Sam Mongin
Appearance
Sam Mongin | |
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Third Baseman | |
Born: Savannah, Georgia | January 17, 1884|
Died: January 30, 1936 New York, New York | (aged 52)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
debut | |
1907, for the Philadelphia Giants | |
Last appearance | |
1922, for the Brooklyn Royal Giants | |
Teams | |
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Sam Mongin (January 17, 1884 – January 30, 1936) was a Negro leagues third baseman and second baseman for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League, and in its first few seasons.
Nicknamed "Polly," Mongin started playing semi-professional ball in the Savannah, Georgia, area, where he grew up as a teenager. He then played for the Atlanta Deppins and Chattanooga Giants[1] before being picked up by the Philadelphia Giants at the age of 23.
During his career, it appears he spent the most seasons (five) for the Lincoln Giants.[3]
While playing for the St. Louis Giants, Mongin met his wife. They married in 1914.[1]
Mongin died at the age of 52 in New York, New York.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Savannah Boy Makes Good in Baseball" Savannah Tribune, Savannah, Georgia, Saturday, March 27, 1915, Page 1, Column 5
- ^ "American Giants Win Fourth Straight Game" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, Indiana, Saturday, May 23, 1914, Page 4, Column 4 and 5
- ^ a b "Lincoln Giants Adds Another Brace of Victories to its Brace" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, Indiana, Saturday, May 20, 1916, Page 4, Column 4
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
Categories:
- New York Lincoln Giants players
- Philadelphia Giants players
- Brooklyn Royal Giants players
- St. Louis Giants players
- Bacharach Giants players
- 1884 births
- 1936 deaths
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- Baseball infielders
- Burials at Cypress Hills Cemetery
- African-American United States Army personnel
- United States Army personnel of World War I
- Burials at Cypress Hills National Cemetery
- Negro league baseball infielder stubs