Mose Solomon

As part of JONJ's continued dedication to our long history and the Jewish community, we occasionally reprint profiles from our historical archives. Today we present Mose Solomon, written by Fievel Frankel and published in the "New York Jewish Daily" on October 1, 1923.

The twelve thousand spectators who packed the Polo Grounds were not embittered by today's result, as John McGraw's Giants earned their now customary place as champions of the Senior Circuit. The two-time defending World Series victors will once again challenge their cross-town rival, the New York Yankees, for the crown.

Today's contest saw the visiting Boston Braves take the lead into the eighth inning, with McGraw's men equalizing through the heroics of Travis "Stonewall" Jackson. In the extra frame, a new hometown hero emerged, spearheading the Giants towards the pennant.

Mose Solomon, originally of the Lower East Side and aged a mere 23 years, scooped by McGraw out of the remote wilderness of Hutchinson, Kansas, became that hero. Solomon, dubbed by some the "$100,000 Jew" due to the prodigious price paid by the Giants, entered the game in right field early in the contest. Three hitless at-bats had many wondering if McGraw overspent for the Hebrew, but their fears soon subsided.