Jesse Walworth Thayer Orndorff (January 15, 1881 – September 28, 1960) was a Major League Baseball catcher. He played for the Boston Doves in . He played parts of nine seasons in the minor leagues from 1904 to 1917. Orndorff wrote a booklet called "The Fundamentals of How to Play Baseball" in 1936 when he was head instructor of the National Baseball School in Los Angeles, California. References External links 1881 births 1960 deaths Boston Doves players Major League Baseball catchers Baseball players from Illinois Minor league baseball managers Galveston Sand Crabs players Leavenworth Orioles players Bloomington Bloomers players Los Angeles Angels (minor league) players Peoria Distillers players Louisville Colonels (minor league) players Milwaukee Brewers (minor league) players Sioux City Packers players San Francisco Seals (baseball) players