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This date in Jewish sports: Shawn Green
What am I doing here?
At the risk of blowing my own horn, I wanted to say that my essays on Shawn Green, Hank Greenberg, and Sandy Koufax are included in the recently-released Encyclopedia of Jewish American Popular Culture, edited by Jack. R. Fischel with Susan M. Ortmann (Greenwood Press).
I’m kvelling.
Hebrew homer trivia
Did you know:
Hank Greenberg’s 206 home runs were the seventh-most from 1930-39.
On Aug. 12, 1966, Art Shamsky hit two extra-inning round-trippers in the same game, a 14-11 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Shawn Green is one of only 15 batters to hit four home runs in one game. He accomplished this rarity on May 23, 2002 [...]
Birthday greetings
Shawn Green, former Blue Jay, Dodger, Diamondback, and Met, turns 36 today.
It’s a bit early to tell, but could Green be the last of the high-level Jewish players to concern himself with playing on the High Holy Days? The first and foremost, of course, was Hank Greenberg. A generation later, it was Sandy Koufax, and [...]
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