Morris Arnovich (November 16, 1910 – July 20, 1959) nicknamed "Snooker", was an American baseball player. Arnovich played in Major League Baseball between 1936 and 1946 and played in the World Series winning team in 1940 as a part of the Cincinnati Reds. Playing as a line drive hitter, and fielding as an outfielder he began in the MLB for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1936 where he played four seasons before joining the Reds for a season. After his time in Cincinnati, he joined the New York Giants for the season, and again for one game in after joining the United States Army. A member of the 1939 National League All-Star team, he finished his career with a .287 batting average. After retiring, Arnovich coached basketball and died in 1959 of a coronary occlusion. Early and personal life Arnovich was born in Superior, Wisconsin on November 16, 1910. One of the most religious Jewish major leaguers, Arnovich kept kosher his whole life. He attended Superior High School in Superior, Wisconsin. Arnovich was a two-time All-Wisconsin basketball star at the University of Wisconsin–Superior. He was later given the nickname "snooker", after being prolific in the British game of the same name. Baseball career Arnovich's professional baseball career began at age 22 with the Superior Blues, the champions of the newly revived Northern League in . Playing as a shortstop that year, he hit .331 and had a slugging percentage of .495 with 17 steals. Throughout the season he hit 14 home runs, putting him fourth in the league. His .918 fielding percentage was best of any shortstop with 50 or more games that season and made the unofficial All-Star team listed by the Spalding Guide. Returning to Superior in , Arnovich hit .374 to take the Northern League batting title, and his 21 home runs (three in one game) tied for fifth. The Philadelphia Phillies purchased his contract in , where he turned up for spring training with regulars remarking that "he'll never make it". The Phillies assigned him to the Hazleton Mountaineers of the New York–Pennsylvania League where he hit .305. In , he hit .327 with 19 home runs and 109 runs batted in (RBI) in the minor leagues. He also played his first games in Major League Baseball in 1936, debuting September 14, 1936, where he made .313 batting average over 13 games. He moved to the outfield,