Jorge Orta, born in Mazatlan, Mexico, played 16 seasons (1972–1987) primarily as a second baseman, mostly with the Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals, Cleveland Indians. He collected 1,619 hits and 130 home runs with a .278 batting average, ranking 2nd in hits among Mexican-born players. He was selected to 2 All-Star games.
- Born
- November 26, 1950 · Mazatlan, Mexico · 5 major leaguers from Mazatlán
- Bats / Throws
- L / R
- Teams
- Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals, Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays, Los Angeles Dodgers
Batting
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Chicago White Sox | 51 | 124 | 20 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 37 | .202 |
| 1973 | Chicago White Sox | 128 | 425 | 46 | 113 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 40 | 8 | 37 | 87 | .266 |
| 1974 | Chicago White Sox | 139 | 525 | 73 | 166 | 31 | 2 | 10 | 67 | 9 | 40 | 88 | .316 |
| 1975 | Chicago White Sox | 140 | 542 | 64 | 165 | 26 | 10 | 11 | 83 | 16 | 48 | 67 | .304 |
| 1976 | Chicago White Sox | 158 | 636 | 74 | 174 | 29 | 8 | 14 | 72 | 24 | 38 | 77 | .274 |
| 1977 | Chicago White Sox | 144 | 564 | 71 | 159 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 84 | 4 | 46 | 49 | .282 |
| 1978 | Chicago White Sox | 117 | 420 | 45 | 115 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 53 | 1 | 42 | 39 | .274 |
| 1979 | Chicago White Sox | 113 | 325 | 49 | 85 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 46 | 1 | 44 | 33 | .262 |
| 1980 | Cleveland Indians | 129 | 481 | 78 | 140 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 64 | 6 | 71 | 44 | .291 |
| 1981 | Cleveland Indians | 88 | 338 | 50 | 92 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 4 | 21 | 43 | .272 |
| 1982 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 86 | 115 | 13 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 13 | .217 |
| 1983 | Toronto Blue Jays | 103 | 245 | 30 | 58 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 38 | 1 | 19 | 29 | .237 |
| 1984 | Kansas City Royals | 122 | 403 | 50 | 120 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 50 | 0 | 28 | 39 | .298 |
| 1985 | Kansas City Royals | 110 | 300 | 32 | 80 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 45 | 2 | 22 | 28 | .267 |
| 1986 | Kansas City Royals | 106 | 336 | 35 | 93 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 46 | 0 | 23 | 34 | .277 |
| 1987 | Kansas City Royals | 21 | 50 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .180 |
| Career | 1,755 | 5,829 | 733 | 1,619 | 267 | 63 | 130 | 745 | 79 | 500 | 715 | .278 |