Morrie Arnovich
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| Leftfielder | |||
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Born: November 16, 1910 Superior, Wisconsin |
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Died: July 20, 1959 (aged 48) Superior, Wisconsin |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 14, 1936, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| April 21, 1946, for the New York Giants | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .287 | ||
| Runs scored | 234 | ||
| Putouts | 1,260 | ||
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Morrie (Morris) Arnovich, known as Snooker, (November 16, 1910 – July 20, 1959) was a stocky Major League Baseball outfielder. He was a line drive hitter and he played seven seasons for the Philadelphia Phillies, the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Giants between 1936, and 1941, and again for one game in 1946.
One of the most religious Jewish major leaguers, Arnovich kept kosher his whole life. Arnovich was a two-time All-Wisconsin basketball star at the University of Wisconsin–Superior.
Arnovich's professional baseball career began at age 22 with the Superior Blues, the champions of the newly revived Northern League in 1933. A shortstop that year, he hit .331 and slugged .495 with 17 steals. He was fifth in average and fourth in homers, with 14. His .918 fielding was best of any shortstop with 50 or more games that season, and he made the unofficial All-Star team listed by the Spalding Guide. Returning to Superior in 1934, Arnovich hit .374 to take the Northern League batting title, and his 21 homers tied for fifth. He hit three homers in one game that year.
The Philadelphia Phillies purchased his contract in 1935, and assigned him to the Hazleton Mountaineers of the New York–Pennsylvania League. He hit .305 that year.
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