About Gordon Lund
Lived 1941 – 2024 (aged 83). Gordon Lund was an American baseball player.
Gordon Thomas Lund (February 23, 1941 – April 10, 2024) was an American Major League Baseball shortstop, second baseman and third baseman. He stood tall and weighed . During his two-season Major League career, Lund batted .261, with 12 hits, no home runs, and one run batted in.
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 and in his 1960 rookie season led Florida State League shortstops in putouts. The following year, he led Carolina League shortstops in double plays and 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 by the Baltimore Orioles for Eddie Fisher and minor leaguers Johnny Scruggs and Bob Scott on November 28, 1967. Lund along with Gene Brabender was traded from the Orioles to the Seattle Pilots for Chico Salmon 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 at shortstop, as well as one error in three chances as a second baseman, for a poor .891 fielding average overall.
Lund died on April 10, 2024, in Arlington Heights, Illinois.
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Who was Gordon Lund?
American baseball player (1941–2024)
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Gordon Lund was born on 23 February 1941 in Iron Mountain.
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Gordon Lund died on 10 April 2024.
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Gordon Lund was a baseball player.
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Gordon Lund was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Gordon Lund. https://biography.guide/gordon-lund/
MLA: "Gordon Lund." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/gordon-lund/.
Chicago: "Gordon Lund." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/gordon-lund/.
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