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From: [email protected] (Roger Lustig)
Subject: Re: Jewish Baseball Players?
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In article <[email protected]> [email protected] writes:
>In article <[email protected]> [email protected] (Pablo A Iglesias) writes:
>>In article <[email protected]> [email protected] (VB30) writes:
>>>Just wondering. A friend and I were talking the other day, and
>>>we were (for some reason) trying to come up with names of Jewish
>>>baseball players, past and present. We weren't able to come up
>>>with much, except for Sandy Koufax, (somebody) Stankowitz, and
>>>maybe John Lowenstein. Can anyone come up with any more. I know
>>>it sounds pretty lame to be racking our brains over this, but
>>>humor us. Thanks for your help.
>>Hank Greenberg would have to be the most famous, because his Jewish
>>faith actually affected his play. (missing late season or was it world
>>series games because of Yom Kippur)
>The other Jewish HOF'er is Rod Carew (who converted).
Did he ever really convert? He married a Jewish woman, but I've never
heard him say he converted. Elliot Maddox, on the other hand...
>Lowenstein is Jewish, as well as Montana's only representative to the
>major leagues.
>Undeserving Cy Young award winner Steve Stone is Jewish. Between Stone,
>Koufax, Ken Holtzman (? might have the wrong pitcher, I'm thinking of the
>one who threw a no-hitter in both the AL and NL), and Big Ed Reulbach,
>that's quite a starting rotation. Moe Berg can catch. Harry Steinfeldt,
>the 3b in the Tinkers-Evers-Chance infield.
Yep, Holtzman. Saul Rogovin won an ERA title in 1949 or so before blowing out
the arm.
>Is Stanky Jewish? Or is that just a "Dave Cohen" kinda misinterpretation?
>Whatever, doesn't look like he stuck around the majors too long.
I'd be surprised. btw, they may just be shopping Gallego around to
make room for AS.
Roger