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class="infobox-full-data">September 16, 1966, for the Baltimore Orioles</td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Last MLB appearance</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">April 28, 1974, for the California Angels</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">MLB statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">Batting average</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">.244</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">Home runs</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; 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(1961–71)">Washington Senators</a> (<a href="/wiki/1967_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1967 Major League Baseball season">1967</a>–<a href="/wiki/1971_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1971 Major League Baseball season">1971</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a> (<a href="/wiki/1971_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1971 Major League Baseball season">1971</a>–<a href="/wiki/1972_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1972 Major League Baseball season">1972</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a> (<a href="/wiki/1973_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1973 Major League Baseball season">1973</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/California_Angels" class="mw-redirect" title="California Angels">California Angels</a> (<a href="/wiki/1973_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1973 Major League Baseball season">1973</a>–<a href="/wiki/1974_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1974 Major League Baseball season">1974</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Career highlights and awards</th></tr><tr class="ib-baseball-bio-highlights"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a> champion (<a href="/wiki/1972_World_Series" title="1972 World Series">1972</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Michael Peter Epstein</b> (born April 4, 1943), nicknamed "<b>Super Jew</b>",<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is an American former professional <a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">baseball</a> player for the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_Senators_(1961%E2%80%9371)" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Senators (1961–71)">Washington Senators / Texas Rangers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a>, and <a href="/wiki/California_Angels" class="mw-redirect" title="California Angels">California Angels</a> of <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB).<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_and_personal_life">Early and personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mike_Epstein&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early and personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Epstein was born in <a href="/wiki/The_Bronx" title="The Bronx">the Bronx</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a>, and is Jewish.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated3_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated3-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His parents were Jack (a salesman, born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) and Evelyn (born in New York City).<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated3_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated3-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When he was three years old, his family moved to <a href="/wiki/Hartsdale,_New_York" title="Hartsdale, New York">Hartsdale, New York</a>, and then when he was 13 to <a href="/wiki/Fairfax_District,_Los_Angeles" title="Fairfax District, Los Angeles">the Fairfax District</a> in <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles, California">Los Angeles, California</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated6_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated6-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated3_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated3-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated2_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated2-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Epstein said of his father, who refused when Epstein was still a minor to sign a contract on his behalf with the Dodgers: "He wanted me to be a lawyer, rather than a bum."<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated2_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated2-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Amateur_career">Amateur career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mike_Epstein&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Amateur career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Epstein played for the baseball and football teams while attending <a href="/wiki/Fairfax_High_School_(Los_Angeles)" title="Fairfax High School (Los Angeles)">Fairfax High School</a> in Los Angeles, graduating in 1961.<sup id="cite_ref-Jews_In_Sports_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jews_In_Sports-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated3_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated3-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Epstein attended the <a href="/wiki/University_of_California-Berkeley" class="mw-redirect" title="University of California-Berkeley">University of California-Berkeley</a>, where he majored in <a href="/wiki/Social_psychology" title="Social psychology">social psychology</a> and played <a href="/wiki/College_baseball" title="College baseball">college baseball</a> for the <a href="/wiki/California_Golden_Bears_baseball" title="California Golden Bears baseball">California Golden Bears</a>. He graduated in 1964.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated3_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated3-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although his .375 batting average in 1963 led to a contract offer by the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a>, he decided to finish college.<sup id="cite_ref-Jews_In_Sports_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jews_In_Sports-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The following year, he batted .384 as a senior and was named an <a href="/wiki/All-American" class="mw-redirect" title="All-American">All-American</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated4_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated4-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He represented the United States in <a href="/wiki/Baseball_at_the_1964_Summer_Olympics" title="Baseball at the 1964 Summer Olympics">baseball at the 1964 Summer Olympics</a> as a <a href="/wiki/Demonstration_sport" title="Demonstration sport">demonstration sport</a> in Tokyo.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Minor_leagues">Minor leagues</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mike_Epstein&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Minor leagues"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Epstein played for the <a href="/wiki/Stockton_Ports" title="Stockton Ports">Stockton Ports</a> of the <a href="/wiki/California_League" title="California League">California League</a> in 1965, and led the league in <a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">batting average</a> (.338) and <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home runs</a> (30; tying a league record set by <a href="/wiki/Vince_DiMaggio" title="Vince DiMaggio">Vince DiMaggio</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated6_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated6-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was named the league's most valuable player (MVP).<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated6_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated6-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rival manager <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Bridges" title="Rocky Bridges">Rocky Bridges</a> nicknamed him "Super Jew" for his efforts that season.<sup id="cite_ref-Jews_In_Sports_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jews_In_Sports-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Epstein played for the <a href="/wiki/Rochester_Red_Wings" title="Rochester Red Wings">Rochester Red Wings</a> of the <a href="/wiki/International_League" title="International League">International League</a> in 1966, batting .309 with 29 home runs and 102 <a href="/wiki/Runs_batted_in" class="mw-redirect" title="Runs batted in">runs batted in</a> (RBIs), earning him league MVP and Rookie of the Year honors.<sup id="cite_ref-Jews_In_Sports_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jews_In_Sports-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated4_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated4-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was also named an All Star and received <a href="/wiki/The_Sporting_News_Minor_League_Player_of_the_Year_Award" title="The Sporting News Minor League Player of the Year Award"><i>The Sporting News</i> Minor League Player of the Year Award</a> and <a href="/wiki/Topps_Minor_League_Player_of_the_Year_Award" title="Topps Minor League Player of the Year Award">Topps Minor League Player of the Year Award</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Jews_In_Sports_9-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jews_In_Sports-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated4_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated4-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Major_leagues">Major leagues</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mike_Epstein&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Major leagues"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Epstein was first brought up for six games by the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a> in <a href="/wiki/1966_in_baseball" title="1966 in baseball">1966</a>, at the age of 23. After the Orioles tried in vain to convert him to the outfield (they already had <a href="/wiki/Boog_Powell" title="Boog Powell">Boog Powell</a> at first base), they demoted him to Rochester again. The outspoken Epstein refused to report, going home to California instead. He was traded in May 1967 with <a href="/wiki/Frank_Bertaina" title="Frank Bertaina">Frank Bertaina</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Senators_(1961%E2%80%9371)" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Senators (1961–71)">Washington Senators</a> for <a href="/wiki/Pete_Richert" title="Pete Richert">Pete Richert</a>. Later that season, in his first at-bat against the Orioles, Epstein hit a <a href="/wiki/Grand_slam_(baseball)" title="Grand slam (baseball)">grand slam</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Jews_In_Sports_9-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jews_In_Sports-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In <a href="/wiki/1968_in_baseball" title="1968 in baseball">1968</a> he was fourth in the league in HBP (9).<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/1969_in_baseball" title="1969 in baseball">1969</a> with the Senators, in only 403 at bats Epstein hit 30 <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home runs</a> (ninth in the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a>), had 85 <a href="/wiki/Runs_batted_in" class="mw-redirect" title="Runs batted in">runs batted in</a> (RBIs), and hit for a .278 <a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">batting average</a> (and .347 with runners in scoring position) with an excellent .414 <a href="/wiki/On-base_percentage" title="On-base percentage">on-base percentage</a> and .551 <a href="/wiki/Slugging_percentage" title="Slugging percentage">slugging percentage</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was fourth in the league in hit by pitch (10), and he hit a home run every 13.4 at bats.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was 25th in voting for the American League <a href="/wiki/Most_valuable_player" title="Most valuable player">MVP</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was also the only year in which the reconstituted Senators finished above .500. </p><p>In 1970 he was second in the league in being <a href="/wiki/Hit_by_pitch" title="Hit by pitch">hit by a pitch</a> (13), while hitting 20 home runs, and leading all AL first basemen in range factor (10.08).<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 1971 he was traded along with <a href="/wiki/Darold_Knowles" title="Darold Knowles">Darold Knowles</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a> for Frank Fernandez, <a href="/wiki/Don_Mincher" title="Don Mincher">Don Mincher</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paul_Lindblad" title="Paul Lindblad">Paul Lindblad</a>, and cash. In 1971, while hitting 18 home runs in 329 at bats, he was hit by a pitch 12 times, leading the league.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_5-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In <a href="/wiki/1972_in_baseball" title="1972 in baseball">1972</a> he hit 26 home runs (3rd in the league) for the world champion Athletics.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_5-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He hit a home run every 17.5 at bats (3rd in the AL), had a .490 slugging percentage (5th), had a .376 on-base percentage (6th), collected 62 walks (10th), and was hit by a pitch 11 times (2nd).<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_5-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was 16th in voting for the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> <a href="/wiki/Most_valuable_player" title="Most valuable player">MVP</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_5-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, in late May, while on the road in Arlington Texas, Epstein and slugger <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Jackson" title="Reggie Jackson">Reggie Jackson</a> came to blows in the clubhouse over Epstein's use of complimentary tickets for family members. The next day, owner <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Finley" title="Charlie Finley">Charlie Finley</a> asked him about the incident. Finley claimed Epstein attacked his star player (Jackson). Epstein disputed that, claimed that Jackson was the problem, and demanded to be traded. <sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Going hitless in 16 at bats during the <a href="/wiki/1972_World_Series" title="1972 World Series">World Series that fall</a>, in addition to his feud with manager <a href="/wiki/Dick_Williams" title="Dick Williams">Dick Williams</a> over lack of playing time, resulted in the Athletics fulfilling his trade demand by sending him to the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a> for <a href="/wiki/Horacio_Pi%C3%B1a" title="Horacio Piña">Horacio Piña</a> on December 1, 1972.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally, the A's wanted to free up the first base position for <a href="/wiki/Gene_Tenace" title="Gene Tenace">Gene Tenace</a> who was the star of that same Fall Classic. </p><p>Opening <a href="/wiki/1973_in_baseball" title="1973 in baseball">1973</a> batting .188 with one homer and six RBI, he was dealt along with <a href="/wiki/Rich_Hand" title="Rich Hand">Rich Hand</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rick_Stelmaszek" title="Rick Stelmaszek">Rick Stelmaszek</a> from the Rangers to the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Angels" title="Los Angeles Angels">California Angels</a> for <a href="/wiki/Jim_Spencer" title="Jim Spencer">Jim Spencer</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Allen" title="Lloyd Allen">Lloyd Allen</a> on May 20.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1973 he was seventh in the league in hit by pitches (8).<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_5-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On May 4, <a href="/wiki/1974_in_baseball" title="1974 in baseball">1974</a>, he was released by the Angels. </p><p>In 907 games over nine seasons, Epstein posted a .244 <a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">batting average</a> (695-for-2854) with 362 <a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">runs</a>, 130 <a href="/wiki/Home_runs" class="mw-redirect" title="Home runs">home runs</a>, 380 <a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">RBI</a>, 448 <a href="/wiki/Bases_on_balls" class="mw-redirect" title="Bases on balls">bases on balls</a>, .358 <a href="/wiki/On-base_percentage" title="On-base percentage">on-base percentage</a> and .424 <a href="/wiki/Slugging_percentage" title="Slugging percentage">slugging percentage</a>. He finished his career with a .991 <a href="/wiki/Fielding_percentage" title="Fielding percentage">fielding percentage</a> playing every inning at first base. In 13 postseason games, he hit only .108 (4-for-37) with two runs scored, one home run, one RBI, and nine walks.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_5-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1991 he was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Southern_California_Jewish_Sports_Hall_of_Fame" title="Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame">Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was inducted as a member of the United States <a href="/wiki/National_Jewish_Sports_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame">National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame</a> in 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Through 2010, he was sixth all-time in career home runs (behind <a href="/wiki/Mike_Lieberthal" title="Mike Lieberthal">Mike Lieberthal</a>) among Jewish major league baseball players.<sup id="cite_ref-JML_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JML-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="After_baseball">After baseball</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mike_Epstein&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: After baseball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After his baseball playing days were over, Epstein ran a hitting school.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mike_Epstein&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Jewish_Major_League_Baseball_players" title="List of Jewish Major League Baseball players">List of Jewish Major League Baseball players</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_University_of_California,_Berkeley_alumni" title="List of University of California, Berkeley alumni">List of University of California, Berkeley alumni</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mike_Epstein&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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.citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFJames,_Bill2010" class="citation book cs1">James, Bill (May 11, 2010). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=3uSbqUm8hSAC&q=mike+epstein+superjew+Bill+James&pg=PA265"><i>The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract</i></a>. <a href="/wiki/Simon_and_Schuster" class="mw-redirect" title="Simon and Schuster">Simon and Schuster</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781439106938" title="Special:BookSources/9781439106938"><bdi>9781439106938</bdi></a>.</cite><span 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Horvitz, Joachim Horvitz - Google Books</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-autogenerated6-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-autogenerated6_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-autogenerated6_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-autogenerated6_7-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/a92f9e38">Mike Epstein | Society for American Baseball Research</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-autogenerated2-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-autogenerated2_8-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-autogenerated2_8-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/ellisislandtoebb00levi/page/239">Ellis Island to Ebbets Field: Sport and the American Jewish Experience - Peter Levine - Internet Archive</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Jews_In_Sports-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Jews_In_Sports_9-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Jews_In_Sports_9-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Jews_In_Sports_9-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Jews_In_Sports_9-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Jews_In_Sports_9-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Jews_In_Sports_9-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.jewsinsports.org/profile.asp?sport=baseball&ID=61">"Epstein, Mike "Superjew"<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span>"</a>. 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("Uni Watch", on) ESPN Sports. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110525001401/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=lukas/070402&sportCat=mlb">Archived</a> from the original on May 25, 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">August 1,</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=A+kosher+look+at+Judaism+in+baseball&rft.pub=%28%22Uni+Watch%22%2C+on%29+ESPN+Sports&rft.date=2007-04-02&rft.au=Lukas%2C+Paul&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fespn%2Fpage2%2Fstory%3Fpage%3Dlukas%2F070402%26sportCat%3Dmlb&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMike+Epstein" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mike_Epstein&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Career statistics from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/epstemi01.shtml">Baseball 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Morgan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Foy" title="Joe Foy">Foy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Epstein</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Tommie_Aaron" title="Tommie Aaron">Aaron</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Merv_Rettenmund" title="Merv Rettenmund">Rettenmund</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Luis_Alvarado" title="Luis Alvarado">Alvarado</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Freed" title="Roger Freed">Freed</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/George_Kopacz" title="George Kopacz">Kopacz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Grich" title="Bobby Grich">Grich</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Evans_(baseball)" title="Dwight Evans (baseball)">Evans</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Fuller_(outfielder)" title="Jim Fuller (outfielder)">Fuller</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Rice" title="Jim Rice">Rice</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Vail" title="Mike Vail">Vail</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Rich_Dauer" title="Rich Dauer">Dauer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Klutts" title="Mickey Klutts">Klutts</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Lis" title="Joe Lis">Lis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Ted_Cox_(baseball)" title="Ted Cox (baseball)">T. Cox</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Allenson" title="Gary Allenson">Allenson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Brown_(outfielder)" title="Bobby Brown (outfielder)">Brown</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Stapleton_(infielder)" title="Dave Stapleton (infielder)">Stapleton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Marshall_Brant" title="Marshall Brant">Brant</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Brett_Butler_(baseball)" title="Brett Butler (baseball)">Butler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Tucker_Ashford" title="Tucker Ashford">Ashford</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Teufel" title="Tim Teufel">Teufel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Scott_Bradley_(baseball)" title="Scott Bradley (baseball)">Bradley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Dan_Pasqua" title="Dan Pasqua">Pasqua</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Pat_Dodson_(baseball)" title="Pat Dodson (baseball)">Dodson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Randy_Milligan" title="Randy Milligan">Milligan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Craig_Worthington" title="Craig Worthington">Worthington</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Tom_O%27Malley" title="Tom O'Malley">O'Malley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Hensley_Meulens" title="Hensley Meulens">Meulens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Derek_Bell_(baseball)" title="Derek Bell (baseball)">Bell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/J._T._Snow" title="J. T. Snow">Snow</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Thome" title="Jim Thome">Thome</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Manto" title="Jeff Manto">Manto</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Butch_Huskey" title="Butch Huskey">Huskey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Phil_Hiatt" title="Phil Hiatt">Hiatt</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Roberto_Petagine" title="Roberto Petagine">Petagine</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Roberto_Petagine" title="Roberto Petagine">Petagine</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Cox_(baseball)" title="Steve Cox (baseball)">S. Cox</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Chad_Mottola" title="Chad Mottola">Mottola</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Toby_Hall" title="Toby Hall">Hall</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Gonz%C3%A1lez_(baseball)" title="Raúl González (baseball)">González</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Fernando_Seguignol" title="Fernando Seguignol">Seguignol</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Jhonny_Peralta" title="Jhonny Peralta">Peralta</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Shane_Victorino" title="Shane Victorino">Victorino</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Witt" title="Kevin Witt">Witt</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Hessman" title="Mike Hessman">Hessman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Bailey" title="Jeff Bailey">Bailey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Shelley_Duncan" title="Shelley Duncan">Duncan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Dan_Johnson_(baseball)" title="Dan Johnson (baseball)">Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Russ_Canzler" title="Russ Canzler">Canzler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Mauro_G%C3%B3mez" title="Mauro Gómez">Gómez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Colabello" title="Chris Colabello">Colabello</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Steven_Souza_Jr." title="Steven Souza Jr.">Souza</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Matt_Hague" title="Matt Hague">Hague</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Ben_Gamel" title="Ben Gamel">Gamel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Rhys_Hoskins" title="Rhys Hoskins">Hoskins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Joey_Meneses" title="Joey Meneses">Meneses</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Mountcastle" title="Ryan Mountcastle">Mountcastle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <i>none</i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Aderlin_Rodr%C3%ADguez" title="Aderlin Rodríguez">Rodríguez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Aranda" title="Jonathan Aranda">Aranda</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Luken_Baker" title="Luken Baker">Baker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/Johnathan_Rodr%C3%ADguez" title="Johnathan Rodríguez">Rodríguez</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div 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<li><span class="nowrap">1938: <a href="/wiki/Fred_Hutchinson" title="Fred Hutchinson">Hutchinson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1939: <a href="/wiki/Lou_Novikoff" title="Lou Novikoff">Novikoff</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1940: <a href="/wiki/Phil_Rizzuto" title="Phil Rizzuto">Rizzuto</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1941: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Lindell" title="Johnny Lindell">Lindell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1942: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Barrett_(baseball)" title="Dick Barrett (baseball)">Barrett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1943: <a href="/wiki/Chet_Covington" title="Chet Covington">Covington</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1944: <a href="/wiki/Ripper_Collins_(baseball)" title="Ripper Collins (baseball)">Collins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1945: <a href="/wiki/Gil_Coan" title="Gil Coan">Coan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1946: <a href="/wiki/Sibby_Sisti" title="Sibby Sisti">Sisti</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1947: <a href="/wiki/Hank_Sauer" title="Hank Sauer">Sauer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1948: <a href="/wiki/Gene_Woodling" title="Gene Woodling">Woodling</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1949: <a href="/wiki/Orie_Arntzen" title="Orie Arntzen">Arntzen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1950: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Saucier" title="Frank Saucier">Saucier</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1951: <a href="/wiki/Gene_Conley" title="Gene Conley">Conley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1952: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Skowron" title="Bill Skowron">Skowron</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1953: Conley</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1954: <a href="/wiki/Herb_Score" title="Herb Score">Score</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1955: <a href="/wiki/Red_Murff" title="Red Murff">Murff</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1956: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Bilko" title="Steve Bilko">Bilko</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1957: <a href="/wiki/Norm_Siebern" title="Norm Siebern">Siebern</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Jim_O%27Toole" title="Jim O'Toole">O'Toole</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1959: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Howard_(baseball)" title="Frank Howard (baseball)">Howard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1960: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Davis_(baseball)" title="Willie Davis (baseball)">Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961: <a href="/wiki/Howie_Koplitz" title="Howie Koplitz">Koplitz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1962: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Bailey_(baseball)" title="Bob Bailey (baseball)">Bailey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/wiki/Don_Buford" title="Don Buford">Buford</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/Mel_Stottlemyre" title="Mel Stottlemyre">Stottlemyre</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Foy" title="Joe Foy">Foy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Epstein</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Bench" title="Johnny Bench">Bench</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Merv_Rettenmund" title="Merv Rettenmund">Rettenmund</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Danny_Walton" title="Danny Walton">Walton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Don_Baylor" title="Don Baylor">Baylor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Grich" title="Bobby Grich">Grich</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Paciorek" title="Tom Paciorek">Paciorek</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Ontiveros_(infielder)" title="Steve Ontiveros (infielder)">Ontiveros</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Rice" title="Jim Rice">Rice</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/H%C3%A9ctor_Cruz_(baseball)" title="Héctor Cruz (baseball)">Cruz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Pat_Putnam" title="Pat Putnam">Putnam</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Landreaux" title="Ken Landreaux">Landreaux</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Champ_Summers" title="Champ Summers">Summers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Bomback_(baseball)" title="Mark Bomback (baseball)">Bomback</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Raines" title="Tim Raines">Raines</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Marshall_(outfielder)" title="Mike Marshall (outfielder)">Marshall</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Ron_Kittle" title="Ron Kittle">Kittle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_McReynolds" title="Kevin McReynolds">McReynolds</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Alan_Knicely" title="Alan Knicely">Knicely</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Jose_Canseco" title="Jose Canseco">Canseco</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Pyznarski" title="Tim Pyznarski">Pyznarski</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Randy_Milligan" title="Randy Milligan">Milligan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Sandy_Alomar_Jr." title="Sandy Alomar Jr.">Alomar Jr.</a> & <a href="/wiki/Gary_Sheffield" title="Gary Sheffield">Sheffield</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: Alomar Jr.</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Offerman" title="José Offerman">Offerman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Pedro_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Pedro Martínez">Martínez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Salmon" title="Tim Salmon">Salmon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Floyd" title="Cliff Floyd">Floyd</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Derek_Jeter" title="Derek Jeter">Jeter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Karim_Garc%C3%ADa" title="Karim García">García</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Guerrero" title="Vladimir Guerrero">Guerrero</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Ben_Grieve" title="Ben Grieve">Grieve</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Gabe_Kapler" title="Gabe Kapler">Kapler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Rick_Ankiel" title="Rick Ankiel">Ankiel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Jon_Rauch" title="Jon Rauch">Rauch</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Josh_Beckett" title="Josh Beckett">Beckett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Stokes" title="Jason Stokes">Stokes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Zack_Greinke" title="Zack Greinke">Greinke</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Dallas_McPherson" title="Dallas McPherson">McPherson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Wood" title="Brandon Wood">Wood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Alex_Gordon" title="Alex Gordon">Gordon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Jay_Bruce" title="Jay Bruce">Bruce</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Topps_Minor_League_Player_of_the_Year_Award" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" 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class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Roberts_(first_baseman)" title="Dave Roberts (first baseman)">Roberts</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Epstein</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/F%C3%A9lix_Mill%C3%A1n" title="Félix Millán">Millán</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Solaita" title="Tony Solaita">Solaita</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Danny_Walton" title="Danny Walton">Walton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Freed" title="Roger Freed">Freed</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Grich" title="Bobby Grich">Grich</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Paciorek" title="Tom Paciorek">Paciorek</a> & <a href="/wiki/Mike_Reinbach" title="Mike Reinbach">Reinbach</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Robson_(baseball)" title="Tom Robson (baseball)">Robson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Rice" title="Jim Rice">Rice</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/H%C3%A9ctor_Cruz_(baseball)" title="Héctor Cruz (baseball)">Cruz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Freed" title="Roger Freed">Freed</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Landreaux" title="Ken Landreaux">Landreaux</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Champ_Summers" title="Champ Summers">Summers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: Stockstill</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Randy_Bass" title="Randy Bass">Bass</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Marshall_(outfielder)" title="Mike Marshall (outfielder)">Marshall</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Ron_Kittle" title="Ron Kittle">Kittle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_McReynolds" title="Kevin McReynolds">McReynolds</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Alan_Knicely" title="Alan Knicely">Knicely</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985:</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986:</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987:</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Sandy_Alomar_Jr." title="Sandy Alomar Jr.">Alomar Jr.</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Sandy_Alomar_Jr." title="Sandy Alomar Jr.">Alomar Jr.</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990:</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991:</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Salmon" title="Tim Salmon">Salmon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Floyd" title="Cliff Floyd">Floyd</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Derek_Jeter" title="Derek Jeter">Jeter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Damon" title="Johnny Damon">Damon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Andruw_Jones" title="Andruw Jones">Jones</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Konerko" title="Paul Konerko">Konerko</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Eric_Chavez" title="Eric Chavez">Chavez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Adam_Piatt" title="Adam Piatt">Piatt</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Hart_(baseball)" title="Jason Hart (baseball)">Hart</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Josh_Beckett" title="Josh Beckett">Beckett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Stokes" title="Jason Stokes">Stokes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Reed" title="Jeremy Reed">Reed</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Dallas_McPherson" title="Dallas McPherson">McPherson</a></span></li> 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