Freddy Spurgeon

Fred Spurgeon

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11½", Weight 160 lb.
• School Kalamazoo College, Valparaiso University
• Debut September 19, 1924
• Final Game September 3, 1927
• Born October 9, 1901 in Wabash, IN USA
• Died November 5, 1970 in Kalamazoo, MI USA

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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.

Related Sites

• Freddy Spurgeon at the SABR Bio Project