- President & CEO of Women's Tri-Fitness.
- Third Baseman for Cleveland Indians (1947-1956).
- Member of 1948 World Series Champion Cleveland Indians team. Member of 1954 American League Champion Cleveland Indians team.
- Named to 4 American League All Star Teams (1952-1955).
- 1953 American League MVP for leading league in Slugging Percentage (.613), Runs (115), Total Bases (367), Home Runs (43), RBI (145), Extra-Base Hits (75) and Times on Base (290). Also had .336 Batting Average, .422 On-base percentage, 155 Games, 599 At Bats, 201 Hits, 85 Walks and 8 Stolen Bases.
- Finished 10th in voting for 1952 American League MVP for leading league in Total Bases (297) and RBI (105). Also had .302 Batting Average, .387 On-base percentage, .524 Slugging Percentage, 101 Runs, 171 Hits, 32 Doubles, 28 Home Runs, 75 Walks, 8 Stolen Bases, 65 Extra-Base Hits and 250 Times on Base.
- In 1972, he and George M. Steinbrenner III joined to make a bid to buy the Cleveland Indians, but their offer was rejected.
- In 1954, he willingly switched from third base to first to make room for a rookie (Rudy Regalado) who'd done well in spring training. While playing first base, he broke his right index finger, and played the rest of that season with the broken finger.
- Made major league debut on 10 September 1947.
- Inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1980.
- Inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1998.
- He was an amateur boxing champion at the University of Florida.
- In 1987, he was named The Sporting News Executive of the year as president and GM of the San Francisco Giants. He is the only person in US baseball history to win an MVP on the field and the Executive of the Year award off it.
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