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Name Team Age
Ken Jorgens Retired (1969, Age 38) Died (2002, Age 71)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 4
(1953)		 SP R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Dale Murphy League 0 14 years (97 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- B- D+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
D- D  D+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
F  D  C+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- C- A-
Leadership   Mentor Value  
D- C-
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
F  0 5/18/1931
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 1 7
Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA
1953 PIT-CIN-CHN 10 9 26 26 0 0 0 0 172.0 157 69 63 0 40 105 1.15 3.30
1954 CHN 16 8 33 33 0 0 0 0 214.0 224 90 85 0 53 134 1.29 3.57
1955 CHN 14 9 33 33 3 2 0 0 204.1 197 95 88 1 48 157 1.20 3.88
1956 CHN 16 11 35 33 6 3 0 0 220.1 217 102 93 1 47 132 1.20 3.80
1957 CHN 12 7 28 28 3 1 0 0 175.0 186 81 76 1 47 111 1.33 3.91
1958 CHN 20 5 33 33 3 3 0 0 235.0 201 63 58 0 63 156 1.12 2.22
1959 CHN 20 7 32 32 5 3 0 0 228.2 189 69 66 2 51 119 1.05 2.60
1960 CHN 14 4 34 34 3 1 0 0 218.0 170 80 77 2 61 124 1.06 3.18
1961 CHN 20 7 34 34 5 2 0 0 236.1 203 81 76 3 63 141 1.13 2.89
1962 CHN 16 10 34 34 6 2 0 0 219.2 207 94 85 0 69 136 1.26 3.48
1963 CHN 16 11 34 34 4 3 0 0 199.0 202 91 86 1 49 134 1.26 3.89
1964 CHN 16 11 34 34 5 0 0 0 221.0 202 90 84 1 57 148 1.17 3.42
1965 CHN-MIL 10 12 28 28 2 0 0 0 180.1 172 85 75 0 51 120 1.24 3.74
1966 MIL 16 10 33 33 7 2 0 0 249.1 196 80 78 1 69 153 1.06 2.82
1967 MIL 13 10 32 32 3 1 0 0 221.1 257 112 106 1 73 144 1.49 4.31
1968 MIL 14 13 32 32 5 0 0 0 212.1 213 109 106 1 67 115 1.32 4.49
1969 DET 0 6 35 4 0 0 0 0 56.0 74 46 44 2 15 32 1.59 7.07
2050 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Total 243 150 550 517 60 23 0 0 3462.0 3267 1437 1346 17 923 2161 1.21 3.50
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1969-11-01Ken Jorgens has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1969-09-22The Detroit Tigers have waived Ken Jorgens.
1969-09-17The Detroit Tigers have designated Ken Jorgens for assignment. The Detroit Tigers have sent Paul Montefusco to the minors.
1969-04-05The Detroit Tigers have acquired Ken Jorgens from the waiver wire.
1969-04-01The Milwaukee Bears have promoted Howie Womack to the major league team. The Milwaukee Bears have designated Ken Jorgens for assignment.
1965-07-20A trade has been completed between the Chicago Cubs and the Milwaukee Bears. The Milwaukee Bears receive Ken Jorgens from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Bill Pettigrew, Sparky McDaniel.
1956-07-16The Chicago Cubs have promoted Ken Jorgens to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have designated Slats Swartwood for assignment.
1956-07-15The Chicago Cubs have promoted Slats Swartwood to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have sent Ken Jorgens to the minors.
1953-05-13A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Red Legs and the Chicago Cubs. The Chicago Cubs receive Ken Jorgens, Jerry Gomez from the Cincinnati Red Legs in exchange for Gus Krichell, Solly Downs.
1953-05-02A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Buccaneers and the Cincinnati Red Legs. The Cincinnati Red Legs receive Ken Jorgens, Chris Prentiss, Hal Kaiser from the Pittsburgh Buccaneers in exchange fo.