John Monroe (baseball)

John Monroe
Second baseman
Born: (1897-08-24)August 24, 1897
Farmersville, Texas, U.S.
Died: June 19, 1956(1956-06-19) (aged 58)
Conroe, Texas, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
debut
April 16, 1921, for the New York Giants
Last appearance
October 1, 1921, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Career statistics
Batting average.266
Home runs2
Runs batted in11
Teams

John Allen Monroe (August 24, 1897 – June 19, 1956) was an American infielder in Major League Baseball for the New York Giants and Philadelphia Phillies in 1921.[1] While Monroe would never return to the major leagues, he would enjoy a fourteen-year career (1920, 1922-34) in minor league baseball, of which he played eight seasons (1926-33) in the PCL.[2]

References

  1. ^ "John Monroe Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  2. ^ "John Monroe Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 3, 2023.


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