Lou Jorda

Lou Jorda
Born Louis Delarond Jorda
(1893-05-22)May 22, 1893
New Orleans, Louisiana
Died May 27, 1964(1964-05-27) (aged 71)
Largo, Florida
Occupation Umpire
Years active 1927–1931, 1940–1952
Employer National League

Louis Delarond Jorda (May 22, 1893 – May 27, 1964) was a professional baseball umpire who worked in the National League from 1927 to 1931 and again from 1940 to 1952.

Minor league playing career

Jorda begame his baseball career in 1913 as a catcher for the Gadsden Steel Makers of the Georgia–Alabama League. He played in the minor leagues until 1916.[1]

Umpiring career

In 1919, Jorda started his umpiring career in the Cotton States League. He moved on to the Southern League in 1920, and stayed there until after the 1926 season.

The National League hired Jorda in 1927. Over his 18-year big league umpiring career, Jorda umpired 2,509 major league games, in addition to working two All-Star Games (1941 and 1951), and two World Series (1945, and 1949).[2]

Later life

After his umpiring career, he was a partner in a beer distributorship with retired colleague Beans Reardon in southern California.

Jorda was one of the umpires featured in Norman Rockwell's famous painting Bottom of the Sixth,[3] along with Reardon and Larry Goetz.

Death

Jorda died at his Florida home on May 27, 1964. He was survived by his wife, son and daughter.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Baseball-Reference (Minors)
  2. ↑ Retrosheet
  3. ↑ Amazon.com description
  4. ↑ "Former National League Umpire Lou Jorda Dies". St. Petersburg Times. May 29, 1964. Retrieved June 24, 2012.


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