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Jewish major leaguers by the (uniform) numbers

In 1929, the Indians and Yankees were the first two teams to use uniform numbers.

They became standard league-wide in 1932.

1 — Jim Levey, Milt Galatzer, Sid Gordon, Joe Ginsberg, Eddie Zosky, Sam Fuld, Kevin Pillar

2 — Joe Ginsberg, Danny Valencia, Alex Bregman, Harrison Bader, Spencer Horwitz

3 — Harry Danning, Morrie Arnovich, Lou Limmer, Skip Jutze, Ian Kinsler, Josh Satin, Joc Pederson, Alex Bregman

4 — Sid Gordon, Mike Epstein, Joc Pederson, Harrison Bader

5 — Hank Greenberg, Phil Weintraub, Norm Sherry, Richie Scheinblum, Mike Epstein, Jeff Newman, Ian Kinsler, Sam Fuld, Kevin Pillar

6 — Fred Sington, Sid Gordon, Mike Epstein, Eric Helfand

7 — Jonah Goldman, Hank Greenberg, Lou Brower, Harry Chozen, Al Rosen, Art Shamsky, Brad Ausmus, Nate Freiman

8 — Harry Danning, Cal Abrams, Ryan Braun

9 — Moe Berg, Jimmie Reese, Harry Danning,  Joe Ginsberg, Saul Rogovin, Richie Scheinblum, Skip Jutze, David Newhan, Harrison Bader

10 — Moe Berg, Jonah Goldman, Harry Danning, Harry Eisenstat, Harry Shuman, Ron Blomberg, Adam Greenberg

11 — Sid Schacht, Brad Ausmus, David Newhan, Adam Stern, Kevin Pillar, Garrett Stubbs, Rowdy Tellez

12 — Syd Cohen, Art Shamsky, Mike Epstein, Ron Blomberg, Brad Ausmus, Jesse Levis, Kevin Pillar, Harrison Bader

13 — Dick Sharon, Josh Satin, Jim Gaudet

14 — Alta Cohen, Phil Weintraub, Syd Cohen, Harry Eisenstat, Harry Feldman, Eddie Turchin, Saul Rogovin, Lou Limmer, Don Taussig, Jesse Levis, Mike Lieberthal, David Newhan

15 — Phil Weintraub, Chick Starr, Joe Ginsberg, Larry Sherry, Bob Davis, Dave Roberts, Shawn Green, Brian Kowitz, Ike Davis, Danny Valencia, Ty Kelly

16 — Eddie Zosky, Jesse Levis

17 — Al Rosen, Steve Hertz, Dave Roberts, Bob Tufts, David Newhan, Adam Greenberg, Craig Breslow, Ike Davis, Kevin Pillar

18 — Harry Eisenstat, Sam Nahem, Harry Feldman, Cal Abrams, Barry Latman, Mike Epstein, Skip Jutze, Gabe Kapler, Dalton Guthrie

19 — Lefty Weinert, Moe Berg, Milt Galatzer, Fred Sington, Richie Scheinblum, Gabe Kapler, Danny Valencia

20 — Harry Eisenstat, Sid Gordon, Ed Mayer, Don Taussig, Ruben Amaro Jr., Shawn Green, Mike Saipe, Kevin Youkilis, Ryan Lavarnway, Zack Gelof

21 — Izzy Goldstein, Morrie Arnovich, Dick Conger, Norm Miller, Elliott Maddox, Steve Stone, Mike Milchin, Jason Marquis, Garrett Stubbs

22 — Moe Berg, Milt Galatzer, Phil Weintraub, Chick Starr, Morrie Arnovich, Dick Conger, Joe Ginsberg, Danny Valencia, Kevin Pillar, Joc Pederson, Harrison Bader, Mike Koplove, Matt Mervis

23 — Saul  Rogovin, Elliott Maddox, Eddie Zosky, Andrew Lorraine, Gabe Kapler, Sam Fuld, Danny Valencia, Joc Pederson, Rowdy Tellez

24 — Harry Eisenstat, Morrie Arnovich, Sid Gordon, Joe Ginsberg, Barry Latman, Bob Davis, Art Shamsky, Richie Scheinblum, Mike Lieberthal, David Newhan, Ike Davis, Joc Pederson

25 — Jimmie Reese, Max Rosenfeld, Fred Sington, Harry Shuman, Cal Abrams, Dave Roberts

26 — Jimmie Reese, Harry Eisenstat, Hal Schacker, Saul Rogovin, Alan Koch, Richie Scheinblum, Mike Epstein, Lloyd Allen, Skip Jutze, Jesse Levis, Danny Valencia

27 — Moe Berg, Phil Weintraub, Goody Rosen, Moe Franklin, Saul Rogovin, Sid Schacht, Al Silvera, Barry Latman, Don Taussig, Elliott Maddox, Dick Sharon, Bob Tufts, Gabe Kapler, David Newhan, Sam Fuld

28 — Harry Danning, Fred Sington, Moe Franklin, Joe Ginsberg, Cal Abrams, Al Federoff, Duke Markell, Richie Scheinblum, Cody Decker

29 — Harry Eisenstat, Gabe Kapler, Sam Fuld, Josh Whitesell, Ike Davis

30 — Sid Gordon, Richie Scheinblum, Ken Holtzman, Lloyd Allen, Steve Stone, Ross Baumgarten, Ruben Amaro Jr., Ryan Lavarnway

31 — Moe Berg, Fred Sington, Sherwin Swartz, Mickey Rutner, Larry Sherry, Dave Roberts, David Newhan, Jason Marquis, Joc Pederson

32 — Goody Rosen, Cy Block, Cal Abrams, Sandy Koufax, Barry Latman, Steve Stone, Steve Rosenberg, Craig Breslow

33 — Steve Stone, Jose Bautista, Ruben Amaron Jr., Al Levine, Gabe Kapler

34 — Morrie Arnovich, Cy Block, Marv Rotblatt, Al Richter, Barry Latman, Norm Sherry, Randy Cardinal, Norm Miller, Dave Roberts, Ross Baumgarten, Andrew Lorraine, John Grabow, Scott Feldman, Ryan Lavarnway

35 — Milt Galatzer, Goody Rosen, Mike Schemer, Saul Rogovin, Al Richter, Larry Sherry, Richie Scheinblum, Steve Stone, Andrew Lorraine, Danny Valencia, Nate Freiman, Richard Bleier

36 — Bob Tufts, Kevin Youkilis, Ryan Lavarnway, Matt Mervis

37 — Fred Sington, Sam Nahem, Dick Conger, Herb Karpel, Sid Schacht, Larry Sherry, Larry Yellen, Lloyd Allen, Elliott Maddox, Ruben Amaro Jr., Scott Feldman, Jim Gaudet

38 — Mike Schemer, Herb Gorman, Jose Bautista, Jason Marquis

39 — Richie Scheinblum, John Grabow, Adam Stern, Scott Feldman, Michael Schwimer

40 — Morrie Arnovich, Ed Mayer, Lloyd Allen, Al Levine, Adam Stern, Craig Breslow

41 — Dave Roberts, Elliott Maddox, Ross Baumgarten, Steve Rosenberg

42 — Sid Schacht, Moe Savransky, Hy Cohen, Alan Koch, Norm Miller

43 — Joe Ginsberg, Steve Wapnick, Al Levine, John Grabow, Aaron Poreda

44 — Mark Gilbert, Gabe Kapler, Michael Schwimer, Harrison Bader, Mike Koplove, Rowdy Tellez

45 — Barry Latman, Eddie Zosky, Jared Shuster

46 — Al Federoff, Steve Rosenberg, Scott Feldman, Jon Moscot

47 — Larry Yellen, Steve Ratzer, Steve Rosenberg, Eddie Zosky, Craig Breslow

48 — Lou Limmer, Barry Latman, Dave Roberts, Jose Bautista, Eric Helfand, Justin Wayne, Jason Hirsh, Richard Bleier, Harrison Bader, Spencer Horwitz

49 — Cy Malis, Marv Rotblatt, Dave Roberts, Andrew Lorraine, Craig Breslow, Brian Horwitz, Aaron Poreda, Zack Weiss

50 — Larry Sherry, Lloyd Allen, Jeff Stember, Bob Tufts, Jesse Levis, Bill Hurst, Ryan Lavarnway, Richard Bleier

51 — Lloyd Allen, Steve Wapnick, Mike Milchin, Gabe Kapler, Jason Marquis, Ryan Kalish, Jared Shuster

52 — Steve Ratzer, Jose Bautista, Wayne Rosenthal, Matt Ford

53 — Cy Block, Ken Holtzman, Jason Hirsh, Kenny Rosenberg, Jared Shuster

54 — Norm Miller, Al Levine, Keith Glauber, Richard Bleier, Max Fried

55 — Andrew Lorraine, Tony Cogan, Ryan Kalish, Ty Kelly

56 — Shawn Green, Micah Franklin, Frank Charles, Craig Breslow, Ryan Sadowski, Jeremy Bleich, Ty Kelly, Zack Weiss

57 — Brian Bark, Sam Fuld, Scott Effross, Zack Weiss

58 — Craig Breslow, Mike Koplove

59 — Keith Glauber, Ryan Lavarnway, Jake Bird, Scott Effross

60 — Eddie Feinberg, Scott Schoeneweis, Ryan Lavarnway, Max Lazar

61 — Steve Rosenberg, Ryan Kalish, Josh Zeid, Max Fried, Colton Gordon

62 — Andrew Lorraine

63 — Andrew Lorraine, Ryan Lavarnway

64 — Dean Kremer

65 — Joc Pederson, Ryan Sherriff, Jared Shuster

66 — Ty Kelly, Evan Kravetz, Robert Stock

67 — Brad Goldberg, Rob Kaminsky

68 — Rowdy Tellez

70 — Ryan Kalish

71 — Ryan Sherriff

76 — Mike Koplove

77 — Bubby Rossman

78 — Kenny Rosenberg, Robert Stock

79 — Robert Stock

89 — Robert Stock

94 — Jake Fishman

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