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Jan 16, 1889 St. Louis, Missouri, United States Died on 19 Mar 1934 (aged 45)
American baseball player
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About Ray Jansen
- Raymond William Jansen (born January 16, 1889 – March 19, 1934), was an American professional baseball player who played third base in the Major Leagues in 1910 for the St.
- Louis Browns. He was born and died in St.
- Louis, Missouri. Ray Jansen had perhaps a unique one-game career in Major League Baseball.
- On September 30, 1910, with only eight games remaining in the regular season, the St.
- Louis Browns were 55 games out of first place.
- They called on Jansen to play third base.
- The 21-year-old local boy had never played a professional game in his life.
- He came to bat 5 times, and got four singles, and never played again in the majors.
- In the field he was not so impressive, making 3 errors on 10 total chances.
- The Browns lost the game to the Chicago White Sox, 9–1.
- Jansens' 4 for 5 is still the record for the most hits in a one-game Major League Baseball career.Jansen did not play professionally in 1911, but he signed a minor league contract in 1913 and played minor league ball for 5 years, but never again batted over .300 for a season.
- His major league lifetime batting average remains at .800, but his fielding average was a less impressive .700.
