Mose Hirsch Solomon, nicknamed the Rabbi of Swat (December 8, 1900 – June 25, 1966) was an American left-handed baseball player. In 1923, he hit 49 home runs in the minors, a new minor league record. He briefly played for the New York Giants in Major League Baseball in 1923. Early and personal life Solomon, who was Jewish, was born on Hester Street on the Lower East Side in New York City. His parents were Benjamin (born in Russia; a peddler and junk dealer) and Anna (Hertz) Solomon (born in Austria), and were observant Jews. While Solomon was young, the family moved to Columbus, Ohio. His childhood nickname was "Hickory". He attended Columbus Commerce High School, where he was All-City in baseball and football. His brother became an Ohio champion boxer, fighting under the name Henry Sully. He became a professional football player, playing as a ringer with Jim Thorpe on the Carlisle Indian School team. Solomon married the former Gertrude Nachmanovitz. They moved to Miami, Florida, where Solomon became a building contractor. Solomon died there on June 25, 1966, of heart failure. Minor leagues Prior to major league career Solomon began his professional career with the Vancouver Beavers of the Pacific Coast International League in 1921. He hit .313 with 13 home runs in 115 games, batting left-handed and playing first base and outfield. In 1922, he playing again with Vancouver, and then with the Tacoma Tigers. In 1923 Solomon hit 49 home runs (a new minor league record, breaking the old minor league record of 45 set in 1895) in 108 games for the Class C Southwestern League Hutchinson Wheat Shockers in Kansas. He also had a .421 batting average, leading the league, while he played primarily first base and right field. In 527 at bats, he also led the league in runs, hits (222), doubles (40), total bases (439), and slugging percentage (.833), and had 15 triples. After major league career From 1924 to 1928, Solomon again played in the minor leagues, batting over .300 with a number of teams. In 1924 he played for the Toledo Mud Hens, Bridgeport Bears, Waterbury Brasscos, and Pittsfield Hillies, in 1925 he played for Toledo again, the Hartford Senators, and the Albany Senators. He then played for Albany in 1926-28, and for the Canton Terriers in his last year in 1929, at 28 years of age. Major leagues In September