Sam Bohne
Appearance
Sam Bohne | |
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Second baseman | |
Born: San Francisco, California | October 22, 1896|
Died: May 23, 1977 Palo Alto, California | (aged 80)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 9, 1916, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 26, 1926, for the Brooklyn Robins | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .261 |
Home runs | 16 |
Runs batted in | 228 |
Teams | |
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Samuel Arthur "Sam" Bohne (born Samuel Arthur Cohen; October 22, 1896, in San Francisco, California – May 23, 1977 in Palo Alto, California), is a former professional baseball player who played second base from 1916 to 1926.[1]
Bohne was Jewish, but according to author John Rosengren, the Cincinnati Reds persuaded him to change his name to Bohne because its front office ' "brain trust" didn't believe the city's largely German population would welcome a player named Cohen.[2] [3][4]
Notes
- ^ Jews and Baseball: Entering the American mainstream, 1871-1948. McFarland. 2006. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
- ^ Rosengren, John (2013). Hank Greenberg: The Hero of Heroes. New York: New American Library. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-451-23576-3.
- ^ The Big Book of Jewish Baseball: An Illustrated Encyclopedia & Anecdotal History. SP Books. 2001. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
- ^ The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes: An Illustrated Compendium of Sports History and The 150 Greatest JEwish Sports Stars. SP Books. 2007. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
Categories:
- 1896 births
- 1977 deaths
- Major League Baseball second basemen
- Brooklyn Robins players
- St. Louis Cardinals players
- Cincinnati Reds players
- Baseball players from California
- San Francisco Seals (baseball) players
- Tacoma Tigers players
- Milwaukee Brewers (minor league) players
- St. Paul Saints (AA) players
- Oakland Oaks (baseball) players
- Seattle Rainiers players
- Minneapolis Millers (baseball) players
- Jewish Major League Baseball players
- Sportspeople from San Francisco, California
- Jewish American sportspeople
- American baseball second baseman stubs