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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