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Bobby Sturgeon was traded to the Boston Braves from the Cubs in late February 1948. As a dependable glove man, Bobby was
deemed best suited to a backup infielder role — a veteran who could both fill in
at second base and back up rookie shortstop Alvin Dark. He was also felt to be a
positive clubhouse influence by manager Billy Southworth. Two highlights of
his year with the Braves came first in mid-June, when he knocked in the
tying run and scored the winning run in a four-run ninth inning rally over the
Reds that propelled Boston into a first-place tie, and then in late July, when
he was recalled from a three-week stint with the Braves’ Milwaukee affiliate
after second baseman Eddie Stanky broke his ankle ...
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