Reuben Ewing

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Reuben Ewing
Outfielder
Born: November 30, 1899(1899-11-30)
Odessa, Ukraine
Died: October 5, 1970 (aged 70)
West Hartford, Connecticut
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 21, 1921
for the St. Louis Cardinals
Final game
June 27, 1921
for the St. Louis Cardinals
Career statistics
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Teams
Career highlights and awards

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

Ewing was born in Odessa, Ukraine to Jewish-Russian parents and emigrated with them to the United 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 avoid anti-semitism Cohen became "Ewing". He later attended Lebanon Valley College.

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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.

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