Sports Shemitahs April, 2015

So… how is he Jewish? His Hall of Fame election was announced on March 8, 1966 (16 Adar 5726, a Shemitah)

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So… how is he Jewish?

His Hall of Fame election was announced on March 8, 1966 (16 Adar 5726, a Shemitah).
He gave his Hall of Fame induction speech in August of 1966, still in a Shemitah.

What about… Honus Wagner?

What about… Honus WAGNER?

He was the son of German immigrants, and he was not Jewish… but many Germans have Jewish ancestry.
Many Jewish people are named Wagner, including Rabbi Israel Wagner of the Jewish congregation at Beach Haven, New Jersey.
Honus Wagner was nicknamed “The Flying Dutchman” for his phenomenal speed and his German heritage (“Dutch” for “Deutsch”), Casey Stengel’s other nickname was “Dutch” for the same reason.

Honus Wagner

He played 21 seasons (21 = 3 x SEVEN)
He had enormous success on the baseball field; he tied with Babe Ruth for second (behind only Ty Cobb) when the first Hall of Fame election was conducted in 1936
Honus Wagner is, even nearly 100 years after his retirement, considered the greatest shortstop of all time.
He was such a good fielder that he was the best at any position he played.

Honus Wagner

He debuted in a Shemitah (19 Tamuz 5657, or July 19, 1897)
He played his last game on the very day of Yom Teruah (Rosh Hashanah) of the Jubilee year directly following a seventh Shemitah, a day that only occurs twice in a century

Honus Wagner

He led the Pirates to a National League pennant in 1902 (there was no World Series that year).
He led the NL in runs scored, doubles, RBI’s, stolen bases, slugging percentage, and getting hit by a pitch.
In 1903, he led the Pirates to another pennant and led the NL in triples, along with winning his second of eight batting titles, with an average of .355.
The end of the 1902 season and most of the 1903 season took place in a Shemitah.
After the end of the Shemitah, in the 1903 World Series, Wagner struggled as the Pirates lost to the Boston Pilgrims (now the Red Sox), 5 games to three.

Honus Wagner

He led the Pirates to victory in the next World Series to be played in a Shemitah: 1909.
He batted a crisp .333 (to Ty Cobb’s anemic .231) and drove in 7 (that’s SEVEN) runs.
Take a look at his pictures – notice anything about his face? Italians are known for tending to have large Roman noses.
Now, which other ethnic group is known for having prominent noses? No, I don’t think it’s Germans…

The Balfour Declaration

Issued November 9, 1917 (24 Cheshvan 5678), in a Jubilee Year
“His Majesty's government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavors to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine, or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country.”

Al Schacht

“The Clown-Prince of Baseball”
He wrote: "There is talk that I am Jewish—just because my father was Jewish, my mother is Jewish, I speak Yiddish, and once studied to be a rabbi and a cantor. Well, that's how rumors get started."
Pitched for the Washington Senators for three seasons (1919 – 1921)
Won exactly 14 games (2 x SEVEN)

Moe Berg

Moe Berg played one season for Brooklyn in 1923, then returned three years later in 1926 and played 14 seasons after that.
He graduated from Princeton University and Columbia Law School
Berg spoke several languages and regularly read 10 newspapers a day.
During World War II, he was valuable as a spy for the OSS (Office of Strategic Services)

Buddy Myer

Buddy Myer played with the Washington Senators (and a year and a half with the Red Sox) for 17 seasons from 1925 to 1941.
He played 80 games or more in 14 seasons.
He had several very good seasons, including 1935, when he won the American League batting title with a .349 average.
He ended his career with an outstanding total of 2131 hits and a .303 career batting average.
One of his last best seasons was in the Shemitah year of 1938, when he, at the age of 34, he hit a career-best 6 home runs. His batting average of .336 didn’t lead the league, but it was certainly excellent.
His on-base average was also a career-best .454, and his slugging percentage was a career-second-best .464. That gave him an OPS of .918, also a career-best.

Ike Danning

Ike was the brother of Harry Danning, a Jewish player for the New York Giants in the 1930’s and ’40’s
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So… how is he Jewish? His Hall of Fame election was announced on March 8, 1966 (16 Adar 5726, a Shemitah)

Sports Shemitahs April, 2015

So… how is he Jewish? His Hall of Fame election was announced on March 8, 1966 (16 Adar 5726, a Shemitah)

So… how is he Jewish?

His Hall of Fame election was announced on March 8, 1966 (16 Adar 5726, a Shemitah).

He gave his Hall of Fame induction speech in August of 1966, still in a Shemitah.

What about… Honus Wagner?

What about… Honus WAGNER?

He was the son of German immigrants, and he was not Jewish… but many Germans have Jewish ancestry.

Many Jewish people are named Wagner, including Rabbi Israel Wagner of the Jewish congregation at Beach Haven, New Jersey.

Honus Wagner was nicknamed “The Flying Dutchman” for his phenomenal speed and his German heritage (“Dutch” for “Deutsch”), Casey Stengel’s other nickname was “Dutch” for the same reason.

Honus Wagner

He played 21 seasons (21 = 3 x SEVEN)

He had enormous success on the baseball field; he tied with Babe Ruth for second (behind only Ty Cobb) when the first Hall of Fame election was conducted in 1936

Honus Wagner is, even nearly 100 years after his retirement, considered the greatest shortstop of all time.

He was such a good fielder that he was the best at any position he played.

Honus Wagner

He debuted in a Shemitah (19 Tamuz 5657, or July 19, 1897)

He played his last game on the very day of Yom Teruah (Rosh Hashanah) of the Jubilee year directly following a seventh Shemitah, a day that only occurs twice in a century

Honus Wagner

He led the Pirates to a National League pennant in 1902 (there was no World Series that year).

He led the NL in runs scored, doubles, RBI’s, stolen bases, slugging percentage, and getting hit by a pitch.

In 1903, he led the Pirates to another pennant and led the NL in triples, along with winning his second of eight batting titles, with an average of .355.

The end of the 1902 season and most of the 1903 season took place in a Shemitah.

After the end of the Shemitah, in the 1903 World Series, Wagner struggled as the Pirates lost to the Boston Pilgrims (now the Red Sox), 5 games to three.

Honus Wagner

He led the Pirates to victory in the next World Series to be played in a Shemitah: 1909.

He batted a crisp .333 (to Ty Cobb’s anemic .231) and drove in 7 (that’s SEVEN) runs.

Take a look at his pictures – notice anything about his face? Italians are known for tending to have large Roman noses.

Now, which other ethnic group is known for having prominent noses? No, I don’t think it’s Germans…

The Balfour Declaration

The Balfour Declaration

Issued November 9, 1917 (24 Cheshvan 5678), in a Jubilee Year

Al Schacht

Al Schacht

“The Clown-Prince of Baseball”

He wrote: "There is talk that I am Jewish—just because my father was Jewish, my mother is Jewish, I speak Yiddish, and once studied to be a rabbi and a cantor. Well, that's how rumors get started."

Pitched for the Washington Senators for three seasons (1919 – 1921)

Won exactly 14 games (2 x SEVEN)

Moe Berg

Moe Berg

Moe Berg played one season for Brooklyn in 1923, then returned three years later in 1926 and played 14 seasons after that.

He graduated from Princeton University and Columbia Law School

Berg spoke several languages and regularly read 10 newspapers a day.

During World War II, he was valuable as a spy for the OSS (Office of Strategic Services)

Buddy Myer

Buddy Myer played with the Washington Senators (and a year and a half with the Red Sox) for 17 seasons from 1925 to 1941.

He played 80 games or more in 14 seasons.

He had several very good seasons, including 1935, when he won the American League batting title with a .349 average.

He ended his career with an outstanding total of 2131 hits and a .303 career batting average.

One of his last best seasons was in the Shemitah year of 1938, when he, at the age of 34, he hit a career-best 6 home runs. His batting average of .336 didn’t lead the league, but it was certainly excellent.

His on-base average was also a career-best .454, and his slugging percentage was a career-second-best .464. That gave him an OPS of .918, also a career-best.

Ike Danning

Ike was the brother of Harry Danning, a Jewish player for the New York Giants in the 1930’s and ’40’s