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Mike Jorgensen

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Full Name: Michael Jorgensen Primary Position: 1B,OF
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/195 First Game: September 10, 1968
Birthdate: August 16, 1948 Final Game: October 6, 1985
Birthplace: Passaic, New Jersey MLB Experience: 17 years
Bat/Throw: Left/Left
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Mike Jorgensen (Michael Jorgensen) was born on August 16, 1948 in Passaic, New Jersey. He made his Major League debut on September 10, 1968 for the New York Mets. In 1972, his rookie year, he hit .231 with 13 home runs and 47 RBI. Jorgensen played for the New York Mets, Montreal Expos, Oakland Athletics, Texas Rangers, Atlanta Braves and St. Louis Cardinals over the course of his 17 year career.

Most people believe that Mike Jorgensen's best season was 1975, when he slugged 18 home runs and knocked in 67 runs.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1968 NY N 8 14 0 2 0 0 .143 .143 .214 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
1970 NY N 76 87 15 17 3 4 .195 .278 .356 3 1 10 23 0 1 2 1 0
1971 NY N 45 118 16 26 5 11 .220 .303 .373 1 1 11 24 3 0 1 1 4
1972 MON N 113 372 48 86 13 47 .231 .332 .384 12 3 53 75 4 7 12 7 7
1973 MON N 138 413 49 95 9 47 .230 .336 .344 16 2 64 49 3 4 16 4 6
1974 MON N 131 287 45 89 11 59 .310 .444 .488 16 1 70 39 2 3 3 5 4
1975 MON N 144 445 58 116 18 67 .261 .378 .422 18 0 79 75 7 1 3 8 8
1976 MON N 125 343 36 87 6 23 .254 .349 .344 13 0 52 48 0 1 7 9 5
1977 OAK A 66 203 18 50 8 32 .246 .329 .394 4 1 25 44 2 2 3 2 3
1977 MON N 19 20 3 4 0 0 .200 .304 .250 1 0 3 4 0 1 0 0 1
1977 Total 85 223 21 54 8 32 .242 .327 .381 5 1 28 48 2 3 3 2 4
1978 TEX A 96 97 20 19 1 9 .196 .319 .258 3 0 18 10 0 2 3 1 3
1979 TEX A 90 157 21 35 6 16 .223 .293 .382 7 0 14 29 2 3 0 1 3
1980 NY N 119 321 43 82 7 43 .255 .349 .355 11 0 46 55 0 1 0 6 10
1981 NY N 86 122 8 25 3 15 .205 .270 .352 5 2 12 24 0 2 4 1 2
1982 NY N 120 114 16 29 2 14 .254 .370 .360 6 0 21 24 0 1 2 3 2
1983 NY N 38 24 5 6 1 3 .250 .333 .500 3 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 1
1983 ATL N 57 48 5 12 1 8 .250 .351 .333 1 0 8 8 0 0 0 0 1
1983 TOT N 95 72 10 18 2 11 .250 .345 .389 4 0 10 12 1 0 0 0 2
1984 STL N 59 98 5 24 1 12 .245 .315 .357 4 2 10 17 0 0 0 1 1
1984 ATL N 31 26 4 7 0 5 .269 .333 .308 1 0 3 6 0 0 0 1 0
1984 TOT N 90 124 9 31 1 17 .250 .319 .347 5 2 13 23 0 0 0 2 1
1985 STL N 72 112 14 22 0 11 .196 .375 .250 6 0 31 27 1 2 2 0 3
Total NL 1381 2964 370 729 80 369 .246 .352 .375 118 12 475 506 21 24 52 47 55
Total AL 252 457 59 104 15 57 .228 .315 .361 14 1 57 83 4 7 6 4 9
Total 1633 3421 429 833 95 426 .243 .347 .373 132 13 532 589 25 31 58 51 64

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1968 NY N 1B 4 3 28 32 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1970 NY N OF 10 9 83.1 29 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .935
1970 NY N 1B 50 6 136.2 116 12 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 .992
1970 NY N CF 10 9 83.1 30 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .938
1971 NY N RF 4 2 19 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1971 NY N OF 31 29 244.1 58 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .951
1971 NY N LF 3 2 21 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1971 NY N CF 26 25 204.1 52 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .945
1971 NY N 1B 1 1 10 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1972 MON N 1B 76 76 680 757 56 4 66 1 0 0 0 0 .995
1972 MON N LF 2 2 18 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1972 MON N OF 28 24 228 44 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .957
1972 MON N CF 26 22 210 38 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .951
1973 MON N LF 9 1 39.1 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1973 MON N 1B 124 104 931 990 80 5 88 1 0 0 0 0 .995
1973 MON N CF 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1973 MON N OF 11 1 44.1 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1974 MON N OF 29 25 213 47 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1974 MON N LF 28 24 202 48 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1974 MON N 1B 91 47 527.1 606 51 1 47 0 0 0 0 0 .998
1974 MON N RF 2 1 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1975 MON N 1B 133 112 1077.2 1150 91 7 123 0 0 0 0 0 .994
1975 MON N RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1975 MON N OF 7 1 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1975 MON N CF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1975 MON N LF 6 1 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1976 MON N 1B 81 59 547.2 599 57 7 59 0 0 0 0 0 .989
1976 MON N RF 16 16 123.2 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1976 MON N OF 41 34 281.2 52 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .981
1976 MON N LF 25 18 158 33 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .971
1977 OAK A OF 20 17 139 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1977 OAK A DH 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1977 OAK A RF 13 11 89 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1977 OAK A CF 1 1 9 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1977 OAK A 1B 48 38 344.1 330 32 4 26 0 0 0 0 0 .989
1977 OAK A LF 6 5 41 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1977 MON N 1B 5 1 18.2 23 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1977 Total 1B 53 39 363 353 36 4 27 0 0 0 0 0 .990
1978 TEX A OF 9 3 43.2 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1978 TEX A LF 2 1 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1978 TEX A CF 4 1 22.2 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1978 TEX A DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1978 TEX A 1B 78 17 276.1 299 31 2 23 0 0 0 0 0 .994
1978 TEX A RF 4 1 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1979 TEX A OF 21 11 117.2 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1979 TEX A LF 5 3 26 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1979 TEX A RF 9 4 48.2 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1979 TEX A DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1979 TEX A 1B 60 23 277.2 287 30 4 28 0 0 0 0 0 .988
1979 TEX A CF 7 4 43 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1980 NY N OF 31 30 242.1 51 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .981
1980 NY N CF 3 2 17 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .857
1980 NY N RF 22 21 166 42 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1980 NY N 1B 72 55 516.2 511 35 3 32 0 0 0 0 0 .995
1980 NY N LF 9 7 59.1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1981 NY N RF 15 12 109.2 29 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1981 NY N 1B 39 7 112.2 108 8 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 .991
1981 NY N LF 6 3 28 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1981 NY N OF 19 15 137.2 35 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1982 NY N 1B 56 1 107.1 106 5 1 14 0 0 0 0 0 .991
1982 NY N LF 1 1 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1982 NY N OF 16 14 112 25 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .962
1982 NY N RF 15 13 103 22 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .957
1983 NY N 1B 19 0 37.1 36 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1983 ATL N LF 6 4 34.1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1983 ATL N OF 6 4 34.1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1983 ATL N 1B 19 0 39 36 3 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1983 TOT N 1B 38 0 76.1 72 6 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1984 STL N 1B 39 22 204 194 19 2 30 0 0 0 0 0 .991
1984 ATL N OF 4 1 13 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1984 ATL N RF 3 1 12 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1984 ATL N 1B 8 0 15 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1984 ATL N LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1984 TOT N 1B 47 22 219 219 19 2 30 0 0 0 0 0 .992
1985 STL N OF 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1985 STL N 1B 49 25 275.2 318 17 2 32 0 0 0 0 0 .994
1985 STL N LF 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total DH 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total RF 104 82 696 156 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .994
Total 1B 1052 597 6163 6529 537 44 601 2 0 0 0 0 .994
Total LF 111 72 656 151 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .994
Total CF 80 64 595.1 157 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 .952
Total OF 285 218 1947.1 454 9 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 .979

[edit] Transactions

  • Selected by New York Mets in the 4th round of the free-agent draft (June 7, 1966).
  • Traded by New York Mets with Ken Singleton and Tim Foli to Montreal Expos in exchange for Rusty Staub (April 5, 1972).
  • Traded by Montreal Expos to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Stan Bahnsen (May 22, 1977).
  • Granted free agency (October 30, 1977).
  • Signed by Texas Rangers (January 21, 1978).
  • Traded by Texas Rangers to New York Mets (October 23, 1979) completing trade in which New York Mets traded Willie Montanez to Texas Rangers in exchange for 2 players to be named later (August 12, 1979); New York Mets received Ed Lynch (September 18, 1979).
  • Sold by New York Mets to Atlanta Braves (June 15, 1983).
  • Traded by Atlanta Braves with Ken Dayley to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Ken Oberkfell (June 15, 1984).
  • Granted free agency (December 12, 1985).

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