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{{short description|American baseball player (1914-1988)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Joe Orengo
|image=Joe Orengo 1951 (cropped).jpg
|caption=Orengo in 1951
|position=[[Shortstop]]
|birth_date={{Birth date|1914|11|29}}
|birth_place=[[San Francisco, California]], U.S.
|death_date={{death date and age|1988|7|24|1914|11|29}}
|death_place=San Francisco, California, U.S.
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=April 18
|debutyear=1939
|debutteam=St. Louis Cardinals
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=September 25
|finalyear=1945
|finalteam=Chicago White Sox
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
|stat1value=.238
|stat2label=[[Home run]]s
|stat2value=17
|stat3label=[[Runs batted in]]
|stat3value=122
|teams=
*[[St. Louis Cardinals]] (1939–1940)
*[[New York Giants (NL)|New York Giants]] (1941, 1943)
*[[Brooklyn Dodgers]] (1943)
*[[Detroit Tigers]] (1944)
*[[Chicago White Sox]] (1945)
}}
'''Joseph Charles Orengo''' (November 29, 1914 – July 24, 1988) was an American [[infielder]] in [[Major League Baseball]] who played for five teams from 1939 to 1945, playing all four infield positions. He was born in [[San Francisco, California]], and died there at age 73.
In 366 games over six seasons, Orengo posted a .238 [[batting average (baseball)|batting average]] (266-for-1120) with 129 [[run (baseball)|runs]], 17 [[home runs]], 122 [[RBIs]] and 156 [[bases on balls]]. Defensively, he recorded an overall .966 [[fielding percentage]].
He was married to Alma Orengo and had 4 children.
==External links==
{{Baseballstats|br=o/orengjo01|brm=orengo001jos}}
*{{Find a Grave}}
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