Sam Mongin

Sam Mongin
Sam Mongin
	Third Baseman
	Born: January 17, 1884; Savannah, Georgia
	Died: January 30, 1936 (aged 52); New York, New York
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
debut
	1907, for the Philadelphia Giants
Last appearance
	1922, for the Brooklyn Royal Giants
Teams
	Philadelphia Giants (1907–1908); Brooklyn Royal Giants (1908–1910, 1922); Club Fé (1908–1909); St. Louis Giants (1911–1913, 1921); Chicago Giants (1914)[1]; New York Lincoln Stars (1915); New York Lincoln Giants (1916–1920)[2]; Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (1921);

Sam Mongin (born January 17, 1884 and died 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 with the Philadelphia Giants at the age of 23. During his career, it appears he spent the most seasons (five) for the Lincoln Giants.^[2]

Mongin died at the age of 52 in New York, New York.

References

↑ "American Giants Win Fourth Straight Game" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, Indiana, Saturday, May 23, 1914, Page 4, Column 4 and 5
1 2 "Lincoln Giants Adds Another Brace of Victories to its Brace" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, Indiana, Saturday, May 20, 1916, Page 4, Column 4

External links

Negro league and Cuban League statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)

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[1914freeman-1] "American Giants Win Fourth Straight Game" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, Indiana, Saturday, May 23, 1914, Page 4, Column 4 and 5

[lincoln1916-2] 1 2 "Lincoln Giants Adds Another Brace of Victories to its Brace" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, Indiana, Saturday, May 20, 1916, Page 4, Column 4