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Sam Bohne

Sam Bohne Notable

b. October 22, 1896 · St. Louis Cardinals 1916, Cincinnati Reds 1921–1926, Brooklyn Robins 1926

Sam Bohne played for three clubs across 11 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1916 and closing with the Brooklyn Robins in 1926. His longest stay was with the Cincinnati Reds, from 1921 to 1926.

Across 663 games he batted .261, with 605 hits and 309 runs. He finished with 16 home runs, 87 doubles and 75 stolen bases.

He played 372 games at second base, with 1,228 assists and 73 errors. He turned 181 double plays. He also played 152 games at shortstop and 117 games at third base.

He was born in San Francisco, CA, USA on October 22, 1896, and died on May 23, 1977. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1916 STL 143839 000 0463 .237
1921 CIN 15361398175 28163 44543826 .285
1922 CIN 11238353105 1453 51391813 .274
1923 CIN 13953977136 18103 47483716 .252
1924 CIN 1003494289 1594 4618249 .255
1925 CIN 732142455 912 2414146 .257
1926 BRO/CIN 721791236 341 1616172 .201
Career 6632315309605 874516 22819315475 .261

On this day & linked events

1896

Born October 22, 1896

San Francisco, CA, USA

1977

Died May 23, 1977

1916

Major-league debut: Sam Bohne

Sam Bohne made a major-league debut on September 9, 1916.

1926

Final major-league game: Sam Bohne

Sam Bohne played a final major-league game on September 26, 1926.

Image: International News, public domain