Joe Sugden (baseball)
| Joe Sugden | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: July 31, 1870 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| Died: June 28, 1959 (aged 88) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 20, 1893, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 18, 1912, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .255 |
| Home runs | 3 |
| Runs batted in | 283 |
| Teams | |
Joseph Sugden (July 31, 1870 – June 28, 1959) was an American professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball from 1893 to 1912 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Browns, Cleveland Spiders, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Browns and Detroit Tigers.
Biography
[edit]Sugden got a base hit in his final game on May 18, 1912, as a member of the coaching staff for the replacement Tigers called into service when the team went on strike to protest the suspension of Ty Cobb.
In his later years, Sugden was a scout for the St. Louis Cardinals, a position he held until his death in 1959 at the age of 88.
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- Career statistics from ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Joe Sugden at Find a Grave
Categories:
- 1870 births
- 1959 deaths
- Major League Baseball catchers
- Baseball players from Philadelphia
- Pittsburgh Pirates players
- St. Louis Cardinals players
- Cleveland Spiders players
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- Detroit Tigers players
- Chicago White Sox players
- Philadelphia Phillies coaches
- Vancouver Beavers players
- 19th-century baseball players
- St. Louis Cardinals coaches
- St. Louis Cardinals scouts
- Charleston Sea Gulls players
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- Toronto Canadians players
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