John Allen Monroe (August 24, 1897 – June 19, 1956) was an American
infielder
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in
Major League Baseball
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for the
New York Giants
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and
Philadelphia Phillies
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in 1921. While Monroe would never return to the major leagues, he would enjoy a fourteen-year career (1920, 1922-34) in minor league baseball, of which he played eight seasons (1926-33) in the
PCL.
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1897 births
1956 deaths
Major League Baseball second basemen
New York Giants (baseball) players
Philadelphia Phillies players
Baseball players from Collin County, Texas
Beaumont Exporters players
Houston Buffaloes players
Omaha Buffaloes players
Sacramento Senators players
Mission Reds players
Portland Beavers players
Kansas City Blues (baseball) players
Little Rock Travelers players
20th-century American sportsmen
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