Who's on First: Replacement Players in World War II
Language: English
Published by Society for American Baseball Research, 2015
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This is a book about baseball's true replacement players.During the four seasons the U.S. was at war in World War II (1942-45), 533 players made their major-league debuts. There were 67 first-time major leaguers under 21 (Joe Nuxhall the youngest at 15). More than 60 percent of the players in the 1941 Opening Day lineups departed for the service. The 1944 Dodgers had only Dixie Walker and Mickey Owen from their 1941 pennant-winning team.The owners brought in not only first-timers but also oldsters. Hod Lisenbee pitched 80 innings for the Reds in 1945 at the age of 46. He had last pitched in the major leagues in 1936. War veteran and former POW Bert Shepard, with an artificial leg, pitched in one game for the 1945 Senators, and one-armed outfielder Pete Gray played for the St. Louis Browns.The war years featured firsts and lasts. The St. Louis Browns won their first (and last) pennant in 1944 -- a team that featured 13 players classified as 4-F. The Cubs appeared in the 1945 World Series but have not made it back since.Some 53 members of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) have contributed to this volume. We invite you to sit back and relax as you learn Who's on First?Includes contributions by: Alan Cohen, Ashlie Christian And Armand Peterson, Bill Nowlin, Bob Brady, Bob Lemoine, Bob Mayer, Bob Webster, Charles Faber, Charlie Weatherby, Chris Rainey, Cort Vitty, David Finoli, David M. Jordan, David Raglin And Barb Mantegani, David W. Pugh, Don Zminda, Duke Goldman, Greg Erion, Gregg Omoth, Gregory H. Wolf, J. G. Preston, James D. Smith, Iii, Jay Hurd, Jeff Marlett, Jeff Obermeyer, Jim Sweetman, Joanne Hulbert, John Shannahan, Leslie Heaphy, Lyle Spatz, Marc Lancaster, Marc Z Aaron, Marc S. Sternman, Mel Marmer, Merrie A. Fidler, Michael Huber, Michael Huber And Rachel Hamelers, Mike Mcclary, Peter C. Bjarkman, Rex Hamann, Rich Bogovich, Richard Cuicchi, Richard Moraski, Rory Costello And Lou Hern ndez, Seamus Kearney, Sidney Davis, Steve Smith, Thomas Ayers, Tom Hawthorn, Walter LecontePartial Table of Contents: The Business of Baseball 
During World War IIBut Where is Pearl Harbor? Baseball and the Day the World Changed, December 7, 1941The Tri-Cornered War Bond Baseball GameNATIONAL LEAGUEBoston BravesHow the Boston Braves Survived the War But Lost the Battle for BostonBen CardoniBuck EtchisonButch NiemanMystery Member of the '45 BravesBrooklyn DodgersJohn Fats D'AntonioBill HartLee PfundChicago CubsJorge ComellasBilly HolmWalter SignerCincinnati RedsTom s de la CruzBuck FausettDick SipekNew York GiantsAl GardellaFrank SewardRoy ZimmermanPhiladelphia PhilliesChet CovingtonHilly FlitcraftLee RileyPittsburgh PiratesXavier RescignoLen GilmoreFrankie ZakSt. Louis CardinalsJack CreelGene CrumlingBob KeelyAMERICAN LEAGUEBoston Red SoxThe Red Sox in WartimeOtey ClarkTy LaForestStan PartenheimerThe Frostbite League: Spring Training 1943 - 1945The 1944 Red Sox: What Could Have BeenChicago White SoxThe White Sox in WartimeVince CastinoGuy CurtrightFloyd SpeerCleveland Indians.…
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- Title
- Who's on First: Replacement Players in World War II
- Author
- Mark Z Aaron
- Publisher
- Society for American Baseball Research
- Publication year
- 2015
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 193359991X
- ISBN 13
- 9781933599915
During the four seasons the U.S. was at war in World War II (1942-45), 533 players made their major-league debuts. There were 67 first-time major leaguers under 21 (Joe Nuxhall the youngest at 15). More than 60 percent of the players in the 1941 Opening Day lineups departed for the service. The 1944 Dodgers had only Dixie Walker and Mickey Owen from their 1941 pennant-winning team.
The owners brought in not only first-timers but also oldsters. Hod Lisenbee pitched 80 innings for the Reds in 1945 at the age of 46. He had last pitched in the major leagues in 1936. War veteran and former POW Bert Shepard, with an artificial leg, pitched in one game for the 1945 Senators, and one-armed outfielder Pete Gray played for the St. Louis Browns.
The war years featured firsts and lasts. The St. Louis Browns won their first (and last) pennant in 1944 -- a team that featured 13 players classified as 4-F. The Cubs appeared in the 1945 World Series but have not made it back since.
Some 53 members of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) have contributed to this volume. We invite you to sit back and relax as you learn Who's on First?
Includes contributions by: Alan Cohen, Ashlie Christian And Armand Peterson, Bill Nowlin, Bob Brady, Bob Lemoine, Bob Mayer, Bob Webster, Charles Faber, Charlie Weatherby, Chris Rainey, Cort Vitty, David Finoli, David M. Jordan, David Raglin And Barb Mantegani, David W. Pugh, Don Zminda, Duke Goldman, Greg Erion, Gregg Omoth, Gregory H. Wolf, J. G. Preston, James D. Smith, Iii, Jay Hurd, Jeff Marlett, Jeff Obermeyer, Jim Sweetman, Joanne Hulbert, John Shannahan, Leslie Heaphy, Lyle Spatz, Marc Lancaster, Marc Z Aaron, Marc S. Sternman, Mel Marmer, Merrie A. Fidler, Michael Huber, Michael Huber And Rachel Hamelers, Mike Mcclary, Peter C. Bjarkman, Rex Hamann, Rich Bogovich, Richard Cuicchi, Richard Moraski, Rory Costello And Lou Hernández, Seamus Kearney, Sidney Davis, Steve Smith, Thomas Ayers, Tom Hawthorn, Walter Leconte
Partial Table of Contents:
The Business of Baseball During World War II
"But Where is Pearl Harbor?" Baseball and the Day the World Changed, December 7, 1941
The Tri-Cornered War Bond Baseball Game
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Boston Braves
How the Boston Braves Survived the War But Lost the Battle for Boston
Ben Cardoni
Buck Etchison
Butch Nieman
Mystery Member of the '45 Braves
Brooklyn Dodgers
John "Fats" D'Antonio
Bill Hart
Lee Pfund
Chicago Cubs
Jorge Comellas
Billy Holm
Walter Signer
Cincinnati Reds
Tomás de la Cruz
Buck Fausett
Dick Sipek
New York Giants
Al Gardella
Frank Seward
Roy Zimmerman
Philadelphia Phillies
Chet Covington
Hilly Flitcraft
Lee Riley
Pittsburgh Pirates
Xavier Rescigno
Len Gilmore
Frankie Zak
St. Louis Cardinals
Jack Creel
Gene Crumling
Bob Keely
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston Red Sox
The Red Sox in Wartime
Otey Clark
Ty LaForest
Stan Partenheimer
The Frostbite League: Spring Training 1943 - 1945
The 1944 Red Sox: What Could Have Been
Chicago White Sox
The White Sox in Wartime
Vince Castino
Guy Curtright
Floyd Speer
Cleveland Indians
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