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Spider Jorgensen
John Donald Jorgensen

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 5' 9", Weight 155 lb.
School Sacramento CC

MLB Debut April 15, 1947
Final Game June 30, 1951
Born November 3, 1919 in Folsom, CA
Died November 6, 2003 (age 84)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1947 27 BRN NL   69  230   22   56  11   5   4   34   1   2   24   27  .243  .312  .387  .698    93    89   0   5   1   1   6  
 1948 28 BRN NL   71   97   17   31   8   2   1    9   1   0   18   14  .320  .436  .474  .910   126    46   0   0   1   2   3  
 1949 29 BRN NL   45  136   16   39   8   1   0   17   0   0   20   11  .287  .381  .360  .742    94    49   0   2   0   2   6  
 1950           [Did not play]
 1951 31 NYN NL    5    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200  .200  .200  .400    53     1   0   0   0   0   0  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  4 Seasons      190  468   56  127  27   8   5   60   2   2   62   53  .271  .358  .395  .753         185   0   7   2   5  15
 Per 600 PA           518   62  141  30   9   6   66   2   2   69   59                                 205   0   8   2   6  17
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With BRN      185  463   55  126  27   8   5   60   2   2   62   52  .272  .359  .397  .757         184   0   7   2   5  15
   With NY2        5    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200  .200  .200  .400           1   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      267  755   97  201  40  11   9  107   5   0  106   75  .266  .359  .384  .743         290  11           3   7
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1947 27 BRN NL   6   27   4.0   5   2   0  .400  13   37   16  .432    0    0  .000  3B   4e22      -72   
 1948 28 BRN NL  11   21   8.3  46  18   0  .391   2    4    2  .500    0    0  .000  3B   5e62       54   
 1949 29 BRN NL   3   19   4.9  10   5   0  .500   5   12    4  .333    0    0  .000  3B   4e24       22   
 1950           [Did not play]
 1951 31 NYN NL   0    0   1.4   5   1   0  .200   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  PH            -244   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  4 Seasons           68   5.0  66  26   0  .394  20   53   22  .415    0    0  .000                 -18   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 0.0 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 0.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1947 27 BRN NL  3B    63    77   137   13   12   .943    63   521.1   3.69
 1948 28 BRN NL  3B    17     6    36    2    2   .955    14   132.0   2.86
 1949 29 BRN NL  3B    33    40    67    5   10   .955    33   279.1   3.45
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 3B   113   123   240   20   24   .948   110   932.2   3.50
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1949 WS    BRN BOA   W    1   1  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  .000  .000  .000  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1947  BRN   88-66   Robert Rescigno
 1948  BRN   85-69   Robert Rescigno
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 1951  NYN   88-66   Rick Field

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