Bruggy was born on May 4, 1891, in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and attended the Jefferson House of Elizabeth High School, followed by Seton Hall University.\n', '

Bruggy played eight seasons in the minor leagues: from 1912 to 1916, and then from 1918 to 1920. He played for the Providence Grays in his first season, then moved to the Lawrence Barristers for 1913 and 1914. In 1914, he set minor-league career highs in home runs (5) and batting average (.314). He moved to the Troy Trojans for the 1915 season, and then played for two teams in 1916: the Utica Utes and the Binghamton Bingoes. After missing the 1917 season, he played for the Newark Bears of the International League in 1918 and 1919, and moved to the Buffalo Bisons in 1920 before his call-up to the majors the following season.\n', '

Bruggy made his major league debut with the Philadelphia Phillies on April 13, 1921, starting at catcher in the team\'s opening game of the season. During the 1921 season, he set major-league career highs in batting average (.310), home runs (5), runs batted in (28), runs scored (28), and many other statistical categories, while playing in 96 games. In the field, he played 86 games at catcher, throwing out 40% of potential base-stealers, and 2 games at first base, where he made no errors in five chances. During the offseason, Bruggy was traded to the Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League for $6,500 ($91,303 today), and then traded back to the Philadelphia Athletics for Frank Brazill, Harvey Freeman, and Ollie Fuhrman.\n', '

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