1974's Eight Jewish - Baseball Players
keep your eye on their rookie
pitcher Bob Grossman. He
California last season. "I'm ing the off-season.
is only a year or two away
BY IRWIN COHEN
Speaking of Cleveland, from the big leagues.
There will be eight Jewish very happy playing in Cali-
baseball players in the major fornia," Richie said. "I only
IN THE ADVANCE BUILDING
leagues this season. That's want the chance to play
by including rookie Steve every day to show them what
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as his famous father Hank. two years I may just walk
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Mainly a first baseman who away from baseball," Holtz-
can also play third, Steve man said. "The traveling is
batter .281 for Spokane, the getting a bit too much. Be-
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majors. "Because I'm Hank two Jewish players, Steve
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Coming
to
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side
p e r f or m. "Hank
Tantalizing Tastes of
Greenberg and I were on the Cubs will make it easier for
Tiger team together," Evers Stone to go to work. The
Detroit Hilton
said. "And I saw Steve play right-handed pitcher lives on
in the minor leagues. I'll tell Chicago's Lake Shore Drive
Washington Blvd. at
you one thing about them, I and can see Wrigley Field
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never saw any ballplayers from his apartment. Besides
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Steve
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also
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who practiced as mud' or-
Mon. thru Thurs.
a
poet.
"I
don't
delude
my-
tried as hard as they did."
Cantonese and
11 to 10 p.m.
self," he said. "The main
Fri.
&
Sat.
Batting champ Rod Carew reason my poems were pub,
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is a recent convert to Juda-. lished is because I am Steve
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ism. Born in Panama, Carew Stone the ballplayer." Be-
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From New York
came to the United States at sides pitching and poetry,
the. age of 17 and finished Stone is entering the restau-
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Levy was celebrating her lander served as a cook dur-
birthday, a_friend introduced
her to Rod Carew. They dated
for a while, and the Levy's
invited the Minnesota second
baseman to a Passover seder.
"I never thought about pro-
posing until the night of en-
joyable Passover supp&,"
Air
Rod said. - "I was the only
different one there. They
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American League pitchers
met Ron Blomberg, much to
their chagrin. The first base-
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man who will not play on
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pur entered the record books
last season by becoming the
first designated hitter in the
major leagues. "I've been a
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winner df a most popular
Yankee player contest by
thousands of youngsters who
attend Yankee Stadium,
Blomberg has a great future.
Ex-New York manager,
Ralph Houk, now bossing the
Tigers says, "Blomberg can
be one of the best hitters in
the league."
The same words echoed by
many_ about Mike Epstein a
few seasons ago. Unfortu-
nately, Mike has not lived
up to statistical expectations.
Last year he slumped to a
measley .209 with only nine
home runs.
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