Hy Cohen
| Hy Cohen | |
|---|---|
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: January 29, 1931 Brooklyn, New York | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 17, 1955, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 2, 1955, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 0–0 |
| Earned run average | 7.94 |
| Innings pitched | 17 |
| Teams | |
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Hyman Cohen (born January 29, 1931) is an American former professional baseball player. He was a Major League Baseball pitcher for seven games with the Chicago Cubs in 1955.
Biography
Cohen was born in Brooklyn, New York, and is Jewish.[1][2] He attended Thomas Jefferson High School, and Brooklyn College.[3][4]
The New York Yankees signed him as an amateur free agent in 1948.[2]
In 1954, pitching for the Des Moines Bruins in the Western League, he was 16-6 with a league-leading 1.88 ERA, his 1.051 WHIP was 2nd in the league, he gave up only one home run in 196 innings, and his 16 wins were 7th in the league.[5]
He was a Major League Baseball pitcher for seven games with the Chicago Cubs in 1955.[6]
In 1957 with the Memphis Chickasaws of the Southern Association he was 15-7 with a 2.72 ERA (4th in the league), his 1.163 WHIP was 5th-best in the league, and his 15 wins were 6th in the league.[7]
Cohen was also a baseball coach and physical education teacher for Birmingham High School in Van Nuys, California. He became the head coach for the Birmingham Braves teams through the 1980s. He also had an antique type store, located in Encino, California. He is an avid stamp collector.[citation needed]
In 1996 he was inducted into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.[8]
References
- ^ Horvitz, Peter S.; Horvitz, Joachim (25 September 2018). The Big Book of Jewish Baseball. SP Books. ISBN 9781561719730 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Hy Cohen". Jewish Baseball News. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
- ^ "Hy Cohen Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac". Baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
- ^ Inc., Baseball Almanac. "Hy Cohen Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac". www.baseball-almanac.com.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "1954 Western League Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
- ^ "Hy Cohen Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
- ^ "1957 Southern Association Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
- ^ "Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Home". scjewishsportshof.com.
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