Sam Fishburn (baseball)

Sam Fishburn
First baseman / Second baseman
Born: (1893-05-15)May 15, 1893
Died: April 11, 1965(1965-04-11) (aged 71)
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 30, 1919, for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
July 9, 1919, for the St. Louis Cardinals

Samuel E. Fishburn (May 15, 1893 – April 11, 1965) was an American Major League Baseball player from Haverhill, Massachusetts, who appeared in 9 games for the 1919 St. Louis Cardinals, with two hits in six at bats.[1] An alumnus of Lehigh University, Fishburn died in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.[2] He was Jewish.[3]

References

1. "Sam Fishburn Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
2. the ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia. Fourth Edition. Sterling Publishing. 2007. p. 484. ISBN 978-1-4027-4771-7.
3. "Big League Jews". Jewish Sports Review. 12 (137): 18. January–February 2020.