Primarily a reliever, the Brooklyn-born Eisenstat went 9-6 with the 1938 Tigers.
Rather than return to baseball after 1942, Eisenstat felt it his patriotic duty to
retain his defense plant job.
(TJ)
FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY
»October 2, 1938:
Bob Feller sets a ML strikeout record by fanning
18 Tigers. At one point Feller has 6 straight strikeouts
yet loses 4-1 to Harry Eisenstat's 4-hitter.
»June 14, 1939:
Veteran OF Earl Averill is swapped by Cleveland to Detroit for Harry Eisenstat and cash.