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Pinetarpress · 11-03-2016, 07:32 PM

Mike Turgeon was a 6th round pick of the Cubs in the 1977 draft out of Eastern Connecticut State University. He came out raking in his first full season in pro ball batting .323 with 10 HR and 16 SB between Geneva and Pompano Beach in 1978. He spent 1979 at AA MIdland batting .297 with 10 HR and 83 RBI while swiping 13 bags. Offensively he slipped in 1980 hitting just .249 with 13 HR and 75 RBI at AAA Wichita. He spent 1981 at AAA with the Cubs (now with their team at Iowa) batting just .216 in 328 AB. He closed out the 81 season when he was traded to the Giants in August (player to be named later from a previous December trade as Giants received Jerry Martin and Jesus Figueroa and the Cubs got Joe Strain and Phil Nastu) playing for their AAA club at Phoenix batting .276 in 15 games. In 1982 he spent the entire season at Phoenix batting .269 with 10 HR in 469 AB.

He comes from a big baseball family as his brother Dave played professionally and has been a longtime coach at the minor league level and college level. His other brother, Steve, also played pro ball in the Cards organization. He also has 2 nephews who have played pro ball in Eric and Casey Turgeon. Mike is currently the Assistant Baseball Coach for the Coast Guard Academy.

11-03-2016, 07:32 PM	#1602
Pinetarpress Major Leagues Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 423	Mike Turgeon Mike Turgeon was a 6th round pick of the Cubs in the 1977 draft out of Eastern Connecticut State University. He came out raking in his first full season in pro ball batting .323 with 10 HR and 16 SB between Geneva and Pompano Beach in 1978. He spent 1979 at AA MIdland batting .297 with 10 HR and 83 RBI while swiping 13 bags. Offensively he slipped in 1980 hitting just .249 with 13 HR and 75 RBI at AAA Wichita. He spent 1981 at AAA with the Cubs (now with their team at Iowa) batting just .216 in 328 AB. He closed out the 81 season when he was traded to the Giants in August (player to be named later from a previous December trade as Giants received Jerry Martin and Jesus Figueroa and the Cubs got Joe Strain and Phil Nastu) playing for their AAA club at Phoenix batting .276 in 15 games. In 1982 he spent the entire season at Phoenix batting .269 with 10 HR in 469 AB. He comes from a big baseball family as his brother Dave played professionally and has been a longtime coach at the minor league level and college level. His other brother, Steve, also played pro ball in the Cards organization. He also has 2 nephews who have played pro ball in Eric and Casey Turgeon. Mike is currently the Assistant Baseball Coach for the Coast Guard Academy. Attached Images