I have four cards of Gordon Beckham. This one is from 2011 Gypsy Queen.
Playing career: Gordon Beckham came up with the White Sox in
2009 and made an immediate impact, hitting .270 with 14 HR and 63 RBI in 103
games, placing fifth in the Rookie-of-the-Year voting. He has not been able to
live up to that start, however. Though he is the White Sox’ starting second
baseman, he has failed to hit much over .250 or provide any real power.
Where he is now: In 103 games in 2013 he hit .267 with 5 HR
and 24 RBI.
My memories: I had not heard of the name Beckham until the
soccer player David became famous, then all of a sudden there was a hotshot
White Sox rookie and the Rays also had a high-profile prospect with the name.
Seemed like he would be a big start but I guess not.
Interesting facts: His Out of the Park Foundation has raised
over $120,000 for the National Parkinson Foundation.
Google Autocomplete results: He is third when you type
Gordon B, between Gordon Brown, the former UK Prime Minister, and Gordon
Bennett, a restaurant in Brooklyn. There do not appear to be any other
prominent Gordon Beckhams.
Coming up next: The next profile will be Joe Beckwith.
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