Svend Jessen
Svend Jessen "Red"
Born: December 18, 1922
San Leandro, CA US
Deceased: May 5, 2008
Pleasanton, CA US
Primary Position: First base
All Position(s) Played: OF
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 185
Career: 1941-1955
Svend Jessen compiled a career batting average of .292 with 142 home runs and 229 RBI in his 1388-game career with the Idaho Falls Russets, Kansas City Blues, Norfolk Tars, Binghamton Triplets, Durham Bulls, Twin Falls Cowboys, Beaumont Exporters, Ventura Yankees and Salt Lake City Bees. He began playing during the 1941 season and last took the field during the 1955 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | C | PION | Idaho Falls Russets | 129 | 527 | 527 | 146 | 17 | 7 | 2 | .277 | .277 | .347 | .624 | 183 | |||||||||||
| 1942 | C | PION | Idaho Falls Russets | 119 | 447 | 447 | 120 | 21 | 9 | 3 | .268 | .268 | .376 | .644 | 168 | |||||||||||
| 1943 | B | PIED | (+) Norfolk Tars | 93 | 312 | 312 | 70 | 11 | 2 | 3 | .224 | .224 | .301 | .526 | 94 | |||||||||||
| 1943 | B | PIED | (+) Durham Bulls | 93 | 312 | 312 | 70 | 11 | 2 | 3 | .224 | .224 | .301 | .526 | 94 | |||||||||||
| 1943 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 13 | 30 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .120 | .267 | .120 | .387 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1947 | C | PION | Twin Falls Cowboys | 66 | 322 | 256 | 49 | 65 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 2 | 58 | 26 | .254 | .397 | .367 | .765 | 94 | 3 | 5 | ||||
| 1947 | C | CALL | Ventura Yankees | 25 | 106 | 87 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 14 | .172 | .321 | .230 | .551 | 20 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 1947 | AA | TL | Beaumont Exporters | 29 | 123 | 106 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | .160 | .258 | .236 | .494 | 25 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1948 | C | PION | Twin Falls Cowboys | 127 | 511 | 511 | 177 | 34 | 7 | 20 | .346 | .346 | .558 | .904 | 285 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | C | PION | Twin Falls Cowboys | 125 | 611 | 468 | 117 | 146 | 17 | 3 | 18 | 101 | 4 | 133 | 31 | .312 | .470 | .476 | .947 | 223 | 7 | 3 | ||||
| 1950 | C | PION | Twin Falls Cowboys | 117 | 452 | 452 | 150 | 19 | 4 | 25 | .332 | .332 | .558 | .889 | 252 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | C | PION | Idaho Falls Russets | 132 | 481 | 481 | 144 | 27 | 5 | 14 | .299 | .299 | .464 | .763 | 223 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | C | PION | Idaho Falls Russets | 131 | 506 | 506 | 151 | 29 | 3 | 12 | .298 | .298 | .439 | .737 | 222 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | C | PION | Idaho Falls Russets | 119 | 418 | 418 | 131 | 31 | 4 | 11 | .313 | .313 | .486 | .799 | 203 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | C | PION | Salt Lake City Bees | 132 | 474 | 474 | 139 | 21 | 4 | 25 | .293 | .293 | .513 | .806 | 243 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | C | PION | Salt Lake City Bees | 124 | 554 | 417 | 76 | 109 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 65 | 3 | 123 | 35 | .261 | .432 | .365 | .796 | 152 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |||
| Totals | 1388 | 5562 | 5175 | 265 | 1513 | 249 | 54 | 142 | 229 | 12 | 3 | 349 | 120 | .292 | .339 | .444 | .783 | 2296 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | C | PION | Idaho Falls Russets | 1B | 129 | 1138 | 63 | 28 | .977 | 9.310 | |
| 1942 | C | PION | Idaho Falls Russets | 1B | 119 | 1119 | 40 | 16 | .986 | 9.739 | |
| 1947 | C | PION | Twin Falls Cowboys | OF | 65 | 98 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .981 | 1.585 |
| 1947 | AA | TL | Beaumont Exporters | 1B | 29 | 259 | 21 | 1 | 30 | .996 | 9.655 |
| 1947 | C | CALL | Ventura Yankees | OF | 25 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .957 | 1.800 |
| 1949 | C | PION | Twin Falls Cowboys | 1B | 125 | 976 | 50 | 26 | 96 | .975 | 8.208 |
| 1955 | C | PION | Salt Lake City Bees | 1B | 124 | 824 | 62 | 12 | 96 | .987 | 7.145 |
| Totals | 616 | 4456 | 244 | 87 | 223 | .982 | 7.630 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | C | Pioneer League | Idaho Falls Russets | NYA | ||
| 1942 | C | Pioneer League | Idaho Falls Russets | |||
| 1943 | AA | American Association 2 | Kansas City Blues | NYA | ||
| 1943 | B | Piedmont League | Norfolk Tars | NYA | ||
| 1943 | A | Eastern League | Binghamton Triplets | NYA | ||
| 1943 | B | Piedmont League | Durham Bulls | BRO | ||
| 1947 | C | California League | Ventura Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1947 | C | Pioneer League | Twin Falls Cowboys | NYA | ||
| 1947 | AA | Texas League | Beaumont Exporters | NYA | ||
| 1948 | C | Pioneer League | Twin Falls Cowboys | NYA | ||
| 1949 | C | Pioneer League | Twin Falls Cowboys | NYA | ||
| 1950 | C | Pioneer League | Twin Falls Cowboys | NYA | ||
| 1951 | C | Pioneer League | Idaho Falls Russets | NY1 | ||
| 1952 | C | Pioneer League | Idaho Falls Russets | |||
| 1953 | C | Pioneer League | Idaho Falls Russets | |||
| 1954 | C | Pioneer League | Salt Lake City Bees | PHI | ||
| 1955 | C | Pioneer League | Salt Lake City Bees | PHI |
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