Galatzer was the middle of three children born to Harry and Ida (née Mishunsnik) Galatzer. His older brother was Barney, who was born in Russia before the family immigrated, and his younger sister, Min, like Milt, was born in Chicago. All three children were renamed by their Irish kindergarten teacher, who "Americanized" their Hebrew names.[citation needed]\n', '

Galatzer grew up in what was then a Jewish neighborhood around Roosevelt Road and Maxwell St, and played sandlot baseball.[citation needed] He graduated from Crane High School (Chicago) in Chicago.\n', '

Galatzer played in his first MLB game on June 25, 1933 with the Cleveland Indians. He played in the major league for five seasons, playing with the Cleveland Indians from 1933 until 1936 and the Cincinnati Reds from in 1939. His best season was 1935. That year, he had a batting average of .301 in 93 games for the Indians.\n', '

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