Results tagged ‘ Hank Greenberg ’
Daily Minyan – Weekend Edition, June 6-7, 2009
On June 6, 1908, Isidore “Izzy” Goldstein was born in
Odessa, Russia. He was a 6’0″ right-handed pitcher who
played only one season in the major leagues, appearing in 16
games (6 as a starter and 10 in relief) for the Detroit Tigers
in 1932.
Goldstein pitched well, having a 3-2 record and an ERA of
4.47. Goldstein also proved to be a strong hitter for a
pitcher. He recorded 5 hits and 3 RBIs in 17 at bats for
a .294 batting average and .353 slugging percentage.
An article in the “Jewish Daily” in 2004 said the following
about Goldstein: “For young Jews, however, baseball is more
than statistics. Playing ball has been a conduit for blending
into the American mainstream.” His life reflected
the American-Jewish experience: He was born in Russia,
worked in the Midwest and retired to Florida. Izzy Goldstein
was 85 years old at the time of his death on September 24,
1993 in Delray Beach.
Goldstein was one of four players in major league history to
go by the name “Izzy.” The others are Izzy Hoffman (1904-
07), Izzy Leon (1945), and Izzy Molina (1996-2002).
He played at James Monroe High School with another famous
Jewish player, Hank Greenberg, and while both eventually
came to the Tigers, Greenberg was not in the majors in 1932
when Goldstein was. Goldstein was 2 1/2 years older than
Greenberg, but Greenberg made it first to the majors (for one
game in 1930).
I couldn’t find any pictures of Izzy, but rest assured he doesn’t
look like the mascot from the 1996 Atlanta Summer
Olympics!
Izzy was the first mascot designed by computer. It was an amorphous abstract fantasy figure. It carried the name “Izzy”, derived from “What is it?” because no one seemed to know exactly what “Izzy” really was.
Let’s hope that our guys know who they are and that they know the meaning of amorphous. I bet that Craig Breslow does!
Brad Ausmus, C - Los Angeles Dodgers
Brad didn’t on Friday or Saturday.
Ryan Braun, OF, 3B - Milwaukee Brewers
Ryan went a combined 1-for-9 this past Friday
and Saturday against the Braves, scored a run,
but struck out 6 times. His average fell
to .307.
Craig Breslow, P – Oakland A’s
Craig pitched a scoreless 2/3 of an inning on
Saturday against my suddenly weak-hitting O’s,
giving up 2 singles and striking out one. He lowered his ERA to 4.84.
Scott Feldman, P – Texas Rangers
Scott didn’t pitch on Friday or Saturday.
John Grabow, P, Pittsburgh Pirates
John pitched a scoreless 8th inning on
Saturday, earning his 9th hold of the year in the
Pirates victory over the Astros. He lowered his
ERA to 4.19.
Gabe Kapler, OF – Tampa Bay Rays
Gabe went 0-for-3 in Saturday’s Rays win over
the Yankees. He was lifted for pinch hitter Matt
Joyce in the 9th. Gabe continues to be in a
major slump and lowered his weak
average to .169, which is still – as you may
know- way below the Mendoza Line!
Ian Kinsler, 2B – Texas Rangers
Ian went a combined 1-for-8 on Friday
and Saturday, with his lone hit being a 3-
run homer (#15) on Friday when the
Rangers beat the Red Sox. His three-run
homer on Friday boosted his road
average with runners in scoring position
to .350. His average fell to .276.
Jason Marquis, P – Colorado Rockies
Jason didn’t pitch Friday or Saturday.
Scott Schoeneweis, P – Arizona Diamondbacks
Scott is currently dealing with the unexpected loss of his wife. My prayers are with him.
Kevin Youkilis, 1B, 3B – Boston Red Sox
Youk went a combined 1-for-8, with an RBI and
a walk on Friday and Saturday against the
Rangers. His average fell to .349.
Friday’s Macher (Big Shot) of the Day - Ian Kinsler
Saturday’s Macher (Big Shot) of the Day - John Grabow
Daily Minyan – May 27, 2009
On this date in 1950, Hall of Fame slugger Hank Greenberg buys an interest
in the Cleveland Indians, becoming the team’s second-largest stockholder.
During his tenure, he assembled more African American players than any
other team executive in the Majors. Greenberg’s contributions in finding and
developing talent contributed to that team’s successes through the 1950s.
Greenberg remained as general manager and part-owner until 1957. He was
the mastermind behind a move to Minneapolis for the Indians, but that was
vetoed by the rest of ownership at the last minute. Greenberg was furious and
sold his share soon afterwards.
Hank in his Cleveland office
Did our boys have any Hall of Fame performances? Let’s take a looksie!
Brad Ausmus, C - Los Angeles Dodgers
Brad went 2-for-5 and scored 2 runs in the Dodgers victory over the Rockies. He raised his average to .355.
Brad also was the catcher for former University of Maryland pitcher Eric Milton who allowed one run in five innings for his first win in nearly three years. Milton had reconstructive surgery on his left elbow in June 2007 and missed all of 2008 before joining the Dodgers as a free agent in February
Brad said that Milton helped himself by getting ahead of hitters and spotting his curveball. “That was very effective for him today. He was getting some popups and quick outs,”
“Offensively, we’re continuing to live up to our billing,” Brad said. “When we lost Manny, a lot of the naysayers thought we would have trouble scoring runs but apparently, that isn’t true.”
Ryan Braun, OF, 3B - Milwaukee Brewers
Ryan went 0-for-1 in Tuesday’s game against the Cards, but left before the fifth inning after being hit on the right wrist by a pitch in the third by Adam Wainwright. X-rays were negative, but Ryan will be re-evaluated before Wednesday’s series finale.
OUCH!!!
Craig Breslow, P – Oakland A’s
Craig pitched 2/3 of a scoreless inning in the A’s win over the Mariners and earned his 3rd hold of the year. His ERA fell to 5.71.
Craig gets a Chai 5:
Scott Feldman, P – Texas Rangers
Scott had a well-deserved day of rest and is scheduled to pitch later in the week.
John Grabow, P, Pittsburgh Pirates
John didn’t pitch in the Pirates loss to the Cubbies .
Gabe Kapler, OF – Tampa Bay Rays
Gabe didn’t play in Tuesday’s loss to the Indians.
Ian Kinsler, 2B – Texas Rangers
Ian went 2-for-4, hit his 2nd triple and scored a run in Tuesday’s Rangers win over the Yanks. His average rose to .283.
That effort earned him a Chai 5:
Jason Marquis, P – Colorado Rockies
Jason is slated to pitch later in the week.
Scott Schoeneweis, P – Arizona Diamondbacks
Scott is currently dealing with the unexpected loss of his wife. My prayers are with him.
The following story is courtesy of AP:
Grieving Schoeneweis visits Chase Field
PHOENIX (AP)–Grieving Arizona pitcher Scott Schoeneweis visited Chase Field on Wednesday for the first time since the death last week of his wife, Gabrielle.
Schoeneweis played catch and lifted weights before the Diamondbacks’ game against the San Diego Padres, manager A.J. Hinch said.
“It’s still obviously fresh off the horrible tragedy, but he got a little activity in today,” Hinch said. “I know he lifted and played a little catch. He stayed very clear of everything else.”
Arizona general manager Josh Byrnes said the commissioner’s office granted the team permission to place Schoeneweis on the restricted list after his seven-day stint on the bereavement list expired. Byrnes said the club requested 30 days on the restricted list but added the length of Schoeneweis’ absence from the team was uncertain.
“We’ll just continue to talk to Scott and MLB about the realistic timeframe,” Byrnes said. “Return-to-work issues seem a little ridiculous at this point.”
Schoeneweis and his wife celebrated their 10th anniversary in January and had three children together. Gabrielle Schoeneweis also had a daughter before she married the reliever.
Authorities have not determined a cause of death for Gabrielle Schoeneweis, 39, who was found dead in the couple’s home in suburban Fountain Hills. Several Diamondbacks and team officials attended her funeral Monday.
Hinch said the Diamondbacks had no definite plan for the pitcher’s return to the active roster.
“Obviously, we’ll do anything for him to support him,” Hinch said. “Happy to see his face and have him come in to kind of his second home here in the clubhouse.”
Hinch said Schoeneweis planned to speak to the media after he is activated.
Kevin Youkilis, 1B, 3B – Boston Red Sox
Youk went 1-for-4, and struck out 3 times in Tuesday’s BoSox loss to the Twins. His average fell to .379.
Macher (Big Shot) of the Day - Brad Ausmus
Daily Minyan – May 13, 2009
I am proud to present the first Macher of the Month to none other than Ryan Braun, who is so good that he merits his own logo!
Ryan Joseph Braun, was born on November 17, 1983, in Mission Hills, CA, won the National League Rookie of the Year Award in 2007, during which he led the National League in slugging percentage. He also won the Sporting News NL Rookie of the Year, the Baseball America Rookie of the Year, the Baseball Prospectus Internet Baseball NL Rookie of the Year, and the Players Choice NL Most Outstanding Rookie Awards. Over the prior decade, the only other NL hitter to win all 5 awards was Albert Pujols, in 2001.
In 2008, Ryan was included on the 2008 NL Sporting News All Star Team, won the 2008 NL Outfielder Silver Slugger Award, and was third in the voting for the 2008 NL MVP award, with 139 points, behind Pujols and Ryan Howard, for which he received a $50,000 bonus.
Ryan’s father, Joe, is Israeli-born and immigrated to the United States at the age of seven. His nickname is “The Hebrew Hammer,” which references his Jewish heritage, former Brewer Hank Aaron (whose nickname was “Hammerin’ Hank”), and the movie The Hebrew Hammer, starring Adam Goldberg.
It is also the nickname of former teammate Gabe Kapler and in the past was a nickname for Al Rosen
and Hank Greenberg.
Ryan is one of the highest-drafted Jewish ballplayers in the history of professional baseball. The New York Yankees made Ron Blomberg the number one pickin the 1967 draft. Ryan was considered the best Jewish minor league baseball prospect in 2006, and became major league baseball’s first Jewish Rookie of the Year the following season. In each of 2007 and 2008, Ryan hit more home runs (34 and 37) than all but 3 of the top 10 career Jewish home run hitters had hit in their best seasons. Only Hank Greenberg (58), Shawn Green (49), and Al Rosen (43) hit more in a single year.
“Braun” was, coincidentally, the family name of Sandy Koufax, until his mother remarried and he took his stepfather’s name. “There’s no (family) connection that I know of,” Braun said, “but it’s kind of cool.” In another coincidence, Ryab lived for a time with his maternal grandfather in a house that previously belonged to Jewish Hall of Fame outfielder Hank Greenberg. Ryan’s grandfather has lived in the house for over 40 years.
In December 2007, Ryan was the only Jewish athlete invited by President George W. Bush to the annual Hanukkah Dinner at the White House, where he talked baseball with the President.
Now on to the updates. As far as I know, none of our boys played on Monday, so this update only covers yesterday’s games.
Brad Ausmus, C - Los Angeles Dodgers
Brad didn’t play in yesterday’s Dodgers’ loss to the Phillies.
Ryan Braun, OF, 3B - Milwaukee Brewers
Ryan went 1-for-4, and scored a run in the Brewers victory over the Marlins. Ryan lowered his average to .342.
Craig Breslow, P – Minnesota Twins
Craig didn’t pitch in yesterday’s Twins victory over the Tigers.
Scott Feldman, P – Texas Rangers
Scott took a shutout into the seventh and gave up one run and four hits in 6 1-3 innings for the first-place Rangers. He also walked 2 and struck out 2 in the Rangers victory over the Mariners. Scott left with game tied 1-1. The Rangers exploded for 6 runs in the bottom of the 7th, giving the victory to rookie Derek Holland, who earned his first career victory. Scott’s stellar pitching performance lowered his ERA to 4.85.
John Grabow, P, Pittsburgh Pirates
John didn’t pitch in yesterday’s Pirates win over the Cardinals.
Gabe Kapler, OF – Tampa Bay Rays
Gabe went 1-for-2, with a single and knocked in a run with a sacrifice fly in the Rays loss to my O’s. His raised his average to .234.
Ian Kinsler, 2B – Texas Rangers
Ian went 3-for-5, and hit his 10th double of the year. He raised his average to .316.
Jason Marquis, P – Colorado Rockies
Jason didn’t pitch in yesterday’s Rockies big victory over the Astros.
Scott Schoeneweis, P – Arizona Diamondbacks
Scott pitched a scoreless 9th inning, with one strikeout, in the D-backs loss to the Reds. He lowered his ERA to 1.80.
Scott gets the Chai 5 for the second time in a row!
Kevin Youkilis, 1B, 3B – Boston Red Sox
Youk was placed on the 15-day disabled list–retroactive to May 5–because of a strained oblique on his left side.
Macher (Big Shot) of the Day - Scott Feldman
Funny, He Doesn’t Look Jewish!
For years, Jewish boys who dreamed of playing in the big leagues could look only to black-and-white photographs of Hank Greenberg
and Sandy Koufax
for inspiration. As recently as the mid-1990s, there was barely a smattering of Jewish ballplayers. Nobody even knew that some of the players were actually Jewish, such Ruben Amaro, Jr.
and Jose Bautista.
Jewish baseball fans have long looked forward to the day when a minyan (10 men, the number allowing Orthodox Jews to conduct a formal prayer service) would make it to the show. This year, such sports-minded Jews have finally gotten what they have been praying for.
The number of Jewish ballplayers on big-league rosters has swelled to 10. They are:
Brad Ausmus, C - Los Angeles Dodgers
Ryan Braun, 3B, OF – Milwaukee Brewers
Craig Breslow, P – Minnesota Twins
Scott Feldman, P – Texas Rangers
John Grabow, P – Pittsburgh Pirates
Gabe Kapler, OF, DH – Tampa Bay Rays
Ian Kinsler, 2B – Texas Rangers
Jason Marquis, P – Colorado Rockies
Scott Schoeneweis, P – Arizona Diamondbacks
Kevin Youkilis, 1B, 3B – Boston Red Sox
The major-league minyan goes a long way toward destroying the second-most offensive stereotype about Jews in America: that we suck at sports. Jewish athletes have been disproving that myth for some time.
Dolph Schayes was a 12-time NBA All-Star, chosen as one of the 50 greatest NBA players of all time and is in the Basketball Hall of Fame.
Quarterback Jay Fiedler was Dan Marino’s successor in Miami. Lennie Friedman, Adam Goldberg, and Igor Olshansky are all NFL linemen. Swimmer Lenny Krayzelburg won three Olympic gold medals for the United States in Sydney. Of course, you can’t forget 9-time Olympic Gold Medal swimmer Mark Spitz.
Oksana Baiul is an Olympic and World Champion figure skater. And everybody knows about gymnast Kerri Strug.
Nevertheless, it’s baseball where the box score seems most dramatic. Three of the Jewish ballplayers are current all-stars: Ryan Braun, Ian Kinsler and Kevin Youkilis. Brad Ausmus is a 3-time Gold Glove winner and a former All-Star. In addition, Jason Marquis won the Silver Slugger Award for pitchers.
What is unquestionable is, from Hank Greenberg to Shawn Green, baseball has long held a soft spot in Jewish hearts. A Jew by the name of Lipman Pike was the first professional baseball player, when in 1866 he accepted $20 a week from the Philadelphia Athletics to play third base.
Barney Dreyfus, who owned the Pittsburgh Pirates, is credited with founding the World Series.
And over the years, players from Billy Nash to Jimmy Reese to Larry Sherry to Most Valuable Player Al Rosen to Cy Young Award winner Steve Stone have made their mark on the game.
Greenberg’s decision not to play in a crucial game that fell on Yom Kippur in 1934 is part of the folklore of American Jewry, along with the similar refusal of pitching legend Sandy Koufax to pitch the first game of the 1965 World Series that also occurred on the Day of Atonement.
The New York-based Jewish Sports Review publication puts the number of Jews who have suited up for a major-league club since professional ball was first played in 1869 at more than 130.
Though most of us know the two Hall-of-Famers (Koufax and Greenberg), there were many fine Jewish players down through the years, dating back to the earliest days of organized baseball. Jewish big leaguers include a batting average leader (Buddy Myer of the Washington Senators in 1935),
home-run king and MVP (Al Rosen of the Cleveland Indians in 1950 and 1951),
earned-run average leader (Saul Rogovin of the Chicago White Sox in 1951)
and a Cy Young Award winner (Steve Stone of the Baltimore Orioles in 1980).
Below, I present a list of know Jewish Major League ballplayers. They may be others and conversely there are some players whose name sounds Jewish, like Geoff Blum, but they are not Members of the Tribe.
|
Cal Abrams |
|
OF |
1949-56 |
Bklyn, Cincy, Pitt, Balt, Chi-AL |
|
Lloyd Allen |
|
P |
1969-75 |
California, Texas, Chicago-AL |
|
Ruben Amaro, Jr |
|
OF |
1991-98 |
Calif, Phila, Cleve, Phila. |
|
Morrie Arnovich |
|
OF |
1936-41, 1946 |
Philadelphia-NL, Cincinnati, New York-NL |
|
Jake Atz |
|
IF |
1902-09 |
Washington, Chicago-AL |
|
Brad Ausmus |
|
C |
1993-present |
SD, Detroit, Houston, Detroit, Houston |
|
Jesse Baker (Michael Silverman) |
|
SS |
1919 |
Washington |
|
Brian Bark |
|
P |
1995 |
Boston |
|
Ross Baumgarten |
|
P |
1978-82 |
Chicago-AL, Pittsburgh |
|
Jose Bautista |
|
P |
1988-97 |
Baltimore, Chicago-NL, San Francisco, Detroit, St. Louis |
|
Joe Bennett (Rosenblum) |
|
3B |
1923 |
Philadelphia-NL |
|
Moe Berg |
|
C |
1923, 1926-39 |
Bklyn, Chi-AL, Cleve, Wash, Bost-AL |
|
Nathan Berkenstock |
|
OF |
1871 |
Philadelphia-NL |
|
Bob Berman |
|
C |
1918 |
Washington |
|
Cy Block |
|
3B/2B |
1942, 1945-46 |
Chicago-NL |
|
Ron Blomberg |
|
DH/1B/OF |
1969, 1971-76 |
New York AL, Chicago-AL |
|
Sammy Bohne (Cohen) |
|
2B/SS/3B |
1916, 1921-26 |
St. Lou-NL, Cincy, Bklyn. |
|
Henry Bostick (Lifschitz) |
|
3B |
1915 |
Philadelphia-AL |
|
Lou Boudreau |
|
SS/3B/2B/C |
1938-52 |
Cleveland, Boston |
|
Ryan Braun |
|
3B, OF |
2007-Present |
Milwaukee |
|
Craig Breslow |
|
P |
2005-06, 08 |
San Diego, Boston |
|
Lou Brower |
|
SS |
1931 |
Detroit |
|
Conrad Cardinal |
|
P |
1963 |
Houston |
|
Frank Charles |
|
C |
2000 |
Houston |
|
Harry Chozen |
|
C |
1937 |
Cincinnati |
|
Tony Cogan |
|
P |
2001 |
Kansas City |
|
Alta Cohen |
|
OF |
1931-33 |
Brooklyn, Philadelphia-NL |
|
Andy Cohen |
|
2B |
1926-29 |
New York-NL |
|
Hy Cohen |
|
P |
1955 |
Chicago-NL |
|
Syd Cohen |
|
P |
1934, 1936-37 |
Washington |
|
Richard Conger |
|
P |
1940-43 |
Detroit, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia-NL |
|
Phil Cooney (Cohen) |
|
3B |
1905 |
New York-AL |
|
Ed Corey (Cohen) |
|
P |
1918 |
Chicago-AL |
|
Bill Cristall |
|
P |
1901 |
Cleveland |
|
Harry Danning |
|
C |
1933-42 |
New York-NL |
|
Ike Danning |
|
C |
1928 |
St. Louis |
|
Bob Davis |
|
P |
1958-62 |
Kansas City |
|
Harry Eisenstat |
|
P |
1935-42 |
Brooklyn, Detroit, Cleveland |
|
Mike Epstein |
|
1B |
1966-74 |
Baltimore, Washington, Oakland, California |
|
Reuben Ewing (Cohen) |
|
SS |
1921 |
St. Louis-NL |
|
Al Federoff |
|
2B |
1951-52 |
Detroit |
|
Eddie Feinberg |
|
SS/2B/OF |
1938-39 |
Philadelphia-NL |
|
Harry Feldman |
|
P |
1941-46 |
New York-NL |
|
Scott Feldman |
|
P |
2005-present |
Texas |
|
Samuel Fishburn |
|
SS/1B/2B |
|
Reading-IL, St. Louis |
|
Leo Fishel |
|
P |
1899 |
New York-NL |
|
Matt Ford |
|
P |
2003 |
Milwaukee |
|
Happy Foreman |
|
P |
1924, 1926 |
Chicago-AL, Boston-AL |
|
Micah Franklin |
|
OF |
1997 |
St. Louis |
|
Murray Franklin |
|
SS/2B |
1941-42 |
Detroit |
|
Sam Fuld |
|
OF |
2007 |
Chicago |
|
Milt Galatzer |
|
OF |
1933-36, 1939 |
Cleveland, Cincinnati |
|
Mark Gilbert |
|
OF |
1985 |
Chicago-AL |
|
Joe Ginsberg |
|
C |
1948, 1950-54, 1956-62 |
Det, Cleve, Balt, Chi-AL, Bos-AL, NY-NL |
|
Keith Glauber |
|
P |
1998 |
Cincinnati |
|
Jonah Goldman |
|
SS/3B |
1928, 1930-31 |
Cleveland |
|
Izzy Goldstein |
|
P |
1932 |
Detroit |
|
Jake Goodman |
|
1B |
1878, 1882 |
Milwaukee-NL, Pittsburgh-AA |
|
Greg Goossen |
|
1B/C |
1965-70 |
NY-NL, Seattle, Milw-AL, Wash. |
|
Sid Gordon |
|
OF/3B |
1941-43,1946-55 |
NY-NL, Boston-NL, Milw-NL, Pitt. |
|
John Grabow |
|
P |
2003-Present |
Pittsburgh |
|
Herb Gorman |
|
OF |
1952 |
St. Louis-NL |
|
Shawn Green |
|
OF, 1B |
1993-present |
Toronto, Los Angeles, Arizona, New York-NL |
|
Adam Greenberg |
|
OF |
2005 |
Chicago |
|
Hank Greenberg |
|
1B/OF |
1930,1933-41, 1945-47 |
Detroit, Pittsburgh |
|
Eric Helfand |
|
C |
1993-95 |
Oakland |
|
Steve Hertz |
|
3B |
1964 |
Houston |
|
Jason Hirsh |
|
P |
2006-present |
Texas, Colorado |
|
Ken Holtzman |
|
P |
1965-79 |
Chicago-NL, Oakland, Baltimore, New York-AL |
|
Brian Horwitz |
|
OF |
2008 |
SF |
|
Bill Hurst |
|
P |
1996 |
FL |
|
Skip Jutze |
|
C |
1972-77 |
St. Louis, Houston, Seattle |
|
Harry Kane (Cohen) |
|
P |
1902-03, 1905-06 |
St. Louis, Detroit, Philadelphia |
|
Gabe Kapler |
|
OF |
1998-2006 |
Texas, Boston, Milw-AL |
|
Herb Karpel |
|
P |
1946 |
New York-AL |
|
Bob Katz |
|
P |
1944 |
Cincinnati |
|
Ian Kinsler |
|
2B |
2006-Present |
Texas |
|
Alan Koch |
|
P |
1963-64 |
Detroit, Washington |
|
Brian Kowitz |
|
OF |
1995 |
Atlanta |
|
Sandy Koufax |
|
P |
1955-66 |
Brooklyn, Los Angeles-NL |
|
Barry Latman |
|
P |
1957-67 |
Chi-AL, Cleve, LA-AL, Calif, Hou. |
|
Jim Levey |
|
SS |
1930-33 |
St. Louis-AL |
|
Alan Levine |
|
P |
1996, 1998-2005 |
Chicago-AL, Texas, Anaheim, Kansas City, Tampa Bay, Detroit |
|
Jesse Levis |
|
C |
1992-99 |
Cleveland, Tampa Bay, Milwaukee, Cleveland |
|
Mike Lieberthal |
|
C |
1994-2007 |
Philadelphia, Los Angeles-NL |
|
Lou Limmer |
|
1B |
1951, 1954 |
Philadelphia-AL |
|
Andrew Lorraine |
|
P |
1994-95, 1997-2000, 2002 |
Phila-NL, Oakland, Seattle, Chi-NL, Cleve, Mil. |
|
Elliott Maddox |
|
OF/2B |
1970-80 |
Det, Wash, Tex, NY-AL, Balt, NY-NL |
|
Cy Malis |
|
P |
1934 |
Philadelphia-NL |
|
Moxie Manuel |
|
P |
1905, 1908 |
Washington, Chicago-AL |
|
Duke Markell (Harry Makowsky) |
|
P |
1951 |
St. Louis-AL |
|
Jason Marquis |
|
P |
2000-present |
Atlanta, St Louis, Chicago-NL |
|
Ed Mayer |
|
P |
1957-58 |
Chicago-NL |
|
Erskine Mayer |
|
P |
1912-19 |
Philadelphia-NL, Chicago-AL |
|
Sam Mayer |
|
OF/P |
1915 |
Washington |
|
Ed Mensor |
|
P |
1912-1914 |
Pittsburgh |
|
Mike Milchin |
|
P |
1996 |
Minnesota, Baltimore, LA-NL |
|
Norm Miller |
|
OF |
1965-74 |
Houston, Atlanta |
|
Buddy Myer |
|
2B/SS/3B |
1925-41 |
Washington, Boston-AL |
|
Sam Nahem |
|
P |
1938, 1941-42, 1948 |
Brooklyn, St. Louis-NL, Philadelphia-NL |
|
David Newhan |
|
2B, 3B |
1999 |
San Diego, Philadelphia, Baltimore |
|
Jeff Newman |
|
C |
1976-84 |
Oakland, Boston |
|
Barney Pelty |
|
P |
1903-12 |
St. Louis-AL, Washington |
|
Jacob Pike |
|
OF |
1877 |
Hartford-NL |
|
Lipman Pike |
|
OF/2B |
1871-78, 1881, 1887 |
Troy-NA, Balt-NA, Hartford-NA, St. Louis-NA, St. Louis-NL, Cincy-NL, Providence-NL,, Worcester-NL, NY-AA |
|
Jake Pitler |
|
2B |
1917-18 |
Pittsburgh |
|
Scott Radinsky |
|
P |
1990-93, 1995-2001 |
Chi-AL, Los Angeles, St. Louis, Cleveland. |
|
Steve Ratzer |
|
P |
1980-81 |
Montreal |
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Jimmy Reese (Solomon) |
|
2B |
1930-32 |
New York-AL, St. Louis |
|
Al Richter |
|
SS |
1951, 1953 |
Boston-AL |
|
Dave Roberts |
|
P |
1969-81 |
SD, Hous, Det, Chi-NL, SF, Pitt, Seattle, NY-NL |
|
Saul Rogovin |
|
P |
1949-53, 1955-57 |
Det, Chi-AL, Balt, Phila-NL |
|
Al Rosen |
|
3B |
1947-56 |
Cleveland |
|
Goody Rosen |
|
OF |
1937-39,1944-46 |
Brooklyn, New York-NL |
|
Harry Rosenberg |
|
OF |
1930 |
New York-NL |
|
Lou Rosenberg |
|
2B |
1923 |
Chicago-AL |
|
Steve Rosenberg |
|
P |
1988-91 |
Chicago-AL, San Diego |
|
Max Rosenfeld |
|
OF |
1931-33 |
Brooklyn |
|
Sy Rosenthal |
|
OF |
1925-26 |
Boston-AL |
|
Wayne Rosenthal |
|
P |
1991-92 |
Texas |
|
Marv Rotblatt |
|
P |
1948, 1950-51 |
Chicago-AL |
|
Mickey Rutner |
|
3B |
1947 |
Philadelphia-AL |
|
Mike Saipe |
|
P |
1998 |
Colorado |
|
Roger Samuels |
|
P |
1988-89 |
San Francisco, Pittsburgh |
|
Ike Samuls |
|
3B/SS |
1895 |
St. Louis-NL |
|
Moe Savransky |
|
P |
1954 |
Cincinnati |
|
Al Schacht |
|
P |
1919-21 |
Washington |
|
Sid Schacht |
|
P |
1950-51 |
St. Louis-AL, Boston-NL |
|
Hal Schacker |
|
P |
1945 |
Boston-NL |
|
Heinie Scheer |
|
2B/3B |
1922-23 |
Philadelphia-AL |
|
Richie Scheinblum |
|
OF |
1965, 1967-74 |
Cleve, Wash, KC, Cincy, Calif, StL-NL |
|
Mike Schemer |
|
1B |
1945-46 |
New York-NL |
|
Scott Schoeneweis |
|
P |
1999-present |
Anaheim, Chicago-AL, NY-NL |
|
Art Shamsky |
|
OF/1B |
1965-72 |
Cincinnati, New York-NL, Chicago-NL, Oakland |
|
Dick Sharon |
|
OF |
1973-75 |
Detroit, San Diego |
|
Larry Sherry |
|
P |
1958-68 |
Los Angeles-NL, Detroit, Houston, California |
|
Norm Sherry |
|
C |
1959-63 |
Los Angeles-NL, New York-NL |
|
Harry Shuman |
|
P |
1942-44 |
Pittsburgh, Philadelphia-NL |
|
Al Silvera |
|
OF |
1955-56 |
Cincinnati |
|
Fred Sington |
|
OF |
1934-39 |
Washington, Brooklyn (converted to Christianity following his playing days) |
|
Moses Solomon |
|
OF |
1923 |
New York-NL |
|
Bill Starr |
|
C |
1935-36 |
Washington |
|
Jeff Stember |
|
P |
1980 |
San Francisco |
|
Adam Stern |
|
OF |
2005-07 |
Boston, Baltimore |
|
Steve Stone |
|
P |
1971-81 |
San Francisco, Chicago-AL, Chicago-NL, Baltimore |
|
Bud Swartz |
|
P |
1947 |
St. Louis-AL |
|
Don Taussig |
|
OF |
1958, 1961-62 |
San Francisco, St. Louis-NL, Houston |
|
Bob Tufts |
|
P |
1981-82 |
San Francisco, Kansas City |
|
Eddie Turchin |
|
3B/SS |
1943 |
Cleveland |
|
Steve Wapnick |
|
P |
1990-91 |
Detroit, Chicago-AL |
|
Justin Wayne |
|
P |
2002-2004 |
Florida |
|
Lefty Weinert |
|
P |
1919-1924, 1927-1928, 1931 |
Phila-NL, Chicago-NL, New York-AL |
|
Phil Weintraub |
|
1B/OF |
1933-35, 1937-38, 1944-45 |
NY-NL, Cincy, Phila-NL |
|
Josh Whitesell |
|
1B |
2008 |
Arizona |
|
Ed Wineapple |
|
P |
1929 |
Washington |
|
Steve Yeager |
|
C |
1972-86 |
Los Angeles-NL, Seattle |
|
Larry Yellen |
|
P |
1963-64 |
Houston |
|
Kevin Youkilis |
|
3B, 1B |
2004-present |
Boston |
|
Guy Zinn |
|
OF |
1911-12, 1914-15 |
New York-AL, Boston-NL, Baltimore-FL |
|
Edward Zosky |
|
SS/3B |
1991-92, 1995, 1999 |
Toronto, Florida, Milwaukee |
I hope to provide daily updates regarding the performances of the ten Jewish ballplayers that I plan to call the “Daily Minyan.” I will provide biographical info on many past ballplayers, especially those of significance.
I will also provide you with my list of the 18 greatest Jewish ballplayers of all time. If you’re wondering why this is a top 18 list, the number “18,” in Hebrew numerology, stands for the word “Chai,” meaning “life.” It’s also a symbol for good luck — not that any of these guys need it.
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