Woody Jensen

Forrest Docenus "Woody" Jensen (August 11, 1907 – October 5, 2001) was a professional baseball player who played professional baseball from 1931 to 1939 as an outfielder. His record of 696 at bats in 1936 was not broken until Matty Alou broke it in 1969. Jensen played all of his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Woody Jensen
Outfielder
Born: (1907-08-11)August 11, 1907
Bremerton, Washington
Died: October 5, 2001(2001-10-05) (aged 94)
Wichita, Kansas
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 20, 1931, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
June 4, 1939, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics
Batting average.285
Hits774
Runs batted in235
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • Led NL in singles in 1935 with 160

In 738 games over nine seasons, Jensen posted a .285 batting average (774-for-2720) with 392 runs, 114 doubles, 37 triples, 26 home runs, 235 RBI, 69 bases on balls, .307 on-base percentage and .382 slugging percentage.

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