Art Jorgens
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Arndt Ludwig (Art) Jorgens (May 18, 1905 - March 1, 1980) was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees (1929-1939). Jorgens batted and threw right handed. He was born in Modum, Norway.
Slender for a catcher, the 5' 9" 160-lb Jorgens played his entire career with the Yankees serving as a backup for Bill Dickey during eleven consecutive seasons. In 1934, he posted career-highs in hits (38), runs batted in (20) and (games (58), and batted a career-high .238 in 1935.
Jorgens was a .238 hitter with four home runs and 89 RBI in 307 games. He has been just one of three Norwegian baseball players to reach the major leagues.
Jorgens died in Wilmette, Illinois, at age of 74.
