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Jewish players have played in Major League Baseball since the league came into existence, with Lip Pike being the first. With the surge of Jewish immigrants from Europe to the United States at the turn of the 20th century, baseball, then the most popular sport in the country and referred to as the "National Pastime", became a way for children of Jewish immigrants to assimilate into American ...
Jewish players have played in professional baseball since its beginnings in the mid-19th century. With the surge of Jewish immigrants from Europe to the United States at the turn of the 20th century, baseball, then the most popular sport in the country and referred to as the "National Pastime", became a way for children of Jewish immigrants to assimilate into American life. [1]
Pages in category "Jewish American baseball players" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 251 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Greenberg remains one of only 10 baseball players to ever hit 58 home runs in a single season. He led the major leagues in home runs four times, which puts him inside the top 10 for this ...
Lou Boudreau (Jewish mother), 8x All-Star, batting title, MVP, Baseball Hall of Fame, manager [1] Ralph Branca, pitcher, 3x All-Star (Jewish mother) [3] Ryan Braun, outfielder, 2007 Rookie of the Year, home run champion, 5x All-Star, 5x Silver Slugger, 2011 National League MVP [1] Alex Bregman, infielder (Houston Astros) Craig Breslow, pitcher [1]
A stand-out on both offense and defense, he drove in 100 or more runs five consecutive years, was a four-time All-Star, twice led the league in home runs and twice in runs batted in (RBIs), and was an AL Most Valuable Player. Rosen was a .285 career hitter, with 192 home runs and 717 RBIs in 1,044 games.
Roberts was one of the best Jewish pitchers all-time in major league history through 2010, ranking fourth in career games (445; behind only Scott Schoeneweis, Ken Holtzman, and John Grabow), fourth in wins (103) and strikeouts (957) behind Sandy Koufax, Holtzman, and Steve Stone, and seventh in ERA (3.78). [1]
It includes American baseball people that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Notable Jewish American people who have played, managed, coached or have been involved in baseball .