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Arndt Jorgens

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 160lb (175cm, 72kg)

Born: May 18, 1905 in Modum, Norway no

Died: March 1, 1980 in Evanston, IL

Buried: Memorial Park Cemetery, Skokie, IL

High School: Lane Tech College Prep HS (Chicago, IL)

Debut: April 26, 1929 (Age 23-343d, 6,912th in major league history)
vs. PHA 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 2, 1939 (Age 34-076d)
vs. DET 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1931 season

Full Name: Arndt Ludwig Jorgens

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Relatives: Brother of Orville Jorgens

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.6

738

176

.239

RBI

OBP

.317

SLG

.310

OPS

.627

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	36-22 / in Starts: 34-18
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	57 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 8 bases loaded PA and 8 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 207 PAs	20
Actual Runners on Base	140 (71-47-22) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 207 PAs	24
Avg. Runners on Base	140 (72-43-24)

Most Driven In
B Chapman	4
T Lazzeri	4
G Selkirk	4
S Byrd	2
L Gehrig	1
B Ruth	1
M Hoag	0

Most Driven In By
B Ruth	3
F Crosetti	3
E Combs	1
B Chapman	1
R Rolfe	1
R Ruffing	1
M Hoag	1
J Saltzgaver	1

1934 Batting Game Log

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1934 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	158	4 (3)	Apr 21	NYY	@	BOS	L,6-9	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	7	.83	-0.037	2.37	-0.06%	-0.36	C
2	159	5	Apr 22	NYY	@	BOS	W,8-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	7	.57	-0.038	1.49	-0.06%	-0.49	C
3	160	11 (5)	Apr 30	NYY	@	WSH	W,7-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	7						C
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	161	34 (22)	May 27	NYY	@	SLB	L,7-16	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.231	.000	.231	7	.41	-0.072	1.89	-0.20%	-1.26	C
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	162	43 (8)	Jun 6 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,15-3	CG	6	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.316	.133	.449	8	.25	0.065	1.08	0.17%	0.22	C
6	163	50 (6)	Jun 15	NYY		SLB	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		2		0	0	.105	.261	.105	.366	7	1.02	0.057	4.87	0.16%	1.04	C
7	164	51	Jun 16	NYY		DET	W,8-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.095	.240	.095	.335	7	.65	-0.034	3.87	-0.12%	-0.37	C
8	165	52	Jun 17 (1)	NYY		DET	W,3-2	CG	4	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.174	.345	.174	.519	7	1.21	0.198	7.81	0.76%	1.56	C
9	166	56 (3)	Jun 20 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,3-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.185	.333	.185	.519	8	.70	0.118	3.84	0.39%	0.13	C
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	167	67 (10)	Jul 3	NYY		BOS	L,9-10	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.179	.324	.179	.502	9	2.50	-0.066	13.92	-0.22%	-0.25	PH
11	168	71 (3)	Jul 6	NYY		WSH	L,8-9	8-9	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.207	.343	.241	.584	9	2.16	0.151	12.12	0.51%	1.49	PH
12	169	83 (11)	Jul 20	NYY	@	CHW	L,6-7	9-GF(13)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.233	.361	.267	.628	5	2.42	0.082	11.95	0.24%	0.40	C
13	170	85 (1)	Jul 22 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	W,8-2	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0	0	.229	.341	.257	.599	8						C
14	171	86	Jul 22 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	W,15-2	CG	6	6	1	2	1	0	0	1	0		1	0	0				0	0	.244	.340	.293	.633	8						C
15	172	89 (2)	Jul 25	NYY	@	SLB	W,5-4	5-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.238	.333	.286	.619	6	1.78	-0.067	9.73	-0.22%	-0.65	C
16	173	92 (2)	Jul 28 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,2-1	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.353	.295	.648	8	1.30	0.016	7.77	0.06%	0.26	C
17	174	95 (2)	Jul 31 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.271	.364	.313	.676	8	1.32	-0.028	8.34	-0.11%	0.08	C
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	175	102 (6)	Aug 7 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-6	CG	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.407	.327	.733	8	1.25	0.116	7.59	0.42%	0.88	C
19	176	107 (4)	Aug 12 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.283	.397	.340	.736	8	.83	0.060	4.03	0.17%	0.26	C
20	177	109 (1)	Aug 14 (2)	NYY		DET	L,3-7	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.268	.379	.321	.700	7	1.37	-0.078	10.39	-0.36%	-0.50	C
21	178	110	Aug 15	NYY		DET	W,8-2	CG	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.271	.386	.322	.708	8	.48	-0.025	2.89	-0.09%	0.24	C
22	179	113 (2)	Aug 18	NYY		SLB	W,2-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.262	.375	.311	.686	8	.63	-0.033	2.19	-0.07%	-0.37	C
23	180	118 (4)	Aug 22 (2)	NYY		CLE	L,4-10	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.258	.370	.306	.676	5	.21	-0.008	.73	-0.02%	-0.82	C
24	181	119	Aug 23	NYY		CLE	W,9-2	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.246	.364	.292	.656	8	.37	-0.013	1.23	-0.03%	-0.63	C
25	182	120	Aug 25 (1)	NYY		CLE	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.246	.358	.290	.648	8	2.92	-0.331	10.71	-0.73%	-1.82	C
26	183	121	Aug 25 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,9-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.365	.292	.656	8	.63	0.040	1.97	0.08%	1.25	C
27	184	122	Aug 26 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,9-5	CG	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0		1	0	.240	.367	.280	.647	8	.42	0.024	1.20	0.04%	-0.82	C
28	185	123	Aug 26 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.355	.269	.624	8	1.02	-0.055	3.37	-0.11%	-0.94	C
29	186	124	Aug 27	NYY		CHW	W,3-2	CG	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.365	.275	.640	8	1.38	-0.018	4.37	-0.03%	-0.41	C
30	187	125	Aug 29	NYY		CHW	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.229	.354	.265	.619	8	2.14	-0.386	6.58	-0.71%	-2.66	C
31	188	126	Aug 30	NYY		WSH	W,8-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.241	.359	.276	.635	8	.48	0.010	1.13	0.01%	0.83	C
32	189	127	Aug 31	NYY		WSH	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.233	.349	.267	.616	8	.36	-0.011	.79	-0.02%	-0.24	C
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
33	190	128	Sep 1	NYY		WSH	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.245	.355	.277	.631	8	.77	-0.011	1.95	-0.02%	0.17	C
34	191	129	Sep 2	NYY		WSH	L,3-9	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.342	.265	.607	8	1.22	-0.116	1.95	-0.11%	-1.93	C
35	192	130	Sep 3 (1)	NYY		PHA	W,11-7	CG	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.339	.284	.623	8	.74	0.011	1.02	0.01%	0.05	C
36	193	131	Sep 3 (2)	NYY		PHA	L,3-10	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.229	.336	.276	.612	8	.88	-0.110	1.57	-0.12%	-1.06	C
37	194	132	Sep 6	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.328	.269	.597	8	.53	-0.042	.59	-0.03%	-0.80	C
38	195	133	Sep 7	NYY	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0		0		1	0	.225	.333	.270	.604	8	1.71	0.085	2.45	0.07%	1.20	C
39	196	134	Sep 8	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.323	.261	.584	8	.36	-0.038	.66	-0.04%	-1.00	C
40	197	135	Sep 9 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	W,6-5	CG(14)	7	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				0	0	.215	.321	.256	.578	8						C
41	198	136	Sep 9 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	W,2-1	CG(6)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.317	.252	.569	8	.85	-0.046	2.52	-0.08%	-0.42	C
42	199	137	Sep 11 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	W,7-4	CG	5	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0		0		0	0	.213	.320	.260	.580	8	.79	0.012	1.79	0.02%	0.38	C
43	200	138	Sep 11 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	L,3-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.206	.311	.252	.563	8	1.70	-0.180	5.20	-0.33%	-2.15	C
44	201	139	Sep 13	NYY	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0		0		0	0	.209	.316	.254	.570	8	1.27	-0.052	5.02	-0.12%	-0.57	C
45	202	140	Sep 14	NYY	@	CLE	L,5-12	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.210	.314	.261	.575	8	1.75	-0.110	7.08	-0.27%	-0.71	C
46	203	141	Sep 15	NYY	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.218	.319	.268	.587	8	1.09	0.191	2.77	0.29%	1.85	C
47	204	142	Sep 16	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.313	.262	.575	8	.96	-0.073	2.48	-0.11%	-0.85	C
48	205	143	Sep 17	NYY	@	DET	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.215	.312	.262	.574	8	.91	-0.033	2.17	-0.05%	-0.44	C
49	206	144	Sep 18	NYY	@	DET	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.306	.257	.563	8	1.43	-0.111	1.07	-0.05%	-0.87	C
50	207	145	Sep 19	NYY	@	DET	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.205	.299	.250	.549	8	.75	-0.079	.09	-0.01%	-1.20	C
51	208	146	Sep 20	NYY	@	DET	W,11-7	CG	5	5	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.308	.267	.575	8	.25	0.020	.05	0.00%	0.94	C
52	209	147	Sep 23 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0	0	.220	.308	.268	.576	8						C
53	210	148	Sep 23 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,5-4	GS-0	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1		0	0	0				0	0	.223	.314	.271	.585	8						C
54	211	149	Sep 24	NYY		BOS	L,0-5	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.220	.314	.268	.582	8	.72	-0.037	.01	0.00%	-0.50	C
55	212	150	Sep 25	NYY	@	PHA	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.215	.308	.262	.569	8	.51	-0.056	.00	0.00%	-0.88	C
56	213	151	Sep 26	NYY	@	PHA	W,4-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.303	.257	.560	8	1.05	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.24	C
57	214	152	Sep 29 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	L,5-8	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.212	.302	.257	.559	8	1.18	-0.128	.00	0.00%	-1.03	C
58	215	154 (1)	Sep 30	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.208	.296	.251	.547	8	1.45	-0.188	.00	0.00%	-1.56	C
							36-22		207	183	13	38	6	1	0	20	23	2	24	0	1		4		2	0	.208	.296	.251	.547		.99	-1.487	3.22	-1.06%	-15.59

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