Joe Sugden (baseball) explained

Joe Sugden
Position:Catcher
Bats:Switch
Throws:Right
Birth Date:31 July 1870
Birth Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Death Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:July 20
Debutyear:1893
Debutteam:Pittsburgh Pirates
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:May 18
Finalyear:1912
Finalteam:Detroit Tigers
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.255
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:3
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:283
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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

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.

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