Thank You, Maxwell Kates,
For a Job Well Done!
Addendum: Jewish Big League Baseball Players
(A Fairly Exhaustive List from Wikipedia)
- Cal Abrams, US, outfielder[2]
- Rubén Amaro, Jr., US, former outfielder, assistant (Boston Red Sox)[2]
- Morrie Arnovich, US, outfielder, All-Star[2]
- Brad Ausmus, US, catcher, All-Star, 3x Gold Glove, manager of the Detroit Tigers[2]
- José Bautista, Dominican-born, pitcher[2]
- Robert “Bo” Belinsky, US, pitcher. Pitched no-hit game as rookie with Los Angeles Angels in 1962.[3]
- Moe Berg, US, catcher & shortstop, and spy for US in World War II[2]
- Richard Bleier, US, pitcher (Baltimore Orioles)
- Ron Blomberg, US, DH/first baseman/outfielder, Major League Baseball’s first designated hitter[4]
- Lou Boudreau, US, shortstop, 8x All-Star, batting title, MVP, Baseball Hall of Fame, manager[2]
- Ralph Branca, US, pitcher, 3x All-Star[5]
- Ryan Braun, US, outfielder, 2007 Rookie of the Year, home run champion, 5x All-Star, 5x Silver Slugger, 2011 National League MVP (Milwaukee Brewers)[6]
- Alex Bregman, US, infielder (Houston Astros)
- Craig Breslow, US, relief pitcher (Minnesota Twins)[2]
- Mark Clear, US, relief pitcher, 2x All-Star[7]
- Andy Cohen, US, second baseman, coach
- Harry Danning, US, catcher, 4x All-Star[2][8]
- Ike Davis, US, first baseman[9]
- Cody Decker, US, first baseman
- Moe Drabowsky, US, pitcher[10]
- Harry Eisenstat, US, pitcher[11]
- Mike Epstein, US, first baseman[2]
- Harry Feldman, US, pitcher[2]
- Scott Feldman, US, pitcher (Cincinnati Reds)[2]
- Gavin Fingleson, South African-born Australian, Olympic silver medalist[12]
- Nate Freiman, US, first baseman (Boston Red Sox)[13][14]
- Max Fried, US, pitcher (Atlanta Braves)[15]
- Sam Fuld, US, outfielder (Oakland Athletics)[16]
- Brad Goldberg, US, pitcher (Chicago White Sox)[17]
- Sid Gordon, US, outfielder & third baseman, 2x All-Star[2]
- John Grabow, US, relief pitcher[2]
- Shawn Green, US, right fielder, 2x All-Star, Gold Glove, Silver Slugger[2]
- Hank Greenberg, US, first baseman & outfielder, 5x All-Star, 4x home run champion, 4x RBI leader, 2x MVP, Baseball Hall of Fame[2]
- Ken Holtzman, US, starting pitcher, 2x All-Star[2]
- Joe Horlen, US, pitcher, All-Star, ERA leader[2]
- Gabe Kapler, US, outfielder[2]
- Ty Kelly, US, utility player[2]
- Ian Kinsler, US, second baseman, 3x All-Star (Detroit Tigers)[18]
- Sandy Koufax, US, starting pitcher, 6x All-Star, 5x ERA leader, 4x strikeouts leader, 3x Wins leader, 2x W-L% leader, 1 perfect game, MVP, 3x Cy Young Award, Baseball Hall of Fame[2]
- Barry Latman, US, pitcher[11]
- Ryan Lavarnway, US, catcher (Oakland Athletics)[19]
- Al Levine, US, relief pitcher[2]
- Jesse Levis, US, catcher, (Cleveland Indians and Milwaukee Brewers)[20]
- Mike Lieberthal, US, catcher, 2x All-Star, Gold Glove[2]
- Elliott Maddox, US, outfielder & third baseman[2]
- Jason Marquis, US, starting pitcher, Silver Slugger, All Star (free agent)[2]
- Erskine Mayer, US, pitcher[2]
- Bob Melvin, US, catcher & manager of the Oakland Athletics[21]
- Norm Miller, outfielder (Houston Astros) (see note “My Bad” @ end of list)
- Jon Moscot, US, pitcher (Cincinnati Reds)[22]
- Sam Nahem, US, pitcher[2]
- Jeff Newman, US, catcher & first baseman, All-Star, manager[2]
- Joc Pederson, US, outfielder (Los Angeles Dodgers)[23]
- Barney Pelty, US, pitcher[2]
- Lipman Pike, US, outfielder, second baseman, & manager, 4x home run champion, RBI leader[2]
- Kevin Pillar, US, outfielder (Toronto Blue Jays)
- Aaron Poreda, US, pitcher [2]
- Scott Radinsky, US, relief pitcher[2]
- Dave Roberts, US, pitcher[2]
- Saul Rogovin, US, pitcher[2]
- Al Rosen, US, third baseman & first baseman, 4x All-Star, 2x home run champion, 2x RBI leader, MVP[2]
- Goody Rosen, Canada, outfielder, All-Star[2]
- Harry Rosenberg, US, outfielder[21]
- Lou Rosenberg, US, second baseman[21]
- Larry Rothschild, US, pitcher (Detroit Tigers), manager (Tampa Bay Rays), caoch (New York Yankees)
- Josh Satin, US, second baseman [24]
- Richie Scheinblum, US, outfielder, All-Star[2]
- Scott Schoeneweis, US, pitcher[2]
- Art Shamsky, US, outfielder & first baseman[2]
- Ryan Sherriff, US, pitcher (St. Louis Cardinals)[25]
- Larry Sherry, US, relief pitcher[2]
- Norm Sherry, US, catcher & manager[2]
- Mose Solomon, US, outfielder[2]
- George Stone, US, outfielder, 1x batting title[26]
- Steve Stone, US, starting pitcher, All-Star, Cy Young Award[2]
- Danny Valencia, US, third baseman (Seattle Mariners)[27]
- Phil “Mickey” Weintraub, US, first baseman & outfielder
- Steve Yeager, US, catcher[2]
- Kevin Youkilis, US, first baseman, third baseman, & left fielder, 3x All-Star, Gold Glove, Hank Aaron Award[2]
- Josh Zeid, US, pitcher[28]
My bad. The Wikipedia List first missed Norm Miller and I then compounded the mistake by not checking his absence at data entry. Thanks to good friend Ken Katzen and his friend, Alan Aronowitz, our egregious Houston omission has now been noted and corrected here. Alan Aronowitz also later filled another hole with the addition of Larry Rothschild to the list.
On the heels of that wonderful article on Jewish Houston MLB Franchise personnel that Maxwell Kates now has written for very recent publication in The Pecan Park Eagle, we wish to offer this list of confirmed former and current major league baseball players. Have fun making out your own full roster and starting lineup. Whatever you individually decide, you should be ready to play for the pennant in the era and league of your own choosing.
The link to “Top 10 Astros Batting Averages By Season” by Maxwell Kates is:
https://bill37mccurdy.com/2017/11/28/top-10-houston-astros-batting-averages-by-season/
If you care to check out individual season and career stats, try Baseball Reference.com
https://www.baseball-reference.com/
Have fun!
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Bill McCurdy
Principal Writer, Editor, Publisher
The Pecan Park Eagle
The Pecan Park Eagle 
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