This article is about the major league baseball player. For the college football quarterback and color commentator, see Mike Jorgensen (American football).
Baseball player
Mike Jorgensen
First baseman / Manager
Born: (1948-08-16) August 16, 1948 (age 75) Passaic, New Jersey, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 10, 1968, for the New York Mets
Last MLB appearance
October 6, 1985, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
Batting average
.243
Home runs
95
Runs batted in
426
Managerial record
42–54
Winning %
.438
Teams
As player
New York Mets (1968, 1970–1971)
Montreal Expos (1972–1977)
Oakland Athletics (1977)
Texas Rangers (1978–1979)
New York Mets (1980–1983)
Atlanta Braves (1983–1984)
St. Louis Cardinals (1984–1985)
As manager
St. Louis Cardinals (1995)
Career highlights and awards
Gold Glove Award (1973)
Michael Jorgensen (born August 16, 1948) is an American former professional baseball first baseman and outfielder who currently works in the St. Louis Cardinals' front office. The New York Mets drafted him in the fourth round of the 1966 Major League Baseball Draft. In a 17-year Major League Baseball (MLB) playing career spanning from 1968 to 1985, he played primarily with the Mets and Montreal Expos and had brief stints with the Cardinals, Atlanta Braves, Texas Rangers and Oakland Athletics. He also has served as a manager for the Cardinals. Jorgensen is the only major league baseball player to have been born the day Babe Ruth died.
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the 1984 Major League Baseball draft. June 15, 1984: Ken Dayley and MikeJorgensen were traded by the Braves to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ken Oberkfell...
Red Sox to the Rangers for John Poloni and cash. January 21, 1978: MikeJorgensen signed as a free agent. January 25, 1978: Gaylord Perry was traded by...
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baseman MikeJorgensen is hit in the head by a pitch from Boston Red Sox pitcher Andy Hassler. Dave Roberts comes into the game to pinch run for Jorgensen, and...
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