Do you consider yourself a maven when it comes to Jewish players in Major League Baseball? Maybe… but what do you know about these outstanding pro baseballers: Morrie Arnovich; Mike Epstein; Sid Gordon (pictured); Elliott Maddox; Erskine Mayer; Dave Roberts; Goody Rosen; Barney Pelty; Larry Sherry; and Steve Stone? Become a super-maven by reading the second article linked below!
Quote: “Jewish (and many non-Jewish) baseball fans know the names and achievements of Sandy Koufax and Hank Greenberg, along with their hallowed status in the greater American Jewish history books. But they were far from the only Jewish ballplayers to make an impact on the game over the course of the 20th century.”
— The Jerusalem Post
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Photo: National Museum of American History
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