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Orville Jorgens
Orville Edward Jorgens
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: June 4, 1908 in Rockford, IL
High School: Lane Technical (Chicago, IL) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1935
Final Game: September 29, 1937
Died: January 11, 1992 in Colorado Springs, CO
Relatives: Brother of Art Jorgens
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1935 27 PHI NL 10 15 .400 4.83 53 24 11 6 0 2 188.1 216 129 101 12 96 57 8 1 5 878 93 1.657 10.3 0.6 4.6 2.7 0.59
1936 28 PHI NL 8 8 .500 4.79 39 21 6 4 0 0 167.1 196 110 89 16 69 58 7 0 7 765 94 1.584 10.5 0.9 3.7 3.1 0.84
1937 29 PHI NL 3 4 .429 4.41 52 11 19 1 0 3 140.2 159 83 69 12 68 34 5 0 3 621 97 1.614 10.2 0.8 4.4 2.2 0.50
3 Seasons 21 27 .438 4.70 144 56 36 11 0 5 496.1 571 322 259 40 233 149 20 1 15 2264 95 1.620 10.4 0.7 4.2 2.7 0.64
162 Game Avg. 7 9 .438 4.70 49 19 12 4 0 2 169 194 109 88 14 79 51 7 0 5 770 95 1.620 10.4 0.7 4.2 2.7 0.64

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1935 27 PHI NL 53 68 62 2 6 0 0 0 4 0 3 15 .097 .138 .097 .235 -38 6 1 0 3 1
1936 28 PHI NL 39 64 60 6 12 2 0 0 4 0 2 11 .200 .226 .233 .459 19 14 2 0 2 1
1937 29 PHI NL 52 39 35 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 3 12 .143 .211 .143 .353 -5 5 0 0 1 1
3 Seasons 144 171 157 10 23 2 0 0 9 0 8 38 .146 .188 .159 .347 -9 25 3 0 6
162 Game Avg. 162 192 177 11 26 2 0 0 10 0 9 43 .146 .188 .159 .347 -9 28 3 0 7

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1935 PHI NL 27 P 53 66 9 55 2 0 .970 1.21 .959 1.18
1936 PHI NL 28 P 39 44 5 39 0 3 1.000 1.13 .948 1.16
1937 PHI NL 29 P 52 51 8 40 3 2 .941 0.92 .959 1.20
3 Seasons P 144 161 22 134 5 5 .969 1.08 .956 1.18
3 Seasons TOT 144 161 22 134 5 5 .969 1.08 .925 1.18

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1935 NL--53--1st
1937 NL--52--2nd

Saves s c a p y
1937 NL--3--8th

Home Runs s c a p y
1936 NL--16--6th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1935 NL--96--2nd

Losses s c a p y
1935 NL--15--4th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1935 NL--101--10th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1936 NL--7--7th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1935 NL--8--3rd
1936 NL--7--4th
1937 NL--5--5th

Games Finished s c a p y
1937 NL--19--5th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkPitching - 1 (608), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 5 (1584), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1872), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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Transactions

December 22, 1937: Purchased by Baltimore (International) from the Philadelphia Phillies.

November 6, 1940: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

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