Mike Jorgensen

Michael Jorgensen
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: August 16, 1948 in Passaic, NJ
Drafted: 4th round 1966 by the Mets
Departed: traded to the Montreal Expos with Tim Foli and Ken Singleton for Rusty Staub, April 1972
Acquired: sent from the Texas Rangers to complete an earlier deal, October 1979; the Rangers had traded two players to be named later (Jorgensen and Ed Lynch) to the Mets for Willie Montanez
Departed: purchased by the Atlanta Braves, June 1983

 

Mike's career lasted seventeen years, but he never got to the post-season until his last year in the big leagues. That year, though, he went all the way to the World Series with the Cardinals, appearing in two games in the Fall Classic. The card pictured here is from humbler days, on 1983 Fleer with the Mets. His biggest years came in 1974 and '75 with the Expos; he's shown with them below (among others).

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BATTING RECORD (team-leading totals in red)

YEAR CLUB      G   AB   R   H  2B 3B HR RBI   TB SB CS  SO  BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
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1968 *METS*    8   14   0   2   1  0  0   0    3  0  0   4   0   0   0  0 .143 .214 .143
1970 *METS*   76   87  15  17   3  1  3   4   31  2  2  23  10   0   1  0 .278 .356 .195
1971 *METS*   45  118  16  26   1  1  5  11   44  1  2  24  11   3   0  0 .303 .373 .220
1972 Mon NL  113  372  48  86  12  3 13  47  143 12 13  75  53   4   7  2 .332 .384 .231
1973 Mon NL  138  413  49  95  16  2  9  47  142 16  7  49  64   3   4  2 .336 .344 .230
1974 Mon NL  131  287  45  89  16  1 11  59  140  3  5  39  70   2   3  4 .444 .488 .310
1975 Mon NL  144  445  58 116  18  0 18  67  188  3  3  78  79   7   1  3 .378 .422 .261
1976 Mon NL  125  343  36  87  13  0  6  23  118  7  1  48  52   0   1  3 .349 .344 .254
1977 2teams   85  223  21  54   5  1  8  32   85  3  2  48  28   2   3  4 .327 .381 .242
1978 Tex AL   96   97  20  19   3  0  1   9   25  3  1  10  18   0   2  1 .319 .258 .196
1979 Tex AL   90  157  21  35   7  0  6  16   60  0  2  29  14   2   3  1 .293 .382 .223
1980 *METS*  119  321  43  82  11  0  7  43  114  0  3  55  46   0   1  0 .349 .355 .255
1981 *METS*   86  122   8  25   5  2  3  15   43  4  0  24  12   0   2  3 .270 .352 .205
1982 *METS*  120  114  16  29   6  0  2  14   41  2  0  24  21   0   1  0 .370 .360 .254
1983 2teams   95   72  10  18   4  0  2  11   28  0  1  12  10   1   0  1 .345 .389 .250
1984 2teams   90  124   9  31   5  2  1  17   43  0  1  23  13   0   0  1 .319 .347 .250
1985 StL NL   72  112  14  22   6  0  0  11   28  2  1  27  31   1   2  0 .375 .250 .196
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METS TOTALS  492  800 103 187  30  4 21  90  288  9  8 158 102   4   5  3 .322 .360 .234
OTHER CLUBS 1141 2621 326 646 102  9 74 336  988 49 36 431 430  21  26 22 .355 .377 .246
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CAREER TOTS 1633 3421 426 833 132 13 95 426 1276 58 44 589 532  25  31 25 .347 .373 .243

 

SPLIT SEASONS

YEAR CLUB      G   AB   R   H  2B 3B HR RBI   TB SB CS  SO  BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
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1977 Mon NL   19   20   3   4   1  0  0   0    5  0  0   4   3   0   1  0 .304 .250 .200
1977 Oak AL   66  203  18  50   4  1  8  32   80  3  2  44  25   2   2  4 .329 .394 .246
1983 *METS*   38   24   5   6   3  0  1   3   12  0  1   4   2   1   0  0 .333 .500 .250
1983 Atl NL   57   48   5  12   1  0  1   8   16  0  0   8   8   0   0  1 .351 .333 .250
1984 Atl NL   31   26   4   7   1  0  0   5    8  0  1   6   3   0   0  1 .333 .308 .269
1984 StL NL   59   98   5  24   4  2  1  12   35  0  0  17  10   0   0  0 .315 .357 .245

 

MANAGERIAL RECORD

YEAR CLUB     G  W  L  PCT FINISH
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1995 StL NL  96 42 54 .438   4th 

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This is a list of the cards of this player that I had in my Mets collection before I transferred the ownership of said collection to another diligent and capable Mets fan. The cards that are listed in light gray print and struck through are cards that were sold for charity prior to my divestiture.  The cards listed in white text are the ones that still remained until that final deal.  Items listed in green I kept out of the deal, just so I'd have something to display in my office and den.  At the bottom and listed in orange text are cards that I picked up after the dealing was done, in order to maintain a certain continuity at this site; that is, so I'd have a card to show you at the top of the page, and maybe in the autographs and game-used areas.  If an orange card is struck through, it has also departed the collection.  I’m still accepting donations, should you feel so moved.  Contact me by following this link: NYMHall.

1971 Topps

1973 Topps

1976 Hostess

1980 Topps

1985 Topps Tiffany

1970 Topps #348 (Mets Rookies; with Jesse Hudson)

1971 Topps #596

1972 Topps #16

1973 Topps #281

1974 Topps #549
1974 Weston Montreal Expos #16

1974 Weston Expos

1975 Hostess #105
1975 Topps #286

1976 Hostess #144
1976 SSPC #327
1976 Topps #117

1977 O-Pee-Chee #9
1977 Topps #368

1978 Topps #406

1979 Topps #22

1980 Topps #213

1981 Donruss #274
1981 Fleer #324
1981 Topps #698

1982 Donruss #224
1982 Fleer #529
1982 Mets Photo Album
1982 Topps #566

1983 Fleer #547
1983 Topps #107
1983 Topps Traded #51T

1989 CMC

1984 Nestlé #313
1984 Topps #313
1984 Topps Traded Tiffany #60T

1985 Fleer #229
1985 Topps #783
1985 Topps Tiffany #783

1986 Topps #422

1988 CMC Louisville Redbirds #25 (name misspelled "Jorgenson" on front and back)
1988 ProCards Louisville Redbirds #441

1989 CMC Louisville Redbirds #25 (name misspelled "Jorgenson" on back)
1989 ProCards Louisville Redbirds #1256

1991 Nobody Beats the Wiz Mets #209

2015 Topps Originals Buybacks (1976 Topps #117)
2015 Topps Originals Buybacks (1978 Topps #406)
2015 Topps Originals Buybacks (1979 Topps #22)

Other Mike Jorgensen memorabilia in my collection:

complete Montreal Expos ticket dated Wednesday, May 21, 2003

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