Sam Bohne
| Sam Bohne | |||
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| Second baseman | |||
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Born: October 22, 1896 San Francisco, California | |||
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Died: May 23, 1977 (aged 80) Palo Alto, California | |||
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| 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 | ||
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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, NY: 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)
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