Mike Jorgensen

Michael Jorgensen is an American former professional baseball first baseman and outfielder who currently works in the St. Louis Cardinals' front office. The New York Mets drafted him in the fourth round of the 1966 Major League Baseball Draft. In a 17-year Major League Baseball (MLB) playing career spanning from 1968 to 1985, he played primarily with the Mets and Montreal Expos and had brief stints with the Cardinals, Atlanta Braves, Texas Rangers and Oakland Athletics. He also has served as a manager for the Cardinals. Jorgensen is the only major league baseball player to have been born the day Babe Ruth died.

16 August 1948

Born on the same birth date (16 August 1948): Barry Hay • Earl Blumenauer • Joey Spampinato • Pierre Reid

Born on the same birth day (16 August): Ann Blyth • Bill Evans • Bill Spooner • Billy Joe Shaver • Carol Moseley Braun • Eddie Kirkland • Inez Voyce • James Casey (variety artist) • John Jones Ross • Lesley Turner Bowrey • Marc Sergeant • Sam Trimble • Seth Peterson • Timothy Hutton • Ulrika Jonsson • Wolfgang Tillmans • Wyatt Tee Walker

Born in the same month (August 1948): Barry Hay • Christy O'Connor Jnr • David Marks • Deborah Swallow • Fred Hampton • Lowell Ganz • Sgt. Slaughter • Siddaramaiah • Tom Johnston (musician) • Victor Skumin