Al Rosen
Baseball Player
1924 –
Who is Al Rosen?
Albert Leonard "Al" Rosen, nicknamed "Flip" and "The Hebrew Hammer", is a former American professional baseball player who was a third baseman and right-handed slugger in the Major Leagues for ten seasons in the 1940s and 1950s.
He played his entire 10-year career with the Cleveland Indians in the American League, where he drove in 100 or more runs 5 years in a row, was a 4-time All-Star, twice led the league in home runs and twice in RBIs, and was an MVP. Rosen was a .285 career hitter, with 192 home runs and 717 RBIs in 1,044 games. He was selected for the All-Star Game every year between 1952 and 1955. Rosen appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated in 1955.
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- Born
- Feb 29, 1924
Spartanburg - Also known as
- Albert Leonard Rosen
- Al
- Flip
- Hebrew Hammer
- Parents
- Spouses
- Teresa Ann Blumberg
( - 1971/05/03) - Rita Kallman
- Teresa Ann Blumberg
- Children
- Religion
- Judaism
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Florida
- Lived in
- South Carolina
- Spartanburg
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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