Luther Bonin
{{short description|American baseball player (1888-1966)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Luther Bonin
|position=Right fielder
|image=
|bats=Left
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{Birth date|1888|01|13}}
|birth_place=Greenhill, Indiana
|death_date={{death date and age|1966|01|03|1888|01|13}}
|death_place=Sycamore, Ohio
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=April 13
|debutyear={{mlby|1913}}
|debutteam=St. Louis Browns
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=April 13
|finalyear={{mlby|1914}}
|finalteam=Buffalo Buffeds
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=Batting average
|stat1value=.182
|stat2label=Home runs
|stat2value=0
|stat3label=Runs batted in
|stat3value=4
|teams=
- St. Louis Browns ({{mlby|1913}})
- Buffalo Buffeds ({{mlby|1914}})
}}
Ernest Luther "Bonnie" Bonin (January 13, 1888 – January 3, 1966) was a Major League Baseball right fielder who played with the St. Louis Browns in {{mlby|1913}} and the Buffalo Buffeds in {{mlby|1914}}.
Career
Bonin made his professional baseball debut in 1910, playing for the Canton Deubers of the Ohio–Pennsylvania League. He played in 124 games for Canton, finishing with a .281 batting average.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/team.cgi?id=f5241553 1910 Canton Deubers at Baseball-Reference (Minors)] He played in the American Association in 1911 with the Columbus Senators.
On April 13, 1913, Bonin made his Major League Baseball debut for the St. Louis Browns, in a game against the Chicago White Sox.[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1913/04131913.htm April 13, 1913 at Retrosheet] He pinch hit, and did not reach base. It was his only major league game of the season, and he returned to the Senators in the American Association for the remainder of the season.
Bonin returned to the majors in 1914, with the Buffalo Buffeds of the Federal League. He played in 20 games, collecting 14 hits in 76 at bats. He batted .184, and played all of his games as a right fielder. He did not play professional baseball after 1914.
References
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External links
{{Baseballstats|br=b/boninlu01|brm=bonin-001ern}}
- [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/B/Pbonil101.htm Retrosheet]
- {{Find a Grave}}
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Category:Major League Baseball right fielders
Category:Baseball players from Indiana
Category:St. Louis Browns players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
Category:Buffalo Buffeds players
Category:Canton Deubers players
Category:Columbus Senators players
Category:Marion Senators players
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