After tossing two no-hitters for his high school team in the Bronx, Feldman (aka, “Hank”) tried out for the New York Giants and pitched impressively enough to earn a minor-league contract. He worked his way up to the majors and saw steady action during the war years (the armed forces turned him down because he had tuberculosis as a child), but he defected to the Mexican League in 1946 and never made it back to the majors. On Sept. 21, 1941, he appeared in a game in which the lineup featured an all-time record four Jews. In addition to himself on the mound, the Giants’ starting nine included Morrie Arnovich (LF), Harry Danning (C) and Sid Gordon (CF). A lifelong music enthusiast, Feldman purchased and operated Elmore’s Records in Fort Smith, Ark., after his playing career ended, but he died of a heart attack at age 42 while boating on Lake Tenkiller in Oklahoma.