Literary birthday greetings: Jackie Jensen

March 9, 2011

Ballplayers have had their careers cut short for all sorts of reasons. Jackie Jensen, a three-time All Star and 1958 AL MVP, couldn’t deal with the fear of flying.

He averaged 21 home runs and almost 100 RBIs over nine full seasons in an 11-year career, spent mostly with the Red Sox. He retired in 1959 but tried to make a comeback in 1961, calling it quits for good at season’s end.

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