Check out this excerpt from Peter Ephross’ new book, Jewish Major Leaguers in Their Own Words: Oral Histories of 23 Players. Notes Ephross:

Jewish players on the whole have fared better than average. They hit 2,032 homers—0.9 percent of the Major League total, and a bit higher than would be expected by their percentage of all players. Their .265 batting average is 3 percentage points higher than the overall average.

Continue reading "It's Baseball's Opening Day, and a Time to Celebrate Jewish Ballplayers" at...

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Check out this excerpt from Peter Ephross’ new book, Jewish Major Leaguers in Their Own Words: Oral Histories of 23 Players. Notes Ephross:

Jewish players on the whole have fared better than average. They hit 2,032 homers—0.9 percent of the Major League total, and a bit higher than would be expected by their percentage of all players. Their .265 batting average is 3 percentage points higher than the overall average.

Continue reading "It's Baseball's Opening Day, and a Time to Celebrate Jewish Ballplayers" at...

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