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Mike Epstein
Michael Peter Epstein (born April 4, 1943), nicknamed "Super Jew", is an American former professional baseball player for the Baltimore Orioles, Washington Senators / Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, and California Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Epstein was born in the Bronx, New York, and is Jewish. His parents were Jack (a salesman, born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) and Evelyn (born in New York City). When he was three years old, his family moved to Hartsdale, New York, and then when he was 13 to the Fairfax District in Los Angeles, California. 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."
Epstein played for the baseball and football teams while attending Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, graduating in 1961. He was named to the baseball second team on the All-Western League Team two years in a row, by the Helms Athletic Foundation's All-Southern California Board of Athletics. He played quarterback and fullback on the football team.
Epstein attended the University of California-Berkeley on a football scholarship, playing as a running back in 1962, under future NFL Hall of Fame coach Marv Levy and alongside future NFL quarterback Craig Morton. He was recruited to Berkeley by future NFL Hall of Fame coach Bill Walsh. He majored in social psychology and eventually played college baseball for the California Golden Bears, graduating in 1964.
Although his .375 batting average in 1963 led to a contract offer by the Los Angeles Dodgers, he decided to finish college. The following year, he batted .384 as a senior and was named an All-American. His .381 career average is a school record. He represented the United States in baseball at the 1964 Summer Olympics as a demonstration sport in Tokyo.
In 2023, Epstein was inducted into the California Athletics Hall of Fame.
Epstein was signed by the Orioles as an amateur free agent in 1964, receiving a $20,000 signing bonus. Epstein played for the Stockton Ports of the California League in 1965, and led the league in batting average (.338) and home runs (30; tying a league record set by Vince DiMaggio). He was named the league's Most Valuable Player (MVP). Rival manager Rocky Bridges nicknamed him "Super Jew" for his efforts that season.
Epstein played for the Rochester Red Wings of the International League in 1966, batting .309 with 29 home runs and 102 runs batted in (RBIs), earning him league MVP and Rookie of the Year honors. He was also named an All Star and received The Sporting News Minor League Player of the Year Award and Topps Minor League Player of the Year Award.
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Mike Epstein
Michael Peter Epstein (born April 4, 1943), nicknamed "Super Jew", is an American former professional baseball player for the Baltimore Orioles, Washington Senators / Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, and California Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Epstein was born in the Bronx, New York, and is Jewish. His parents were Jack (a salesman, born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) and Evelyn (born in New York City). When he was three years old, his family moved to Hartsdale, New York, and then when he was 13 to the Fairfax District in Los Angeles, California. 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."
Epstein played for the baseball and football teams while attending Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, graduating in 1961. He was named to the baseball second team on the All-Western League Team two years in a row, by the Helms Athletic Foundation's All-Southern California Board of Athletics. He played quarterback and fullback on the football team.
Epstein attended the University of California-Berkeley on a football scholarship, playing as a running back in 1962, under future NFL Hall of Fame coach Marv Levy and alongside future NFL quarterback Craig Morton. He was recruited to Berkeley by future NFL Hall of Fame coach Bill Walsh. He majored in social psychology and eventually played college baseball for the California Golden Bears, graduating in 1964.
Although his .375 batting average in 1963 led to a contract offer by the Los Angeles Dodgers, he decided to finish college. The following year, he batted .384 as a senior and was named an All-American. His .381 career average is a school record. He represented the United States in baseball at the 1964 Summer Olympics as a demonstration sport in Tokyo.
In 2023, Epstein was inducted into the California Athletics Hall of Fame.
Epstein was signed by the Orioles as an amateur free agent in 1964, receiving a $20,000 signing bonus. Epstein played for the Stockton Ports of the California League in 1965, and led the league in batting average (.338) and home runs (30; tying a league record set by Vince DiMaggio). He was named the league's Most Valuable Player (MVP). Rival manager Rocky Bridges nicknamed him "Super Jew" for his efforts that season.
Epstein played for the Rochester Red Wings of the International League in 1966, batting .309 with 29 home runs and 102 runs batted in (RBIs), earning him league MVP and Rookie of the Year honors. He was also named an All Star and received The Sporting News Minor League Player of the Year Award and Topps Minor League Player of the Year Award.