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Mike Jorgensen
Michael Jorgensen (born August 16, 1948) is a former Major League Baseball first baseman and outfielder who currently works in the St. Louis Cardinals' front office. The New York Mets drafted him in the fourth round of the 1966 Major League Baseball Draft. In a 17-year Major League playing career spanning from 1968 to 1985, he played primarily with the Mets and Montreal Expos and had brief stints with the Cardinals, Atlanta Braves, Texas Rangers and Oakland Athletics. He also has served as a manager for the Cardinals.
==Playing career==
Jorgensen made his major league debut with the New York Mets as a September call-up in . He played the entire season in the minors. On April 5, , he was traded with Tim Foli and Ken Singleton to the Montreal Expos for Rusty Staub.
It was in Montreal where Jorgensen enjoyed his greatest success. In , he earned his only Gold Glove Award as a first baseman, the only time between 1967 and 1977 that a Los Angeles Dodger first baseman did not win the Gold Glove Award: Jorgensen broke Wes Parker's six-year run from 1967-72 (after which season Parker retired from Major League Baseball), and preceded Steve Garvey, who won the award from 1974-77. In , he broke the Expos' single season record for on-base percentage with .444, on the way to setting career highs in batting average (.310), slugging percentage (.488) and adjusted OPS (156).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Washington Nationals top 10 batting leaders )〕 The next year, he set more career highs with the bat—clubbing 18 home runs, and driving in 67 runs.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mike Jorgensen statistics and history )〕
Jorgensen became expendable when the Expos acquired future Hall of Fame first baseman Tony Pérez and was traded to the Oakland Athletics at the start of the 1977 season. Following one season with the A's, he signed as a free agent with the Texas Rangers.
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