Arndt Ludwig "Art" Jorgens (May 18, 1905 – March 1, 1980) was a
catcher in
Major League Baseball who played from through for the
New York Yankees.
Biography
Jorgens was born in
Modum
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,
Buskerud County,
Norway. His family moved to the
United States, where he attended
Lane Tech High School
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in
Chicago, Illinois. His brother
Orville Jorgens
Orville Edward Jorgens (June 4, 1908 – January 11, 1992) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Jorgens played for the Philadelphia Phillies from 1935 to 1937. He batted and threw right-handed. Jorgens was the brother of fellow Major Leaguer Ar ...
also played in the majors.
Art Jorgens batted and threw right-handed. He was slender for a catcher, at 5' 9" 160-lb.
Jorgens was purchased by the New York Yankees from
Oklahoma City (Western) on August 24, 1928. His debut game with the New York Yankees was on April 26, 1929. Jorgens played his entire major league career with the Yankees serving as a
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catcher for
Bill Dickey in eleven consecutive seasons.
In 1934, he posted career-highs in
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(38),
runs batted in (20) and
games
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(58). He had a career-high .270
batting average in 1931. Jorgens was a career .238 hitter with four
home runs and 89 RBI in 307 games. He has been one of only three Norwegian-born players to reach the major leagues. His final games with the New York Yankees was on August 2, 1939.
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Jorgens died in Wilmette, Illinois, at age of 74. He is buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Skokie, Illinois.
Notable achievements
* Jorgens has the dubious distinction of having played on teams that won five pennants and five world championships (the New York Yankees in 1932, 1936, 1937, 1938 and 1939), yet never making a single appearance in a World Series game.Hall of Fame
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r) Bill Dickey, played every inning of each World Series game.
See also
* List of Major League Baseball players who spent their entire career with one franchise
References
External links
Art Jorgens New York Yankees Baseball cardJorgens stats
at ''Baseball Almanac''
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1905 births
1980 deaths
People from Modum
Norwegian emigrants to the United States
New York Yankees players
Major League Baseball catchers
Major League Baseball players from Norway
Rock Island Islanders players