Harvey Fred Bluhm (June 27, 1894 – May 7, 1952), nicknamed "Red", was a Major League Baseball player for the Boston Red Sox. He batted and threw right-handed.Red Bluhm at retrosheet.org, URL accessed December 12, 2009 12/12/09
A native of
Cleveland, Ohio
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, Bluhm started his professional baseball career in 1911 with Youngstown team. He also played for Duluth (1912) and
Toledo
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(1913) and for the Southern Association's New Orleans team in 1914. Bluhm was signed by the Cleveland Indians, also in 1914, but was released before the 1915 season began. Bluhm returned to New Orleans, where he played for the next three seasons.Harvey Fred "Red" Bluhm at 1918redsox.com, URL accessed December 12, 2009 12/12/09
On July 3, , Bluhm debuted with the Boston Red Sox t retrosheet.org, URL accessed December 12, 2009. 12/12/09 as a pinch-hitter in a game against the
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and never appeared in a major league game again. After that, he played in the
International League
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with
Jersey City
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Bluhm died in
Flint, Michigan
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