Jackie Jensen
Baseball Player
1927 – 1982
Who was Jackie Jensen?
Jack Eugene Jensen 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 RBIs 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 major-league 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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- Born
- Mar 9, 1927
San Francisco - Spouses
- Zoe Ann Olsen-Jensen
(1949/10 - )
- Zoe Ann Olsen-Jensen
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of California, Berkeley
- Lived in
- San Francisco
- Died
- Jul 14, 1982
Charlottesville
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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