About Bobby Sturgeon
Lived 1919 – 2007 (aged 87). Bobby Sturgeon was an American baseball player.
Robert Harwood Sturgeon (August 6, 1919 – March 10, 2007) was an American shortstop and second baseman in Major League Baseball who played between 1940 and 1948 for the Chicago Cubs (1940–1942, 1946–1947) and Boston Braves. Listed at , 175 lb., Sturgeon batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Clinton, Indiana.
Sturgeon was one of many major leaguers who saw his baseball career interrupted when he joined the US Navy during World War II (1942–45). His most productive season came for the 1946 Cubs, when he posted a career-high .296 batting average.
In a six-season career, Sturgeon was a .257 hitter (313-for-1220) with one home run and 80 RBI in 420 games played, including 106 runs, 48 doubles, 12 triples and seven stolen bases.
Sturgeon died in San Dimas, California, at age 87.
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Who was Bobby Sturgeon?
Major League Baseball player
When was Bobby Sturgeon born?
Bobby Sturgeon was born on 6 August 1919 in Clinton.
When did Bobby Sturgeon die?
Bobby Sturgeon died on 10 March 2007 in San Dimas.
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Bobby Sturgeon was a baseball player.
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Bobby Sturgeon was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Bobby Sturgeon. https://biography.guide/bobby-sturgeon/
MLA: "Bobby Sturgeon." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/bobby-sturgeon/.
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