By Scott Barancik, Editor On September 5, 1927, Lefty Weinert tossed a 6-1, complete-game win over the St. Louis Cardinals in the first game of a doubleheader at Wrigley Field, yielding 5 hits and no earned runs. It wasn’t just the 25-year-old southpaw’s Chicago Cubs premiere. It also marked the very first Jewish appearance in this storied franchise’s history….
Buying something on Amazon.com? Please use our link JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Jason Marquis signed a one-year, $3-million deal with the Minnesota Twins last week. The Twins will be his 7th team over a 12-year major-league career but first in the American League. A left-hander with a career 4.55 ERA and 104-98 record, Marquis split last…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Jason Marquis became the 5th Jewish pitcher to win 100 games on Tuesday (5/10/2011), leading the Washington Nationals to a 7-6 victory over the Atlanta Braves. Marquis, who spent the first 4 years of his MLB career with Atlanta, held the Braves to one run through the first 7 innings. He…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Baseball, as we all know, is a stats-obsessed sport. Some fans are more interested in a player’s career HR total or on-base percentage than in his personal journey to the Majors. That’s one of the nice things about Matzoh Balls and Baseballs, a book recently published by longtime Georgia State University…
