Mike Jorgensen
[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
| 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
| 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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