- Reuben Ewing
Infobox MLB retired
name=Reuben Ewing
position=Outfielder
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textcolor1=white
textcolor2=whitebirthdate=birth date|1899|11|30|mf=y
Odessa ,Ukraine
deathdate=death date and age|1970|10|5|1899|11|30West Hartford, Connecticut
bats=Right
throws=Right
debutdate=June 21
debutyear=by|1921
debutteam=St. Louis Cardinals
finaldate=June 27
finalyear=by|1921
finalteam=St. Louis Cardinals
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stat1value=0
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*St. Louis Cardinals (by|1921)
highlights=Reuben Ewing (born Ruben Cohen on
November 30 ,1899 ) was aJewish Russian-Americanbaseball player for theSt. Louis Cardinals .Ewing was born in
Odessa ,Ukraine to Jewish-Russian parents and emigrated with them to theUnited States in 1904. As a child he showed brilliant athletic talent, a foreshadow of his later achievement of making the major leagues. In order to avoidanti-semitism Cohen became "Ewing". He later attendedLebanon Valley College .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.ources
*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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