Sam Bennett (baseball)

Sam Bennett

Outfielder

Born: March 7, 1884
Austin, Texas

Died: January 30, 1969 (aged 84)
St. Louis, Missouri

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

Negro league baseball debut

1911, for the St. Louis Giants

Last appearance

1925, for the St. Louis Stars

Teams

San Antonio Black Bronchos (1908-1909)
Oklahoma Monarchs (1910)
St. Louis Giants (1911-1913, 1915-1923)^[1]
New York Lincoln Giants (1913-1914)
Schenectady Mohawk Giants (1914)
Chicago American Giants (1914)
Louisville White Sox (1914)
Dayton Marcos (1920)
St. Louis Stars (1922-1923)

Samuel "Sam" Bennett (March 7, 1884 – January 30, 1969) was an American baseball outfielder in the Negro Leagues. He played from 1911 to 1925 with several teams, but he played mostly with the St. Louis Giants.^[2]

References

↑ "Baseball in the Windy City" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, IN, July 27, 1912
↑ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

External links

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)

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