Lou Jorda

{{Short description|American baseball umpire (1893–1964)}} {{Infobox person |name = Lou Jorda |image = |caption = |birth_name = Louis Delarond Jorda |birth_date = {{Birth date|1893|5|22}} |birth_place = New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |death_date = {{Death date and age|1964|5|27|1893|5|22}} |death_place = Largo, Florida, U.S. |body_discovered = |death_cause = |resting_place = |resting_place_coordinates =  |nationality = |citizenship = |other_names = |known_for = |education = |alma_mater = |employer = National League |occupation = Umpire |years_active = 1927–1931, 1940–1952 |height = |title = |term = |predecessor = |successor = |party = |opponents = |boards = |spouse = |partner = |children = |parents = |relations = |callsign = |signature = |website = |footnotes = }} '''Louis Delarond Jorda''' (May 22, 1893 – May 27, 1964) was an American professional baseball umpire who worked in the National League from 1927 to 1931 and again from 1940 to 1952.

==Minor league playing career== Jorda began his baseball career in {{baseball year|1913}} as a catcher for the Gadsden Steel Makers of the Georgia–Alabama League. He played in the minor leagues until 1916.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=jorda-001lou Baseball-Reference (Minors)]</ref>

==Umpiring career== In {{baseball year|1919}}, Jorda started his umpiring career in the Cotton States League. He moved on to the Sally League in {{baseball year|1920}}, and stayed there until after the {{baseball year|1926}} season.

The National League hired Jorda in {{baseball year|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).<ref>[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/J/Pjordl901.htm Retrosheet]</ref>

==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'', along with Reardon and Larry Goetz.

==Death== Jorda died at his Florida home on May 27, 1964, just five days after his 71st birthday. He was survived by his wife, son and daughter.<ref>{{cite news| title =Former National League Umpire Lou Jorda Dies| newspaper =St. Petersburg Times| date =May 29, 1964 | url =https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19640529&id=loAmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=43wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5382,5024255| access-date =June 24, 2012}}</ref>

== See also == {{Portal|Baseball}} * List of Major League Baseball umpires (disambiguation)

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