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Spider Jorgensen

Birthdate:

11/3/1919

Died:

11/6/2003

Height / Weight:

5' 9" / 155 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Folsom, CA, USA

Bats / Throws:

L / R

Baseball Historian Biography

John Jorgensen Third Baseman Brooklyn Dodgers 1950 Photo from Who's Who Magazine

Spider Jorgensen was the starting third baseman on two Brooklyn pennant winners, 1947 and 1949. Although the Dodgers lost both World Series to the Yankees, Jorgensen had two fine Series. In the 1947 Series he had four hits, including two doubles, scored a run and had 3 RBIs. In 1949 he made a couple of very fine defensive plays and had two doubles in 11 at bats., with a run scored.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
6 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1947	BRO (NL)	129	441	57	121	29	8	5	67	58	45	4	0	0	1	6	0	.274	.360	SLG
1948	BRO (NL)	31	90	15	27	6	2	1	13	16	13	1	0	0	1	1	0	.300	.411	SLG
1949	BRO (NL)	53	134	15	36	5	1	1	14	23	13	0	0	0	0	3	0	.269	.376	SLG
1950	NYG (NL)	24	37	5	5	0	0	0	4	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.135	.238	SLG
1950	BRO (NL)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.333	SLG
1951	NYG (NL)	28	51	5	12	0	0	2	8	3	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	.235	.291	SLG
6 years		267	755	97	201	40	11	9	107	106	75	5	0	0	3	11	0	.266	.359	.SLG

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