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Reuben Ewing

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Reuben Ewing
Outfielder
Born: (1899-11-30)November 30, 1899
Odessa, Russian Empire
Died: October 5, 1970(1970-10-05) (aged 70)
West Hartford, Connecticut
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 21, 1921, for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
June 27, 1921, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
Games played3
At bats1
Hits0
Teams

Reuben Ewing (born Cohen on November 30, 1899) was a Ukrainian-born American professional baseball player for the St. Louis Cardinals.

Early life

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Ewing (then Cohen) was born in Odessa, Russian Empire to Ukrainian-Jewish parents and emigrated with them to the United States in 1904, and was Jewish.[1] As a child he showed brilliant athletic talent, a foreshadow of his later achievement of making the major leagues. In order to avoid antisemitism Cohen became "Ewing". He later attended Hartford High School and Lebanon Valley College.[2]

Professional career

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In 1921, while still a student at Lebanon Valley, Reuben received a contract with the St. Louis Cardinals.[3] His short career featured no highlights and lasted only three games and spanned only seven days from June 21 to June 27.

In the only plate appearance of his professional career, he was struck out by future Hall of Fame pitcher Eppa Rixey while pinch hitting for pitcher Tink Riviere.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Big League Jews". Jewish Sports Review. 12 (137): 18. January–February 2020.
  2. ^ Burton A. Boxerman, Benita W. Boxerman (October 10, 2014). Jews and Baseball: Volume 1, Entering the American Mainstream, 1871-1948. ISBN 9781476605142. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  3. ^ Horvitz, Peter S.; Horvitz, Joachim (2001). The Big Book of Jewish Baseball. SP Books. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-56171-973-0. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  4. ^ "Cincinnati Reds at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score, June 27, 1921". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
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