Sam Mongin

Biography

Sam Mongin (January 17, 1884 – January 30, 1936) was an American 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 playing semi-professional ball in the Savannah, Georgia, area, where he grew up as a teenager. He then played for the Atlanta Deppins and Chattanooga Giants before being picked up by the Philadelphia Giants at the age of 23.

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