Jewish Box Score
Games played Saturday September 30, 2023
Last updated: 10-01-2023 at 5:28 am ET
Giants fire manager Kapler
Top Stories
- Former MLB outfielder Gabe Kapler, who took over as Giants manager in 2020 and led club to franchise-best 107-55 record in 2021, is fired with 3 games remaining in regular season. San Francisco stood 13 games above .500 on August 4 but currently is 4 games under (9/29/2023)
- P Ryan Sherriff, who sported 2.70 ERA in 5 games with Red Sox this season, tossed 2 no-hit innings for Rays in 2020 World Series, and has represented Israel in international competition, announces retirement. “I can definitely hang my cleats up knowing I gave it all I can,” Sherriff writes on Instagram (9/29/2023)
News and Stats
(updated 9/30/2023)
- Israel faces Czech Republic today in team’s European Baseball Championship finale. Winner places 5th in 16-team tourney, while loser places 6th (9/30/2023)
- Which Jewish players will be in MLB playoffs? 1B Rowdy Tellez (Brewers), C Garrett Stubbs and current minor-league OF Dalton Guthrie (Phillies), P Dean Kremer (Orioles), and P Max Fried, OF Kevin Pillar, and current minor-league P Jared Shuster (Braves) are on teams headed to post-season. Astros and 3B Alex Bregman must win at least one of 2 remaining games to earn third and final A.L. Wild Card spot. 1B Matt Mervis (Cubs) and 1B Spencer Horwitz (Blue Jays) both made MLB debuts this season and are with franchises that have a slim chance of making playoffs. 2B Zack Gelof (Athletics), OF Joc Pederson (Giants), current minor-league P Zack Weiss (Red Sox), and pitchers Kenny Rosenberg (Angels), Jake Bird (Rockies), and Eli Morgan (Guardians) all are with franchises that have been eliminated from contention (9/30/2023)
- 3B Alex Bregman (Astros) goes 2-for-4 and scores Houston’s first run in 2-1 win over Diamondbacks (9/29/2023)
- RF Kevin Pillar (Braves) goes 2-for-4 with RBI single in 10-6 loss to Nationals (9/29/2023)
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Transactions
- No new transactions on 9/29/2023
- Red Sox option P Zack Weiss to Triple-A (9/23/2023)
- Braves place P Max Fried on 15-day injured list with index-finger blister (9/22/2023)
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On This Date: September 30
- 1923: RF Mose Solomon New York Giants) makes splash in debut, hitting tie-breaking double in bottom of 10th inning to defeat Boston Braves. Seven days later, Solomon goes 2-for-4 in second and final major-league appearance
- 1928: C Ike Danning (St. Louis Browns) shines in debut, going 2-for-3 with walk and RBI in loss to Washington Senators. Nine days later, Danning goes 1-for-3 in second and final major-league appearance
- 1929: Sidney Weil becomes president of Cincinnati Reds after purchasing team for $650,000
- 1945: Grand-slam, go-ahead HR in top of 9th inning by 1B Hank Greenberg leads Detroit Tigers to win over St. Louis Browns on final day of regular season. Victory allows Tigers to avoid one-game playoff for A.L. pennant against Washington Senators
- 1950: C Harry Chozen, who had brief stint with Cincinnati Reds in 1937, is named manager of Lake Charles Lakers in Gulf Coast League (Class B)
- 1956: 1B Al Rosen (Cleveland Indians), a 4-time All Star who won A.L. MVP award in 1953 and is only 32 years old, goes 0-for-2 in final game of career, a loss to Detroit Tigers
- 2011: LF Ryan Braun (Milwaukee Brewers) is named N.L. Player of the Month after hitting .330 with 8 HRs, 22 RBIs, and .988 OPS
- 2019: Former major-league C Brad Ausmus is fired as manager of Los Angeles Angels after going 72-90 in sole season with club
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Season Stats
| Player/Pos | Tm | AB | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SB |
| H. Bader CF | NYY | 288 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 37 | .240 | .278 | 17 |
| H. Bader CF | CIN | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .161 | .235 | 3 |
| A. Bregman 3B | HOU | 618 | 28 | 3 | 24 | 96 | .261 | .362 | 3 |
| Z. Gelof 2B | OAK | 265 | 20 | 1 | 14 | 32 | .272 | .342 | 14 |
| D. Guthrie OF | PHI | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .286 | 0 |
| S. Horwitz 1B | TOR | 39 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .256 | .341 | 0 |
| M. Mervis 1B | CHC | 90 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | .167 | .242 | 0 |
| J. Pederson DH | SFG | 354 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 51 | .234 | .349 | 0 |
| K. Pillar CF | ATL | 193 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 32 | .233 | .252 | 4 |
| G. Stubbs C | PHI | 111 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | .189 | .256 | 1 |
| R. Tellez 1B | MIL | 311 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 47 | .215 | .289 | 0 |
| All Jews | | 2324 | 102 | 11 | 87 | 327 | .238 | N/A | 42 |
| Total MLB | | | | | | | .249 | N/A | |
| Pitcher | Team | W | L | ERA | G | IP | SV | SO | BB | |
| J. Bird | COL | 3 | 3 | 4.38 | 69 | 88.1 | 0 | 75 | 26 |
| R. Bleier | BOS | 1 | 0 | 5.28 | 27 | 30.2 | 0 | 16 | 5 |
| M. Fried | ATL | 8 | 1 | 2.55 | 14 | 77.2 | 0 | 80 | 18 |
| D. Kremer | BAL | 13 | 5 | 4.12 | 32 | 172.2 | 0 | 157 | 55 |
| E. Morgan | CLE | 5 | 2 | 4.14 | 61 | 67.1 | 1 | 75 | 24 |
| K. Rosenberg | LAA | 2 | 2 | 3.82 | 7 | 33.0 | 0 | 29 | 14 |
| R. Sherriff | BOS | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 5 | 6.2 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| J. Shuster | ATL | 4 | 3 | 5.64 | 11 | 52.2 | 0 | 30 | 26 |
| R. Tellez | MIL | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 105 | 567.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Z. Weiss | LAA | 1 | 0 | 5.06 | 6 | 5.1 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Z. Weiss | BOS | 0 | 0 | 2.08 | 6 | 8.2 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| All Jews | | 37 | 16 | 2.00 | | 1110.0 | 1 | 483 | 176 |
| Total MLB | | | | 4.14 | | | | | |
2023 Jewish Draft Picks
- C Will King (Eastern Kentucky U.), selected by Braves (Round 20, #609 overall)
- P Ben Simon (Elon U.), selected by Mets (Rd 13, #396)
- OF RJ Schreck (Vanderbilt U.), selected by Mariners (Rd 9, #277)
- OF Zach Levenson (U. of Miami), selected by Cardinals (Rd 5, #158)
- 3B Jake Gelof (U. of Virginia), selected by Dodgers (Rd 2, #60)
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