Dee Gordon Named To Topps Rookie All-Star Team
Gordon started the 2011 campaign in Albuquerque and immediately thrilled 'Topes fans, batting .333 with 51 runs scored and 30 stolen bases in 70 games.
After making his Major League debut on June 6 at Philadelphia, Gordon returned to the Isotopes on July 5 for about a month before joining the Dodgers for good on July 31. By the end of the season, the 23 year-old established himself as the everyday shortstop and leadoff hitter in Los Angeles and his .304 average ranked second-highest among Major League rookies (min. 200 at-bats) and fifth-highest ever by a Dodgers rookie. The native of Windemere, Florida also tied for second among big league rookies with 24 steals, ranking fifth all-time among Dodger rookies.
A fourth-round selection in the 2008 First-Year Player Draft, Gordon finished the season batting .345 over his last 34 games, the fifth-highest average among qualifying National League hitters in the second half.
Gordon was recognized as the Gillette presents National Rookie of the Month of September, batting .372 with a league-leading 42 hits in 26 games. Gordon also ranked second in the NL with 12 steals in the month to go along with his 21 runs scored, seven doubles, one triple, and six RBI. He posted a career-long 11-game hitting streak from September 13-24, batting .400 (18x45) during the run, and set a career high with four hits on September 8 at Washington.
He is the first Dodger shortstop and 20th all-time Los Angeles player to be selected as a Topps Major League Rookie All-Star in the 53 years of the award. First baseman James Loney was the last Dodger to be selected to the Topps All-Rookie team in 2007.