playing mostly in left field for the rest of his career. In , he hit .290 and had a career-high five double plays from the outfield, and made seven consecutive hits. In , he made the most outfield assists of his career – 18. He was referred to as the "Son of Israel", or the "Next Jewish Star" by the Anglo-Jewish press. When Phil Weintraub entered the armed forces, Arnovich took his spot in the Phillies lineup. For the season he was the top contact hitter in the National League before fading late and finishing fifth in the league with a .324 batting average, and sixth in the league with a .397 on base percentage. He also led all left fielders in putouts, with 335, and in range factor/game, at 2.61. He made the All-Star team in his best season, 18th in the MVP voting. Although originally not part of the team, a fan petition secured him a place on the roster, but he did not play. At the age of 29, Arnovich was traded to the Cincinnati Reds for Johnny Rizzo in June and had a disappointing season, though he continued to hit for solid contact (.284 with the Reds). He made his only World Series appearance that season, which Reds won 4–3 over the Detroit Tigers. He was sold to the New York Giants for $25,000 in December , and had a .280 batting average in 85 games through . Arnovich tried to volunteer for the United States Army, but was turned down because he was missing a pair of molars. He got false teeth and volunteered again after Pearl Harbor in 1942; this time he was permitted in and spent the next four years in the Army. He was a staff sergeant for the Army in the Pacific Theater of Operations. While in the Army, Arnovich played for and managed the Fort Lewis baseball team, before becoming a postal clerk in New Guinea. Out of condition and now 35 years old, Morrie played in one game for the New York Giants in and was sent down to the Jersey City Giants, where he went 5 for 25 in 10 games before being released in June 1946. In Arnovich hit in the .370s in the Three-I League and Western Association, then batted .353 in limited time in the in the Southeastern League before retiring at the age of