Gordon Rhodes

John Gordon Rhodes (August 11, 1907 – March 22, 1960) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1929 to 1936. He played for the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, and Philadelphia Athletics. Listed at and , he batted and threw right-handed.

Biography Rhodes played four sports—baseball, basketball, football, and track—at West High School in Salt Lake City, and then attended the University of Utah for a year before signing a professional baseball contract. His baseball career spanned 12 years, 1928 to 1939; he spent parts of eight seasons in the major leagues (appearing in 203 games) and parts of seven seasons in the minor leagues (appearing in 174 games).

Rhodes made his major league debut in April 1929 at age 21, after his contract was purchased by the New York Yankees from the Hollywood Stars of the Pacific Coast League. During parts of four seasons, he went 7–9 in 41 games (17 starts) with the Yankees. He was then traded to Boston in August 1932, in the same transaction that brought Wilcy Moore to the Yankees.

Rhodes spent parts of four seasons with the Red Sox, recording a career-high total of wins, 12, in both 1932 and 1933. and cash were sent to the Philadelphia Athletics in December 1935, in a deal that brought Jimmie Foxx and Johnny Marcum to Boston.