Freddy Spurgeon
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Fred Spurgeon
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Weight 160 lb.
- School Kalamazoo College, Valparaiso University
- Debut September 19, 1924
- Final Game September 3, 1927
- Born October 9, 1900 in Wabash, IN USA
- Died November 5, 1970 in Kalamazoo, MI USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Fred Spurgeon played four seasons in the majors for the Cleveland Indians. In 1926 he was third in the league in at-bats and first in sacrifice hits.
Spurgeon also played in the minors, perhaps most notably with the 1929 Kansas City Blues, a team which won 111 games. The book Baseball in Springfield has a photo of him as a member of the 1932 Springfield Cardinals.
He was one of the umpires for the 1948 College World Series, a Series in which George H.W. Bush participated.
