Morrie Arnovich
Overview
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outfielder
Outfielder
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. He was a line drive hitter and he played seven seasons for the Philadelphia Phillies
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, the Cincinnati Reds
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and the New York Giants
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between , and , and again for one game in .
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
University of Wisconsin–Superior
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.
Arnovich's professional baseball career began at age 22 with the Superior Blues
Superior Blues
The Superior Blues were a minor league baseball team based in Superior, Wisconsin, USA. The first incarnation of the team played in the Minnesota-Wisconsin League in 1909. A team would not go by that name again until 1933. From 1933 to 1942 and from 1946 to 1955 the Blues played in the Northern...
, the champions of the newly revived Northern League
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in .
