From: roger@crux.Princeton.EDU (Roger Lustig)
Subject: Re: Jewish Baseball Players?
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In article <1993Apr15.221049.14347@midway.uchicago.edu> thf2@midway.uchicago.edu writes:
>In article <1qkkodINN5f5@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu> pablo@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Pablo A Iglesias) writes:
>>In article <15APR93.14691229.0062@lafibm.lafayette.edu> VB30@lafibm.lafayette.edu (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