Spider Jorgensen Stats

Spider Jorgensen was born on Monday, November 3, 1919, in Folsom, California. Jorgensen was 27 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 15, 1947, with the Brooklyn Dodgers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Spider Jorgensen baseball stats page.
"He (Spider Jorgensen) scouted (for the Chicago Cubs & since 1981) until the day he entered the hospital." - daughter Jonel Jorgensen in The Sacremento Bee (November 8, 2003 obituary)

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Spider Jorgensen

John Spider Jorgensen Autograph on a Tip-Top Bread Reprint

John Spider Jorgensen Autograph on a Tip-Top Bread Reprint
 

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Birth Name:   John Donald Jorgensen
Nickname:   Spider or The Spider
Born On:   11-03-1919
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Folsom, California
Zodiac:   Scorpio
Year of Death Data Died On:   11-06-2003
Place of Death Data Died In:   Rancho Cucamonga, California
Cemetery:   Unknown
College:   Sacramento City College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-09
Player Weight Chart Weight:   155
First Game:   04-15-1947 (Age 27)
Last Game:   06-30-1951
Draft:   Not Applicable
Spider Jorgensen

Spider Jorgensen Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
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Spider Jorgensen Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1947 Dodgers 129 441 57 121 29 8 5 0 67 58 - 45 6 - 1 5 .274 .360 .410
1948 Dodgers 31 90 15 27 6 2 1 0 13 16 - 13 1 - 1 1 .300 .411 .444
1949 Dodgers 53 134 15 36 5 1 1 0 14 23 - 13 3 - 0 1 .269 .376 .343
1950 Dodgers 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 0 0 - 0 0 .000 .333 .000
1950 Giants 24 37 5 5 0 0 0 0 4 5 - 2 0 - 0 0 .135 .238 .135
1951 Giants 28 51 5 12 0 0 2 0 8 3 - 2 1 - 1 0 .235 .291 .353
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
5 Years 267 755 97 201 40 11 9 0 107 106 - 75 11 - 3 7 .266 .359 .384
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Spider Jorgensen Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1947 Dodgers 3B 128 - - 370 2.9 351 116 235 19 26 n/a n/a n/a .949 0.00 -
1948 Dodgers 3B 24 - - 62 2.6 55 22 33 7 3 n/a n/a n/a .887 0.00 -
1949 Dodgers 3B 36 - - 92 2.6 87 28 59 5 5 n/a n/a n/a .946 0.00 -
1950 Dodgers 3B 1 - - 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1950 Giants 3B 5 - - 23 4.6 21 7 14 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .913 0.00 -
1951 Giants 3B 1 - - 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1951 Giants RF 11 - - 14 1.3 14 14 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
3B Totals 195 0 0 549 2.8 516 173 343 33 35 n/a n/a n/a .940 0.00 --
RF Totals 11 0 0 14 1.3 14 14 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
5 Years 206 - - 563 2.7 530 187 343 33 35 n/a n/a n/a .941 0.00 --
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Spider Jorgensen Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1947 Dodgers 4 - - - - n/a 88.2 9.8 6.6 - - -
1948 Dodgers 1 - - - - n/a 90.0 6.9 6.9 - - -
1949 Dodgers 0 - - - - n/a 134.0 10.3 9.6 - - -
1950 Dodgers 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 2.0 - - -
1950 Giants 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 18.5 9.3 - - -
1951 Giants 0 0 .000 - - n/a 25.5 25.5 6.4 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
5 Years 5 0 1.000 - - n/a 83.9 10.1 7.1 - - -
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Spider Jorgensen Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1947 Brooklyn Dodgers 21 Undetermined - Stats
1948 Brooklyn Dodgers 21 Undetermined - -
1949 Brooklyn Dodgers 21 Undetermined - Stats
1950 Brooklyn Dodgers 21 Undetermined - -
1950 New York Giants 10 Undetermined - -
1951 New York Giants 27 Undetermined - -




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