Sam Bennett (baseball)

Sam Bennett
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]

Bennett's wife traveled with him in 1914 when the Mohawk Giants made a tour of Indianapolis and Chicago.[3]

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.
"Notes of the Game" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, Indiana, Saturday, July 18, 1914, Page 4, Column 6

External links

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

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[chicago1912-1] "Baseball in the Windy City" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, IN, July 27, 1912

[Riley-2] Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

[indianapolisfreeman1914-3] "Notes of the Game" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, Indiana, Saturday, July 18, 1914, Page 4, Column 6