Dean Donnell Sturgis (December 1, 1892 – June 29, 1950) was an American Major League Baseball catcher. He played for the

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during the season. He was born in

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and attended Bucknell University. He also played college baseball and football for the Bucknell Bison. In one college football game in 1913, he helped pull off a win against a then-undefeated Pittsburgh Panthers football team. He was invited to try out for the Philadelphia Athletics while still in college at Bucknell.

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People from Beloit, Kansas Bucknell University alumni Major League Baseball catchers Philadelphia Athletics players Baseball players from Kansas 1892 births 1950 deaths {{US-baseball-catcher-1890s-stub