Mike Jorgensen

Positions: First Baseman, Pinch Hitter and Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 195lb (183cm, 88kg)

Born: August 16, 1948 in Passaic, NJ us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 4th round of the 1966 MLB June Amateur Draft from Francis Lewis HS (Queens, NY).

High School: Francis Lewis HS (Queens, NY)

School: St. John's University (Queens, NY)

Debut: September 10, 1968 (Age 20-025d, 10,352nd in MLB history)
vs. CHC 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 6, 1985 (Age 37-051d)
vs. CHC 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1971 season

Full Name: Michael Jorgensen

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

9.1

AB

3421

H

833

HR

BA

.243

R

429

RBI

426

SB

OBP

.347

SLG

.373

OPS

.720

OPS+

101

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Games by Position

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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
1966	17	NYM-min	Rk	46	182	150	30	47	0	0	8	37	9	2	24	17	.313	.414	.473	.888		71		4	1	3			MIO · APPY
1967	18	NYM-min	A	84	334	302	56	89	11	4	5	41	19	3	25	25	.295	.352	.407	.759		123		2	4	1			WHV · FLOR
1968	19	NYM-min	A,AA,WRk	85	346	313	41	83	14	6	3	37	16	7	26	49	.265	.333	.377	.710		118		6	1	0			RDH,MEM,MTS · CARL,TL,FLIL
1968	19	NYM	NL	8	14	14	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.143	.143	.214	.357	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	/3

1969	20	NYM-min	AAA	105	418	359	75	104	15	5	21	69	10	6	43	61	.290	.369	.535	.904		192		7	1	8			TID · IL
1970	21	NYM	NL	76	98	87	15	17	3	1	3	4	2	2	10	23	.195	.278	.356	.635	69	31	0	0	1	0	1	38
1971	22	NYM-min	AAA	65	273	228	50	78	12	1	15	41	1	2	42	33	.342	.445	.601	1.046		137		1	1	1			TID · IL
1971	22	NYM	NL	45	132	118	16	26	1	1	5	11	1	2	11	24	.220	.303	.373	.676	93	44	4	3	0	0	1	8/973
1972	23	MON	NL	113	438	372	48	86	12	3	13	47	12	13	53	75	.231	.332	.384	.716	103	143	7	4	7	2	7	38/7
1973	24	MON	NL	138	486	413	49	95	16	2	9	47	16	7	64	49	.230	.336	.344	.680	87	142	6	3	4	2	4	*3/78	GG
1974	25	MON	NL	131	366	287	45	89	16	1	11	59	3	5	70	39	.310	.444	.488	.931	156	140	4	2	3	4	5	37/9
1975	26	MON	NL	144	535	445	58	116	18	0	18	67	3	3	79	75	.261	.378	.422	.801	119	188	8	7	1	3	8	*3/789
1976	27	MON	NL	125	399	343	36	87	13	0	6	23	7	1	52	48	.254	.349	.344	.693	94	118	5	0	1	3	9	379
1977	28	TOT	MLB	85	260	223	21	54	5	1	8	32	3	2	28	48	.242	.327	.381	.708	95	85	4	2	3	4	2	39/7D8
1977	28	MON	NL	19	24	20	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	.200	.304	.250	.554	54	5	1	0	1	0	0	/3
1977	28	OAK	AL	66	236	203	18	50	4	1	8	32	3	2	25	44	.246	.329	.394	.723	99	80	3	2	2	4	2	39/7D8
1978	29	TEX	AL	96	118	97	20	19	3	0	1	9	3	1	18	10	.196	.319	.258	.577	65	25	3	0	2	1	1	3/897D
1979	30	TEX	AL	90	177	157	21	35	7	0	6	16	0	2	14	29	.223	.293	.382	.675	83	60	3	2	3	1	1	3/987D
1980	31	NYM	NL	119	368	321	43	82	11	0	7	43	0	3	46	55	.255	.349	.355	.704	100	114	10	0	1	0	6	39/78
1981	32	NYM	NL	86	139	122	8	25	5	2	3	15	4	0	12	24	.205	.270	.352	.623	78	43	2	0	2	3	1	39/7
1982	33	NYM	NL	120	136	114	16	29	6	0	2	14	2	0	21	24	.254	.370	.360	.730	107	41	2	0	1	0	3	39/7
1983	34	TOT	NL	95	84	72	10	18	4	0	2	11	0	1	10	12	.250	.345	.389	.734	100	28	2	1	0	1	0	3/7
1983	34	NYM	NL	38	27	24	5	6	3	0	1	3	0	1	2	4	.250	.333	.500	.833	130	12	1	1	0	0	0	3
1983	34	ATL	NL	57	57	48	5	12	1	0	1	8	0	0	8	8	.250	.351	.333	.684	85	16	1	0	0	1	0	3/7
1984	35	TOT	NL	90	138	124	9	31	5	2	1	17	0	1	13	23	.250	.319	.347	.666	88	43	1	0	0	1	2	3/97
1984	35	ATL	NL	31	30	26	4	7	1	0	0	5	0	1	3	6	.269	.333	.308	.641	77	8	0	0	0	1	1	/397
1984	35	STL	NL	59	108	98	5	24	4	2	1	12	0	0	10	17	.245	.315	.357	.672	91	35	1	0	0	0	1	3
1985	36	STL	NL	72	146	112	14	22	6	0	0	11	2	1	31	27	.196	.375	.250	.625	79	28	3	1	2	0	0	3/7
17 Yrs				1633	4034	3421	429	833	132	13	95	426	58	44	532	589	.243	.347	.373	.720	101	1276	64	25	31	25	51
162 Game Avg.				162	400	339	43	83	13	1	9	42	6	4	53	58	.243	.347	.373	.720	101	127	6	2	3	2	5
				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
NYM (7 yrs)				492	914	800	103	187	30	4	21	90	9	8	102	158	.234	.322	.360	.682	93	288	19	4	5	3	12
MON (6 yrs)				670	2248	1880	239	477	76	6	57	243	41	29	321	290	.254	.365	.391	.756	110	736	31	16	17	14	33
ATL (2 yrs)				88	87	74	9	19	2	0	1	13	0	1	11	14	.257	.345	.324	.669	82	24	1	0	0	2	1
STL (2 yrs)				131	254	210	19	46	10	2	1	23	2	1	41	44	.219	.349	.300	.649	85	63	4	1	2	0	1
TEX (2 yrs)				186	295	254	41	54	10	0	7	25	3	3	32	39	.213	.303	.335	.638	76	85	6	2	5	2	2
OAK (1 yr)				66	236	203	18	50	4	1	8	32	3	2	25	44	.246	.329	.394	.723	99	80	3	2	2	4	2

NL (15 yrs)				1381	3503	2964	370	729	118	12	80	369	52	39	475	506	.246	.352	.375	.727	103	1111	55	21	24	19	47
AL (3 yrs)				252	531	457	59	104	14	1	15	57	6	5	57	83	.228	.315	.361	.676	87	165	9	4	7	6	4

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WAR

AB

H

HR

BA

R

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

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