The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame was opened July 7,1981,in Netanya,Israel. It honors Jewish athletes and their accomplishments from anywhere around the world.
Goodwin George Rosen was a Canadian professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) before and after World War II for the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants. He batted and threw left-handed.
Morris Arnovich,nicknamed "Snooker",was an American baseball player. Arnovich played in Major League Baseball between 1936 and 1946 and played in the World Series winning team in 1940 as a part of the Cincinnati Reds. Playing as a line drive hitter,and fielding as an outfielder he began in MLB for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1936 where he played four seasons before joining the Reds for a season. After his time in Cincinnati,he joined the New York Giants for the 1941 season,and again for one game in 1946 after joining the United States Army.
Alan Brian Levine is an American former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who pitched 234 games in the minor leagues,and 416 games in the major leagues.
Philip Weintraub was an American professional baseball first baseman and outfielder.
Mose Hirsch Solomon,nicknamed the Rabbi of Swat was an American left-handed baseball player. In 1923,he hit 49 home runs in the minors,a new minor league record. He briefly played for the New York Giants in Major League Baseball in 1923.
Barney Pelty,was an American Major League Baseball pitcher known as "the Yiddish Curver" because he was one of the first Jewish baseball players in the American League. As of 2017 he is in the top-ten for his career of all pitchers in the St. Louis Browns/Baltimore Orioles franchise in batters hit by pitch (first),complete games (third),ERA (sixth),and innings pitched and shutouts (eighth).
Harry Feldman was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the New York Giants from 1941 to 1946.
Michael Schemer,nicknamed "Lefty",was an American professional baseball player whose eight-year career included 32 games played in Major League Baseball for the 1945–1946 New York Giants. A first baseman,he stood 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg).
Samuel Ralph Nahem,nicknamed "'Subway Sam",was an American pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1938),St. Louis Cardinals (1941),and Philadelphia Phillies. His professional baseball playing was interrupted by military service (1942–1946) with the United States Army in the European Theater of Operations during World War II.
JoséJoaquín Bautista Arias is a Dominican-born former right-handed pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1988 to 1997.
Anthony Michael Cogan is a retired American professional baseball pitcher. He played part of one season in Major League Baseball in 2001 for the Kansas City Royals. Cogan,who has been listed as 6' 2",bats and throws left-handed.
Samuel Arthur Bohne was an American second baseman,shortstop and third baseman who played six seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB).
William Arthur Cristall was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played with the Cleveland Blues in 1901. Cristall batted and threw left-handed. His playing height and weight were listed as 5 foot 7 inches and 145 lbs. He was Jewish.
Leo Fishel was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played one game for the New York Giants in 1899. He also attended Columbia University and became a lawyer after his professional baseball career was over. Fishel stood at 6' 0" and weighed 175 lbs.
Hyman Cohen was an American baseball pitcher who played seven games for the Chicago Cubs in one season of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1955. He batted and threw right-handed and served as a relief pitcher.
Richard Conger was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Detroit Tigers,Pittsburgh Pirates,and Philadelphia Phillies. His key pitch was the fastball.
Harry Kane was a professional baseball player. He played from 1902 to 1906. He was nicknamed Klondike.
Sidney Schacht was an American professional baseball player. Born in Bogota,New Jersey,he was Jewish. He was a right-handed pitcher who appeared in 19 games in the Major Leagues for the St. Louis Browns (1950–1951) and Boston Braves (1951). He was listed at 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and 175 pounds (79 kg). He was not related to Al Schacht,the former pitcher and coach known as "the Clown Prince of Baseball."
