Reuben Ewing

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

Early life[]

Ewing (then Cohen) was born in Odessa, Ukraine to Jewish-Ukrainian 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 anti-semitism Cohen became "Ewing". He later attended Hartford High School and Lebanon Valley College.^[2]

Professional career[]

In 1921, Reuben received a contract with the St. Louis Cardinals. His short career featured no highlights and lasted only three games and spanned only seven days from June 21 to June 27, with Ewing at bat once. He was an outfielder Although in his amateur career he had at times played second base.

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Sources[]

• http://www.baseball-reference.com/e/ewingre01.shtml
• http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Reuben_Ewing
• http://www.sportspool.com/baseball/players/E/ewingre01.php

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