Luther Bonin

Luther Bonin
Luther Bonin
	Right fielder
	Born: January 13, 1888; Greenhill, Indiana
	Died: January 3, 1966 (aged 77); Sycamore, Ohio
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 13, 1913, for the St. Louis Browns
Last MLB appearance
	April 13, 1914, for the Buffalo Buffeds
MLB statistics
Batting average	.182
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	4
Teams
	St. Louis Browns (1913); Buffalo Buffeds (1914);

Ernest Luther "Bonnie" Bonin (January 13, 1888 – January 3, 1966) was a Major League Baseball right fielder who played with the St. Louis Browns in 1913 and the Buffalo Buffeds in 1914.

Career

Bonin made his professional baseball debut in 1910, playing for the Canton Deubers of the Ohio–Pennsylvania League. He played in 124 for Canton, finishing with a .281 batting average.^[1] He played in the American Association in 1911 with the Columbus Senators.

On April 13, 1913, Bonin made his Major League Baseball debut for the St. Louis Browns, in a game against the Chicago White Sox.^[2] He pinch hit, and did not reach base. It was his only major league game of the season, and he returned to the Senators in the American Association for the remainder of the season.

Bonin returned to the majors in 1914, with the Buffalo Buffeds of the Federal League. He played in 20 games, collecting 14 hits in 76 at bats. He batted .184, and played all of his games as a right fielder. He did not play professional baseball after 1914.

References

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
Retrosheet
Luther Bonin at Find a Grave

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[1] 1910 Canton Deubers at Baseball-Reference (Minors)

[2] April 13, 1913 at Retrosheet

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