Samuel Arthur Bohne (''

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'' Cohen; October 22, 1896 – May 23, 1977) was a American second baseman,

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and

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who played six seasons in

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(MLB).

Early life

Bohne was born Samuel Arthur Cohen to Louis Cohen in

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. As Bohne was Jewish and bore the surname Cohen, he decided to change his last name to Bohne in October 1915 amid awareness of how a Jewish-sounding name might affect his budding professional baseball career.

Baseball career

Minor leagues

In 1915 and part of 1916 (when he also played for the Tacoma Tigers and made his major league debut with the Cardinals), he played in the minor leagues for the San Francisco Seals, and in 1917, he played for the American Association

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and the

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. In 1919, he played for the Oakland Oaks, and in 1920, he played for the

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for whom he batted .333 in 177 games. After his career in the major leagues concluded, he played for the

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from 1927 to 1929, leading the club with 23 stolen bases in 1927.

Major leagues

In 1916, when he made his major league debut with the

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, he was the second-youngest player in the

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, behind

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. In approximately 1917, he was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with a player to be named later (

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, and cash to Milwaukee of the

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for

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. He played for the

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from 1921 to 1926. In 1921, he was fourth in the NL in stolen bases (26), sixth in triples (16), and ninth in runs (98) and walks (54). In 1923, he was ninth in the NL in stolen bases (16). In 1926, he played the bulk of the season for the

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. In 663 games over seven seasons, Bohne posted a .261

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(605-for-2315) with 309 runs, 87 doubles, 45

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, 16

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, 228 RBI, 75

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, 193

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, .321

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and .359

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. He finished his career with a .958

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playing primarily at second and third base and shortstop.

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