Tom Jordan (baseball)
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Thomas Jefferson Jordan (September 5, 1919 – August 26, 2019) was an American
right-handed
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Biography
Jordan's professional career took place over a twenty-year period, beginning in the
Boo Ferriss in a 2–1 Boston Red Sox win.[1]
During his big-league career, Jordan collected 23
at bats, including four doubles and two triples. A son, Tom Jr., was winning pitcher of the championship game of the 1956 Little League World Series.[2] After retiring from baseball, Jordan owned a farm in Roswell, New Mexico. Following the death of Fred Caligiuri, Jordan was recognized as the oldest living major league ballplayer at the time of his death, which occurred just 10 days before his 100th birthday.[3]
References
- ^ "Boston Red Sox 2, Cleveland Indians 1 (1)". retrosheet.org. August 25, 1946. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
- ^ Hoenig, Dick (August 25, 1956). "Roswell Defeats Delaware Twp. In Little League Final". Standard-Sentinel. Hazleton, Pennsylvania. AP. p. 20. Retrieved August 25, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Diunte, Nick. "Tom Jordan, Oldest Living Ex-MLB Player, Dies At 99". Forbes. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
Further reading
- "Tom Jordan Live in St. Louis! And a Rogers Hornsby story". St. Louis Browns Fanclub. July 16, 2018. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
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