1884
Born March 7, 1884
Austin, TX, USA
Sam Bennett Notable
b. March 7, 1884 · Oklahoma Monarchs 1910, St. Louis Giants 1911–1912, 1915–1916, 1920–1921, New York Lincoln Giants 1913–1914, Chicago American Giants 1914, St. Louis Stars 1922–1923, 1925
Sam Bennett played for five clubs across 16 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the Oklahoma Monarchs in 1910 and closing with the St. Louis Stars in 1925.
Across 242 games he batted .315, with 230 hits and 114 runs. He finished with 11 home runs, 48 doubles and 22 stolen bases.
He played 145 games in the outfield, with 183 putouts and 19 errors.
He was born in Austin, TX, USA on March 7, 1884, and died on January 30, 1969. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910* | OKM | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .071 |
| 1911* | SLG | 17 | 63 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 6 | .222 |
| 1912* | SLG | 33 | 132 | 17 | 47 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 5 | .356 |
| 1913* | NLG | 3 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .364 |
| 1914* | CAG/NLG | 15 | 55 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | .327 |
| 1915* | SLG | 15 | 44 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .227 |
| 1916* | SLG | 30 | 107 | 19 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 1 | .327 |
| 1920 | SLG | 8 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .217 |
| 1921 | SLG | 40 | 119 | 18 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 4 | .286 |
| 1922 | SLS | 37 | 97 | 16 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .381 |
| 1923 | SLS | 39 | 64 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .391 |
| 1925 | SLS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Major leagues | — | 125 | 304 | 45 | 101 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 69 | 22 | 1 | 6 | .332 |
| All seasons | — | 242 | 730 | 114 | 230 | 48 | 8 | 11 | 129 | 63 | 1 | 22 | .315 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Sam Bennett, that is 1910–1916. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1969