders players
Category:Jacksonville Suns players
Category:Major League Baseball shortstops
Category:Minor league baseball managers
Category:Sportspeople from Iron Mountain, Michigan
Category:Portland Beavers players
Category:Rochester Red Wings players
Category:Salt Lake City Bees players
Category:Seattle Pilots players
Category:Syracuse Chiefs players
Category:Vancouver Mounties players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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