Herschel Emmett Bennett[1]
1896 - 1964 (68 years)-
Name Herschel Emmett Bennett Born Sep 02, 1896 Elwood, Greene county, Missouri, USA 
Gender Male Census 1920 Springfield, Greene county, Missouri, USA Census Apr 04, 1930 Birmingham, Jefferson county, Alabama, USA [2] Died Sep 09, 1964 Springfield, Greene county, Missouri, USA Buried Greenlawn Cemetery, Springfield, Greene county, Missouri, USA Notes - He began playing baseball with local semi-pro teams during the late 1910s.
He served in the Navy during WW-I.
He started his professional career in the minor leagues, playing for the Springfield Merchants in 1920. He played with the Tulsa Oilers of the Western League from 1921 to 1923. In 1922, he hit .370 in 161 games, and hit 13 triples and 24 home runs as well that season. At the conclusion of the 1922 season, the St. Louis Browns purchased his contract for $10,000. He played baseball for the St. Louis Browns as an outfielder and pinch hitter beginning April 19, 1923, with his final professional game October 1, 1927 against Philadelphia at Shibe Park. During that game, he crashed into a wall and was in a coma for 36 hours. He subsequently played in the minor leagues and later became the Commissioner of Revenue in Springfield, Missouri.
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Person ID I78289 mykindred Last Modified Mar 27, 2012
Father William P. Bennett, b. Nov 1859, Missouri, USA , d. Y Mother Alice (__), b. Dec 1858, Missouri, USA , d. Y Married circa 1880 Notes - -
1900 census, MO, Greene, Earl Center, ed 47, 10-B, June 15, HH 206/206
BENNETT, William, head, W, M, Nov 1859, 40, m 20 yrs, MO, TN, NC, farmer
BENNETT, Alice, wife, W, F, Dec 1858, 41, m 20 yrs, MO, TN, TN
BENNETT, Floyd, son, Nov 1881, 18, MO
BENNETT, Burton, son, Oct 1883, 16, MO
BENNETT, Fletcher, son, Dec 1885, 14, MO
BENNETT, Lola, dau, June 1890, 9, MO
BENNETT, Hershal, son, Sept 1896, 3, MO
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Family ID F61869 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Gladys Gertrude Cloud, b. Feb 07, 1899, Missouri, USA , d. Feb 01, 1974 (Age 74 years) Married circa 1917 Divorced Sep 29, 1943 Notes - -
1930 census, AL, Jefferson, Birmingham, April 4, ed 27-11, 4-A
1912 Princeton Ave, HH 69/81
BENNETT, Herschel E, head, M, W, 33, m at 21, MO, MO, MO, ballplayer, ball team
BENNETT, Gladys, wife, F, W, 31, m at 18, MO, MO, MO
BENNETT, Robert, son, 10, MO, MO, MO
BENNETT, William, son, MO, MO, MO
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(on the same census page are other ballplayers: Edward J. TAYLOR, 25, b. IL, HH 68/27; and Urbane PICKERING, 30, b. KS, HH 69/82, who played for the Boston Red Sox in 1931.)
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Children 1. Robert Cloud Bennett, b. Oct 29, 1919, d. May 02, 2009, Springfield, Greene county, Missouri, USA (Age 89 years)2. William Perry Bennett, b. Oct 19, 1919, d. Feb 19, 1989 (Age 69 years) 3. Herschel Eugene Bennett, b. Sep 07, 1930, Springfield, Greene county, Missouri, USA , d. Mar 12, 2012 (Age 81 years)Family ID F26467 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- He began playing baseball with local semi-pro teams during the late 1910s.
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