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Julie(As I remember, Behel's cards went waaay over 11K before the mistake was discovered.)
My guess is that someone thought Behel sounded Jewish; perhaps others with the same last name were identified as Jewish. Then that particular Behel's descendants spoke up and pointed to baptismal records, or simply stated that their "Behel" line was NOT Jewish--and so, one less Jewish ballplayer...
What is a ballplayer who was born Jewish and converted to some other religion? I'm strictly a Moe Berg, Koufax and Greenberg ( with some T202 Klings thrown in) person myself, though I am Jewish (nobody could ever accuse ME of being a ballplayer, or even a softball player...just ask my teammates in gym class).