Jorge Orta | Major Leaguer 1972-1987

Full Name: Jorge Orta
Born: November 26,1950 in Mazatlan, Mexico
Height: 5-10 Weight: 170 Bats: Left Throws: Right
High School: -
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Transactions: [Nov 30,1971] - Purchased by White Sox from Mexicali (Mexican Northern). [Nov 1,1979] - Granted Free Agency. [Dec 19,1979] - Signed as Free Agent by Indians. [Dec 9,1981] - Traded by Indians with Jack Fimple and Larry White to Dodgers for Jack Perconte and Rick Sutcliffe. [Dec 28,1982] - Traded by Dodgers to Mets for Pat Zachry. [Feb 4,1983] - Traded by Mets to Blue Jays for Steve Senteney. [Dec 20,1983] - Traded by Blue Jays to Royals for Willie Aikens. [Dec 22,1986] - Released by Royals. [Jan 12,1987] - Signed as Free Agent by Royals. [Jun 17,1987] - Released by Royals.

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org.	Level	Pos	Ln	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	GB%
1968	Fresnillo	Mex	17		AAA			20	68	8	18	6	0	0	1										.265	---	.353	---	--
1970	Puerto Mex	Mex	19		AAA			18	43	6	13	1	0	0	3										.302	---	.326	---	--
1971	Mexicali	Mex	20		AAA			58	207	45	75	14	2	16	48										.362	---	.681	---	--
	San Luis P	Mex	20		AAA			59	182	55	77	17	7	7	53										.423	---	.709	---	--
1972	Knoxville	Sou	21	Chw	AA			53	196	41	62	6	7	7	34										.316	---	.526	---	--
	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	21	Chw	MLB	ss-2b	2	51	124	20	25	3	1	3	11	3	3	6	37	1	0	2	0	2	.202	.244	.315	559	63%
1973	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	22	Chw	MLB	2b	8,7	128	425	46	113	9	10	6	40	8	8	37	87	1	3	1	5	7	.266	.323	.376	699	59%
1974	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	23	Chw	MLB	2b	2	139	525	73	166	31	2	10	67	9	5	40	88	3	1	6	4	8	.316	.365	.440	805	55%
1975	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	24	Chw	MLB	2b	2	140	542	64	165	26	10	11	83	16	9	48	67	4	7	4	4	17	.304	.363	.450	813	53%
1976	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	25	Chw	MLB	of-3b	3,4	158	636	74	174	29	8	14	72	24	8	38	77	5	2	1	8	15	.274	.316	.410	726	50%
1977	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	26	Chw	MLB	2b	3	144	564	71	159	27	8	11	84	4	4	46	49	2	3	2	7	12	.282	.334	.417	751	50%
1978	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	27	Chw	MLB	2b	3	117	420	45	115	19	2	13	53	1	2	42	39	4	3	4	7	9	.274	.340	.421	761	54%
1979	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	28	Chw	MLB	dh-2b	4,6,3	113	325	49	85	18	3	11	46	1	5	44	33	1	2	3	4	6	.262	.348	.437	785	47%
1980	Cleveland	AL	29	Cle	MLB	of	2	129	481	78	140	18	3	10	64	6	5	71	44	2	2	2	8	8	.291	.379	.403	782	55%
1981	Cleveland	AL	30	Cle	MLB	of	2	88	338	50	92	14	3	5	34	4	3	21	43	1	3	5	5	11	.272	.312	.376	688	56%
1982	LA Dodgers	NL	31	La	MLB	of	9	86	115	13	25	5	0	2	8	0	1	12	13	1	3	0	1	1	.217	.295	.313	608	36%
1983	Toronto	AL	32	Tor	MLB	dh-of	5,4	103	245	30	58	6	3	10	38	1	2	19	29	0	0	0	4	6	.237	.287	.408	695	52%
1984	Kansas Cty	AL	33	Kc	MLB	dh-of	4	122	403	50	120	23	7	9	50	0	1	28	39	2	8	1	4	6	.298	.343	.457	800	52%
1985	Kansas Cty	AL	34	Kc	MLB	dh	4	110	300	32	80	21	1	4	45	2	1	22	28	2	5	2	4	8	.267	.317	.383	700	53%
1986	Kansas Cty	AL	35	Kc	MLB	dh	4,5	106	336	35	93	14	2	9	46	0	3	23	34	0	3	0	2	9	.277	.321	.411	732	55%
1987	Kansas Cty	AL	36	Kc	MLB	dh	4	21	50	3	9	4	0	2	4	0	0	3	8	0	1	0	0	0	.180	.226	.380	606	37%

Major League Totals - 16 Season(s)								1755	5829	733	1619	267	63	130	745	79	60	500	715	29	46	33	67	125	.278	.334	.412	746	53%
Minor League Totals - 4 Season(s)								208	696	155	245	44	16	30	139										.352	---	.591	---	--

Playoffs Batting Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org.	Series	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	GB%
1984	Kansas Cty	AL	33	Kc	Ch	3	10	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.300	400	--
1985	Kansas Cty	AL	34	Kc	Ch	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	000	--
	Kansas Cty	AL	34	Kc	Ws	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	666	--

Major League Totals - 2 Season(s)						8	18	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.222	333	--

Fielding Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Level	Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	TC	DP	PB	SB	CS	FPCT	RF
1972	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	21	Chw	MLB	2B	14			20	26	2	48	8	-	-	-	.958	--
1972	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	21	Chw	MLB	3B	9			2	18	3	23	2	-	-	-	.870	--
1972	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	21	Chw	MLB	SS	18			28	41	3	72	13	-	-	-	.958	--

1973	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	22	Chw	MLB	2B	122			254	300	18	572	75	-	-	-	.969	--
1973	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	22	Chw	MLB	SS	1			1	1	0	2	0	-	-	-	1.000	--

1974	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	23	Chw	MLB	2B	123			297	313	18	628	93	-	-	-	.971	--
1974	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	23	Chw	MLB	SS	3			0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	---	--
1974	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	23	Chw	MLB	DH	10								-	-	-	---	--

1975	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	24	Chw	MLB	2B	135			354	354	16	724	95	-	-	-	.978	--
1975	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	24	Chw	MLB	DH	2								-	-	-	---	--

1976	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	25	Chw	MLB	3B	49			31	102	10	143	9	-	-	-	.930	--
1976	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	25	Chw	MLB	OF	77			156	9	5	170	1	-	-	-	.971	--
1976	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	25	Chw	MLB	DH	31								-	-	-	---	--

1977	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	26	Chw	MLB	2B	139			287	335	19	641	64	-	-	-	.970	--

1978	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	27	Chw	MLB	2B	114			275	290	9	574	62	-	-	-	.984	--
1978	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	27	Chw	MLB	DH	2								-	-	-	---	--

1979	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	28	Chw	MLB	2B	41			57	75	3	135	17	-	-	-	.978	--
1979	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	28	Chw	MLB	DH	62								-	-	-	---	--

1980	Cleveland	AL	29	Cle	MLB	OF	120			269	10	5	284	1	-	-	-	.982	--
1980	Cleveland	AL	29	Cle	MLB	DH	7								-	-	-	---	--

1981	Cleveland	AL	30	Cle	MLB	OF	86			150	11	1	162	2	-	-	-	.994	--

1982	LA Dodgers	NL	31	La	MLB	OF	17			35	1	2	38	1	-	-	-	.947	--

1983	Toronto	AL	32	Tor	MLB	OF	17			16	1	0	17	1	-	-	-	1.000	--
1983	Toronto	AL	32	Tor	MLB	DH	70								-	-	-	---	--

1984	Kansas Cty	AL	33	Kc	MLB	2B	1			0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	---	--
1984	Kansas Cty	AL	33	Kc	MLB	OF	26			48	0	1	49	0	-	-	-	.980	--
1984	Kansas Cty	AL	33	Kc	MLB	DH	83								-	-	-	---	--

1985	Kansas Cty	AL	34	Kc	MLB	DH	85								-	-	-	---	--

1986	Kansas Cty	AL	35	Kc	MLB	DH	87								-	-	-	---	--

1987	Kansas Cty	AL	36	Kc	MLB	DH	12								-	-	-	---	--

Awards

[1975] - Played in MLB All-Star Game [1980] - Played in MLB All-Star Game [2003] - Appalachian League Manager of the Year

Salaries

Year	Salary	Rank	Lg Avg	Centile
1985	450,000		299,108	29
1986	450,000		325,466	31
1987	*60,000		292,853	80

Career:	$960,000	estimate

Trivia and Player Notes

Member of the World Series Champion Kansas City Royals in 1985.

Notes: Played in 2 All-Star games during his career (1975, 1980)

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