Gene Scruggs
From BR Bullpen
Eugene Scruggs, Sr. (Dick)
- Bats Both, Throws Right
- Born May 17, 1938 in Madison County, AL USA
Biographical Information[edit]
Gene Scruggs played in the Negro Leagues.
He pitched for the Detroit Stars in 1956-1957 and the Kansas City Monarchs in '57 as well. He was noted for his curveball but had control problems. He quit baseball as he figured he was not a major league prospect and became a mortician.
Sources: Negro League Baseball eMuseum, Alabama.com, Baseball in Living Color
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