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Ewing, Reuben, 1899-1970
NationalityUkrainian-American
BiographyMLB Pinch Hitter, Pinch Runner and Shortstop; "Reuben Ewing (born Reuben Cohen on November 30, 1899) was a Jewish Ukrainian-American baseball player for the St. Louis Cardinals. Ewing (then Cohen) was born in Odessa, Ukraine to Jewish-Ukrainian parents and emigrated with them to the United States in 1904 (...). In order to avoid anti-semitism Cohen became "Ewing". 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." -- Wikipedia
