Tom Jordan (baseball)
American baseball player (1919–2019)
Thomas Jefferson Jordan (September 5, 1919 – August 26, 2019) was an American professional baseball player. He appeared in 39 major league games over three seasons for the Chicago White Sox (1944; 1946), Cleveland Indians (1946), and the St. Louis Browns (1948).[1]
| Tom Jordan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Catcher | |||
| Born: September 5, 1919 Lawton, Oklahoma, U.S. | |||
| Died: August 26, 2019 (aged 99) Roswell, New Mexico, U.S. | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 4, 1944, for the Chicago White Sox | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| April 28, 1948, for the St. Louis Browns | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .240 | ||
| Home runs | 1 | ||
| Runs batted in | 6 | ||
| Teams | |||
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Jordan died at his home in Roswell, New Mexico on August 26, 2019 from heart attack-related problems, aged 99.[2]
References
change- ↑ "Tom Jordan Live in St. Louis! And a Rogers Hornsby story". St. Louis Browns Fanclub. July 16, 2018. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
- ↑ Diunte, Nick. "Tom Jordan, Oldest Living Ex-MLB Player, Dies At 99". Forbes. Retrieved Feb 28, 2024.
Other websites
change- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
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