Bobby Sturgeon Stats

Bobby Sturgeon was born on Wednesday, August 6, 1919, in Clinton, Indiana. Sturgeon was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 16, 1940, with the Chicago Cubs. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bobby Sturgeon baseball stats page.

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Bobby Sturgeon

Bobby Sturgeon Autograph on a 1991 Tip-Top Bread Reprint

Bobby Sturgeon Autograph on a 1991 Tip-Top Bread Reprint
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Robert Harwood Sturgeon
Nickname:   Bob or Bobby
Born On:   08-06-1919
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Clinton, Indiana
Zodiac:   Leo
Year of Death Data Died On:   03-10-2007
Place of Death Data Died In:   San Dimas, California
Cemetery:   Westminster Memorial Park, Westminster, California
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00
Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   04-16-1940 (Age 20)
Last Game:   10-03-1948
Draft:   Not Applicable
Bobby Sturgeon

Bobby Sturgeon Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Bobby Sturgeon

Bobby Sturgeon Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1940 Cubs 7 21 1 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 - 1 0 - 0 1 .190 .190 .238
1941 Cubs 129 433 45 106 15 3 0 0 25 9 - 30 11 - 0 10 .245 .260 .293
1942 Cubs 63 162 8 40 7 1 0 0 7 4 - 13 2 - 1 2 .247 .269 .302
1946 Cubs 100 294 26 87 12 2 1 0 21 10 - 18 7 - 0 5 .296 .319 .361
1947 Cubs 87 232 16 59 10 5 0 0 21 7 - 12 4 - 0 9 .254 .276 .341
1948 Braves 34 78 10 17 3 1 0 0 4 4 - 5 0 - 0 2 .218 .256 .282
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
6 Years 420 1,220 106 313 48 12 1 0 80 34 - 79 24 - 1 29 .257 .277 .318
Bobby Sturgeon

Bobby Sturgeon Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1940 Cubs SS 7 - - 46 6.6 39 19 20 7 5 n/a n/a n/a .848 0.00 -
1941 Cubs 2B 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1941 Cubs 3B 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1941 Cubs SS 126 - - 608 4.8 581 215 366 27 68 n/a n/a n/a .956 0.00 -
1942 Cubs 2B 32 - - 170 5.3 168 69 99 2 18 n/a n/a n/a .988 0.00 -
1942 Cubs 3B 2 - - 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1942 Cubs SS 29 - - 109 3.8 107 43 64 2 15 n/a n/a n/a .982 0.00 -
1946 Cubs 2B 21 - - 105 5.0 102 51 51 3 13 n/a n/a n/a .971 0.00 -
1946 Cubs SS 72 - - 286 4.0 267 109 158 19 31 n/a n/a n/a .934 0.00 -
1947 Cubs 2B 30 - - 133 4.4 132 60 72 1 18 n/a n/a n/a .992 0.00 -
1947 Cubs 3B 5 - - 12 2.4 12 2 10 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1947 Cubs SS 45 - - 200 4.4 195 75 120 5 24 n/a n/a n/a .975 0.00 -
1948 Braves 2B 18 - - 81 4.5 76 36 40 5 9 n/a n/a n/a .938 0.00 -
1948 Braves 3B 4 - - 7 1.8 6 3 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .857 0.00 -
1948 Braves SS 4 - - 8 2.0 7 4 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .875 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
SS Totals 283 0 0 1,257 4.4 1,196 465 731 61 143 n/a n/a n/a .951 0.00 --
2B Totals 102 0 0 489 4.8 478 216 262 11 58 n/a n/a n/a .978 0.00 --
3B Totals 12 0 0 20 1.7 19 6 13 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .950 0.00 --
6 Years 397 - - 1,766 4.4 1,693 687 1,006 73 202 n/a n/a n/a .959 0.00 --
Bobby Sturgeon

Bobby Sturgeon Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1940 Cubs 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 21.0 10.5 - - -
1941 Cubs 5 - - - - n/a 0.0 14.4 17.3 - - -
1942 Cubs 2 - - - - n/a 0.0 12.5 23.1 - - -
1946 Cubs 0 - - - - n/a 294.0 16.3 14.0 - - -
1947 Cubs 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 19.3 11.0 - - -
1948 Braves 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 15.6 19.5 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
6 Years 7 - - - - n/a 1,220.0 15.4 15.3 - - -
Bobby Sturgeon

Bobby Sturgeon Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1940 Chicago Cubs 28 Undetermined - -
1941 Chicago Cubs 28 Undetermined - -
1942 Chicago Cubs 28 Undetermined - -
1946 Chicago Cubs 7, 38 Undetermined - -
1947 Chicago Cubs 7 Undetermined - -
1948 Boston Braves 14 Undetermined - -


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