Professional baseball player. Monroe played second base, third base, and shortstop for several teams in the pre-Negro leagues from 1899 until 1914, including lengthy stints with the Brooklyn Royals Giants (1906 to 1911) and the Chicago American Giants (1911 to 1914). He began his career in the late-1890s and by 1899 had joined the Cuban Unions, and then played for the Cuban X-Giants in 1900. Monroe moved to the Philadelphia Giants in 1903, helping lead them to championships from 1904 to 1906. He also began playing with the Brooklyn Royal Giants in 1906. Monroe played for Club Fe in the Cuban Winter League of 1906-07 and Havana in 1907-08. By this point, he had gained a reputation as one of the best Black ballplayers in the country. He also became well-known for his colorful, entertaining on-field actions, including catching balls behind his back and kicking ground balls with his foot. In available statistics, he batted .309 in 1906 for Philadelphia and Brooklyn and .353 for Club Fe, .337 in 1908, and .317 in 1911, his first with the Rube Foster's Chicago American Giants. He remained a productive member of the Chicago club until his death from tuberculosis in March 1915.
Professional baseball player. Monroe played second base, third base, and shortstop for several teams in the pre-Negro leagues from 1899 until 1914, including lengthy stints with the Brooklyn Royals Giants (1906 to 1911) and the Chicago American Giants (1911 to 1914). He began his career in the late-1890s and by 1899 had joined the Cuban Unions, and then played for the Cuban X-Giants in 1900. Monroe moved to the Philadelphia Giants in 1903, helping lead them to championships from 1904 to 1906. He also began playing with the Brooklyn Royal Giants in 1906. Monroe played for Club Fe in the Cuban Winter League of 1906-07 and Havana in 1907-08. By this point, he had gained a reputation as one of the best Black ballplayers in the country. He also became well-known for his colorful, entertaining on-field actions, including catching balls behind his back and kicking ground balls with his foot. In available statistics, he batted .309 in 1906 for Philadelphia and Brooklyn and .353 for Club Fe, .337 in 1908, and .317 in 1911, his first with the Rube Foster's Chicago American Giants. He remained a productive member of the Chicago club until his death from tuberculosis in March 1915.
Bio by: Adam Penale
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