Jackie Jensen

Jack Eugene Jensen (March 9, 1927 – July 14, 1982) was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for three American League teams from 1950 to 1961, most notably the Boston Red Sox. He was named the AL's Most Valuable Player in 1958 after hitting 35 home runs and leading the league with 122 runs batted in; he also led the league in RBI two other years, and in triples and stolen bases once each. Respected for his throwing arm, he won a Gold Glove Award and led the AL in assists and double plays twice each. He retired in his early thirties as baseball expanded westward, due to an intense fear of flying. After being a two-sport star in college, Jensen was the first person to play in the Rose Bowl, the World Series, and the baseball All-Star Game.

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Acting Credits

1959

Home Run Derby (TV Show)

Himself

1958

1958 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

Himself - NL Right Fielder

1955

1955 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

Himself - AL Outfielder

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Batting Stats

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Major League batting statistics for Jackie Jensen.

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG
1950	NYY	45	70	13	12	2	2	1	5	4	7	8	0.171	0.247	0.300
1951	NYY	56	168	30	50	8	1	8	25	8	18	18	0.298	0.369	0.500
1952	WSH	144	570	80	163	29	5	10	80	17	63	40	0.286	0.360	0.407
1952	NYY	7	19	3	2	1	1	0	2	1	4	4	0.105	0.261	0.263
1953	WSH	147	552	87	147	32	8	10	84	18	73	51	0.266	0.357	0.408
1954	BOS	152	580	92	160	25	7	25	117	22	79	52	0.276	0.359	0.472
1955	BOS	152	574	95	158	27	6	26	116	16	89	63	0.275	0.369	0.479
1956	BOS	151	578	80	182	23	11	20	97	11	89	43	0.315	0.405	0.497
1957	BOS	145	544	82	153	29	2	23	103	8	75	66	0.281	0.367	0.469
1958	BOS	154	548	83	157	31	0	35	122	9	99	65	0.286	0.396	0.535
1959	BOS	148	535	101	148	31	0	28	112	20	88	67	0.277	0.372	0.492
1961	BOS	137	498	64	131	21	2	13	66	9	66	69	0.263	0.350	0.392
Career		1438	5236	810	1463	259	45	199	929	143	750	546	-	-	-

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Major League fielding statistics for Jackie Jensen.

Year	Team	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%
1950	NYY	45		-	36	0	2	0	0.947
1951	NYY	56		-	106	6	3	1	0.974
1952	WSH	144		-	283	17	7	1	0.977
1952	NYY	7		-	8	0	0	0	1.000
1953	WSH	147		-	274	9	5	0	0.983
1954	BOS	152	149	1,335	331	12	5	0	0.986
1955	BOS	152	149	1,339	276	11	6	3	0.980
1956	BOS	151	150	1,351	288	13	12	2	0.962
1957	BOS	145	143	1,276	252	15	10	4	0.964
1958	BOS	154	153	1,354	283	14	6	3	0.980
1959	BOS	148	146	1,288	302	12	6	4	0.981
1961	BOS	137	131	1,164	275	13	4	2	0.986
Career		1438	1021	-	2714	122	66	20	-

First Name	Jack
Middle Name	Eugene
Last Name	Jensen
Full Name at Birth	Jack Eugene Jensen
Age	55 (age at death)
Date of Birth	March 9, 1927
Birthplace	San Francisco, CA
Date of Death	July 14, 1982
Location of Death	Charlottesville, VA
Buried	Amherst Cemetery, Amherst, VA
Height	5' 11" (180 cm)
Weight	190 lbs (86.2 kg)
Star Sign	Pisces
Nationality	American
High School	Oakland (Oakland, CA)
University	University of California
Occupation	Former Major League Baseball Player
Occupation Category	Baseball
Position	Rightfielder
Bats	Right
Throws	Right
MLB Debut	18 April 1950
Last MLB Game	1 October 1961