Charlie Ferguson (ferguch02)

Charles Augustus Ferguson

• Bats Unknown, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11"

• Debut September 20, 1901
• Final Game September 20, 1901
• Born May 10, 1875 in Okemos, MI USA
• Died May 17, 1931 in Whitefish Bay, Lake Superior, MI USA

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Biographical Information

Charlie Ferguson was a star pitcher in the American Association from 1902 to 1905 as a member of the St. Paul Saints. He played only one game in the National League, with the Chicago Orphans in 1901, but he served a full season as an American League umpire in 1913, in addition to one game in 1914.

He was killed in an accidental drowning incident in Whitefish Bay in Lake Superior. He is buried at Mount Hope Cemetery in Lansing, MI.

He is not to be confused with the other Charlie Ferguson, also a pitcher.

Related Sites

• Charlie Ferguson at the SABR Bio Project
• Charlie Ferguson on Retrosheet.org
• Mount Hope Cemetery
• American Association Almanac