Major League Baseball Player. An outfielder, he played professionally for the Cleveland Indians and the Cincinnati Reds. Galatzer was the middle of three children born to Harry and Ida (née Mishunsnik) Galatzer. His older brother was Barney, who was born in Russia before the family immigrated, and his younger sister, Min, like Milt, was born in Chicago. All three children were renamed by their Irish kindergarten teacher, who "Americanized" their Hebrew names. Galatzer grew up in what was then a Jewish neighborhood around Roosevelt Road and Maxwell St, and played sandlot baseball. He graduated from Crane High School (Chicago) in Chicago. Galatzer played in his first MLB game on June 25, 1933 with the Cleveland Indians. He played in the major league for five seasons, playing with the Cleveland Indians from 1933 until 1936 and the Cincinnati Reds from in 1939. After his major league career, Milt served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He returned to Chicago after his service, spending most of the rest of his life living in Chicago. He moved to California to live with his sister Min until his death two years later.
Major League Baseball Player. An outfielder, he played professionally for the Cleveland Indians and the Cincinnati Reds. Galatzer was the middle of three children born to Harry and Ida (née Mishunsnik) Galatzer. His older brother was Barney, who was born in Russia before the family immigrated, and his younger sister, Min, like Milt, was born in Chicago. All three children were renamed by their Irish kindergarten teacher, who "Americanized" their Hebrew names. Galatzer grew up in what was then a Jewish neighborhood around Roosevelt Road and Maxwell St, and played sandlot baseball. He graduated from Crane High School (Chicago) in Chicago. Galatzer played in his first MLB game on June 25, 1933 with the Cleveland Indians. He played in the major league for five seasons, playing with the Cleveland Indians from 1933 until 1936 and the Cincinnati Reds from in 1939. After his major league career, Milt served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He returned to Chicago after his service, spending most of the rest of his life living in Chicago. He moved to California to live with his sister Min until his death two years later.
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