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 SturgeonBobby Sturgeon Autograph on a 1991 Tip-Top Bread Reprint |
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Bobby SturgeonBobby Sturgeon Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Bobby SturgeonBobby Sturgeon Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1940 | 21 | Cubs | 7 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | .190 | .190 | .238 |
1941 | 22 | Cubs | 129 | 433 | 45 | 106 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 9 | - | 30 | 11 | - | 0 | 10 | .245 | .260 | .293 |
1942 | 23 | Cubs | 63 | 162 | 8 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | - | 13 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | .247 | .269 | .302 |
1946 | 27 | Cubs | 100 | 294 | 26 | 87 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 10 | - | 18 | 7 | - | 0 | 5 | .296 | .319 | .361 |
1947 | 28 | Cubs | 87 | 232 | 16 | 59 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | - | 12 | 4 | - | 0 | 9 | .254 | .276 | .341 |
1948 | 29 | Braves | 34 | 78 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - | 5 | 0 | - | 0 | 2 | .218 | .256 | .282 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
6 Years | 420 | 1,220 | 106 | 313 | 48 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 34 | 0 | 79 | 24 | - | 1 | 29 | .257 | .277 | .318 |
Bobby SturgeonBobby Sturgeon Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1940 Cubs | SS | 7 | 7 | 126 | 46 | 6.6 | 39 | 19 | 20 | 7 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .848 | 8.36 |
1941 Cubs | 2B | 1 | 0 | - | 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 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1941 Cubs | SS | 126 | 120 | 2,907 | 608 | 4.8 | 581 | 215 | 366 | 27 | 68 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .956 | 5.40 |
1942 Cubs | 2B | 32 | 29 | 672 | 170 | 5.3 | 168 | 69 | 99 | 2 | 18 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 6.75 |
1942 Cubs | 3B | 2 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1942 Cubs | SS | 29 | 17 | 306 | 109 | 3.8 | 107 | 43 | 64 | 2 | 15 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 9.44 |
1946 Cubs | 2B | 21 | 20 | 480 | 105 | 5.0 | 102 | 51 | 51 | 3 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 5.74 |
1946 Cubs | SS | 72 | 55 | 1,308 | 286 | 4.0 | 267 | 109 | 158 | 19 | 31 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .934 | 5.51 |
1947 Cubs | 2B | 30 | 28 | 612 | 133 | 4.4 | 132 | 60 | 72 | 1 | 18 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 5.82 |
1947 Cubs | 3B | 5 | 4 | 105 | 12 | 2.4 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.09 |
1947 Cubs | SS | 45 | 27 | 765 | 200 | 4.4 | 195 | 75 | 120 | 5 | 24 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 6.88 |
1948 Braves | 2B | 18 | 15 | 408 | 81 | 4.5 | 76 | 36 | 40 | 5 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 5.03 |
1948 Braves | 3B | 4 | 3 | 93 | 7 | 1.8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .857 | 1.74 |
1948 Braves | SS | 4 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 2.0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .875 | 7.88 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
SS Totals | 283 | 227 | 5,436 | 1,257 | 4.4 | 1,196 | 465 | 731 | 61 | 143 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .951 | 5.94 | |
2B Totals | 102 | 92 | 2,172 | 489 | 4.8 | 478 | 216 | 262 | 11 | 58 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 5.94 | |
3B Totals | 12 | 7 | 198 | 20 | 1.7 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 2.59 | |
6 Years | 397 | 326 | 7,806 | 1,766 | 4.4 | 1,693 | 687 | 1,006 | 73 | 202 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .959 | 5.86 |
Bobby SturgeonBobby Sturgeon Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1940 Cubs | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 21.0 | 10.5 | - | - | - |
1941 Cubs | 5 | - | - | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 14.4 | 17.3 | - | - | - |
1942 Cubs | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 12.5 | 23.1 | - | - | - |
1946 Cubs | 0 | - | - | 7 | 0 | n/a | 294.0 | 16.3 | 14.0 | - | - | - |
1947 Cubs | 0 | - | - | 10 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 19.3 | 11.0 | - | - | - |
1948 Braves | 0 | - | - | 4 | 4 | n/a | 0.0 | 15.6 | 19.5 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
6 Years | 7 | - | - | 23 | 6 | n/a | 1,220.0 | 15.4 | 15.3 | - | - | - |
Bobby SturgeonBobby Sturgeon Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
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 | - | Stats |
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