Joe Sugden (baseball)

Summary

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.

Joe Sugden
Catcher
Born: (1870-07-31)July 31, 1870
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: June 28, 1959(1959-06-28) (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 runs3
Runs batted in283
Teams

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 and player information from ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
  • Joe Sugden at Find a Grave