MATTHEW'S MIGHTY MEN OF STANHOPE/JERUSALEM RABBIS
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Franchise Win-Loss Record
Year W L PCT GB Finish
19966795.414398/10
19978280.506277/14
19989468.580155/14
19999864.60554/14
200010359.63601/14
20018676.531154/14
20027092.4323911/14
20039468.580173/14
Totals694602.535 5.4


Playoffs
Year W L PCT
199866.500
199913.250
200085.615
200113.250
200355.500
Totals2122.488

Championships
2000

Division
2000

Awards
Eckersley Award: Mariano Rivera (1999,2001)
World Series MVP: Dave Burba (2000)
All-Star MVP: Tim Salmon (2003)

Owner History
1996-present: David Landsman
Franchise History
The first player ever selected by the Rabbis in the 1996 dispersal draft was Mike Piazza from the Waikiki Keys.
Jerusalem, along with Toledo and Newark were admitted to the league in 1996 when Waikiki, Charleston, and Tampa Bay folded.
Jerusalem became only the fourth team to win a DMBL championship in 2000.
Memorable Moments


First Round Draft History
Year Player Pick
2004 traded to HAR 12
2003 Damian Moss, sp 4
2002 Alfonso Soriano, 2b 9
2001 Ray King, rp 14
2000 Terry Shumpert, 2b 10
1999 Jorge Posada, c 11
1998 Brett Tomko, sp 8
1997 Ellis Burks, of 3
1996 Tino Martinez, 1b 6
1996 exp. Mike Piazza, c 2

Greatest Players