David Thomas Van Gorder (born March 27, 1957) is a retired Major League Baseball catcher. He played during five seasons at the major league level for the Cincinnati Reds and Baltimore Orioles. He was drafted by the Reds in the second round of the 1978 amateur draft. Van Gorder played his first professional season with their Double-A Nashville Sounds in 1978, and split his last season between Baltimore and their Triple-A team, the Rochester Red Wings, in 1987.

Dave Van Gorder
Van Gorder with the Nashville Sounds in 1979
Catcher
Born: (1957-03-27) March 27, 1957 (age 65) Los Angeles, California
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 15, 1982, for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
July 11, 1987, for the Baltimore Orioles
MLB statistics
Batting average	.212
Home runs	3
Runs batted in	89
Teams
Cincinnati Reds (1982, 1984–1986) Baltimore Orioles (1987)

Currently, Dave is a manager for UPS in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Sources

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
• Pelota Binaria (Venezuelan Winter League)

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