Baseball in Wartime - Service Teams

Service Teams

Below are some of the military team lineups I have gathered over the years. If you have a service team lineup you

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Europe

3rd Infantry Division 1945
Cal McLish	P
Bob Savage	P
Gil Dobbs	P
Herschel Held
Bill Radulovich	2B
Mickey McGuire	SS
Rudy Laskowski	C

8^th Air Force All Stars (England) 1944
Andrew Alexopoulos	1B
David Beck	C	Post-war minor leaguer
Paul Campbell	1B	Pre and Post-war Major Leaguer
Danielson	P
Jack Gaston	OF
Herbert Gorsline	C	Pre-war Minor Leaguer
John Groves	P	Post-war Minor Leaguer
Jones	P
Kenny King	3B	Pre and Post-war Minor Leaguer
Charles Knippel	OF
Molinari	Manager
James Moyle	2B
John Pavlich	C	Pre and Post-war Minor Leaguer
Richard Roberts	OF
Gene Thompson	OF	Pre and Post-war Minor Leaguer
Clark Triplett	P
David Tucker	SS	Post-war Minor Leaguer
John White	1B
Woods	2B

10th^tReplacement Depot (Midlands League Champions, England) 1944
John Chopick	P
S Chorney	CF
Marvin Crater	C	Post-war Minor Leaguer
Dinunzio	2B
Leonard Frase	P	Pre-war Minor Leaguer
H Hinds	1B
A Horan	Manager
John Kapinos	SS
Kelly	RF
P Molloy	OF
W Nelson	P
M Phillips	P
J Ragsdale	OF
A Ringus	RF
Skippy Roberge	2B	Pre and Post-war Major Leaguer
W Stratford	3B
Taul	SS
Tompkins	C
J Yarnell	LF

11th Armored Division 1945
Steve Peek	P
Lee Porterfield	P
Johnny Gibson	P
Dick Hersey	3B
Windy Hausch	2B/MGR

29th Infantry Division Blue and Grays (Seventh Army Champions) 1945
Nicholas “Lefty” Andrews	P
Herbert Biedenkapp	RF
Dotheger	P
Douglas	C
Earl Ghelf	P/INF	Post-war Minor Leaguer
Grissem	CF
Ken Hess	CF
Lefty Howard	P
Kale
Don Kolloway	2B	Pre and Post-war Major Leaguer
Whitey Moore	P	Pre-war Major Leaguer
Prasse	LF/MGR	Possibly Erwin Prasse - pre-war minors
James Robinson	3B
Bill Seal		Pre and Post-war Minor Leaguer
Lansinger	P
Blalock
Wiater
Sant
Klein

36^th Infantry Division Texans (Germany) 1945
Raymond Broader	Utility
Albert Calp	Utility
Cavello	SS
Carlo Condellire	LF
Albert Coughlin	RF
Joseph Cullen	RF
Ed Fasiska	1B	Post-war Minor Leaguer
Lester Fippinger	Utility
John Kelliher	RF	Post-war Minor Leaguer
John King	P	Pre-war Minor Leaguer
Ned Kough	3B	Pre-war Minor Leaguer
Herbert May	CF	Pre and Post-war Minor Leaguer
Theodore Nykiel	Manager
James Prendergast	P	Post-war Major Leaguer
William Rook	P	Pre and Post-war Minor Leaguer
Joe Schneider	Utility
Charles Shipman	P	Pre and Post-war Minor Leaguer
Sam Shoemaker	LF
Joe Vargas	C
Will Woodall	2B
Bernard Woycik	C	Pr and Post-war Minor Leaguer

63^rd Infantry Division (Germany) 1945
Johnny Alusik	P	Pre and Post-war Minor Leaguer
Jack Dooley	3B
Sergei Freeman	LF	Post-war Minor Leaguer
Bill Haag	P
Walter Higgins	P	Pre-war Minor Leaguer
Walter Howell	Coach
Frank Lanzetti	SS	Pre and Post-war Minor Leaguer
Douglas McDougall	C
Bill McNeill	P
Mercurio	C	possibly John Mercurio pre-war minors
Tony Mottola	1B
Dominick “Lefty” Pecchia	P
Earl Petersen	C
George Powles	1B	Pre-war Minor Leaguer
Tom Quinn	C
Frederick Shoemaker	LF	Pre-war Minor Leaguer
Stafford	RF
Sal Stampiglio	RF	Post-war Minor Leaguer
George Vinson	P	Post-war Minor Leaguer
William Wynn	CF
“Boots” Zelasko	2B

65th Infantry Division (II Corps Champions) 1945
George Archie	1B	Pre and Post-war Major Leaguer
Armstrong
Bill Ayers	P
Rex Barney	P
Alpha Brazle	P	Played with 71^st Div in ETO World Series
Morris Card		Post-war Minor Leaguer
Troyce “Duke” Cofer		Pre and Post-war Minor Leaguer
Demanicor		Possibly Frank Demanicor
Ken Heintzelman	P	Played with 71^st Div in ETO World Series
Walter Kopp		Pre and Post-war Minor Leaguer
Billy Reed
George Scharein	SS	Pre-war Major Leaguer
Harry Walker	OF	Played with 71^st Div in ETO World Series
Paul Wargo	OF/P

71^st Infantry Division Red Circlers (Third Army Champions) 1945
Bill Ayres	P
Charlie Bamberger	3B	Pre-war Minor Leaguer
Ewell Blackwell	P	Pre and Post-war Major Leaguer
Alpha Brazle	P	originally with 65^th Div
Herb Bremer	C	Pre-war Major Leaguer
Ben Capp
Joe Costa	Manager	originally managed 5th Div
Ettore Giammarco	CF	Pre and Post-war Minor Leaguer
Jim Gladd	C	originally with 33^rd Field Artillery
Jack Haley	P
Ken Heintzelman	P	originally with 65^th Div
Louis Kauzlarich		Pre-war Minor Leaguer
Russ Kern
Garland Lawing	LF	Post-war Major Leaguer
Earl Lindamood	P	Pre and Post-war Minor Leaguer
Ancil Moore	3B	Post-war Major Leaguer
Andy Moroff
Marshall Nesmith	RF	Post-war Minor Leaguer
Walter Olsen	P	Pre and Post-war Minor Leaguer
Jackson Powell	P
Bob Ramazzotti	SS	Post-war Major Leaguer
Rudy Rundus	P	Pre and Post-war Minor Leaguer
Walter Smith
Tauzlarich
Milt Ticco	1B	Post-war Minor Leaguer
Ken Trinkle	P	originally with 76^th Div
Maurice Van Robays	OF	originally with 1st Div
Harry Walker	OF	originally with 65^th Div
Johnny Wyrostek	CF	Pre and Post-war Major Leaguer
Benny Zientara	2B	Pre and Post-war Major Leaguer

76th Infantry Division Onaways 1945
Bridgen
Bundrick
Certosimo
Cinholm	Manager
Bill Evans	P	Post-war Major League
Delbert Friar	C	Pre- and Post-war Minors
August Hixson	C	Pre-war Minors
Henrikson
Hricinak
Krebs		Possibly Elmer Krebbs
Loik
Clarence Maddern	OF	Post-war Major Leaguer
Bill Mayr (Meyers)	1B
Lawrence McNeely	SS	Pre- and Post-war Minors
Tommy Reis	P	Pre-war Major Leaguer
Bama Rowell	OF/Manager	Pre- and Post-war Major Leaguer
Bob Samel	P	Pre- and Post-war Minors
Cecil Travis	SS	Pre- and Post-war Major Leaguer
Ken Trinkle	P	Played with 71^st Div in ETO World Series
Wicker

91st Infantry Division Travelers 1944 (NATOUSA Champions)
Bill Burich	3B	Pre- and Post-war Major Leaguer
Raymond Danner	C	Pre-war Minor Leaguer
Armando Dominquez	OF	Pre-war Minor Leaguer
Jimmy Estrada	2B	Pre- and Post-war Minor Leaguer
Larry Guay	P	Pre- and Post-war Minor Leaguer
William "Bud" Hardin	SS	Post-war Major Leaguer
Bob Harrison	OF	Pre-war Minor Leaguer
Roy J Harrison	Coach
Hank Neumann	P	Pre-war Minor Leaguer
Arthur Parker	1B	Pre-war Minor Leaguer
Edgar Smith	P	Pre- and Post-war Major Leaguer
Stanley Stencel	OF	Pre-war Minor Leaguer

103rd Infantry Division 1945
Herb Karpel	P
Andy Lapihuska	P
Bill Solokar	P
Andy Riggs	C
Roland Krause

106^th Infantry Division Cubs (Germany) 1945
Frank Beaty	P	Post-war Minor Leaguer
Clifford Blake	OF	Post-war Minor Leaguer
William Bohn	OF
Theo Brandolini	1B
Richard Burse	P	Pre-war Minor Leaguer
Hays Copeland	C	Pre-war Minor Leaguer
John Daniels	Manager
Harry Donabedian	SS	Post-war Minor Leaguer
Edward Feinberg	2B	Pre-war Major Leaguer
Ernest Finnegan	C
Raymond Hammonds	OF
Albert Kubski	OF	Pre and Post-war Minor Leaguer
Arthur Letcher	P
James Maloney	P	Pre and Post-war Minor Leaguer
Tom Ostrowski	1B
Robert Schmidt	3B
Leon Sherer	P
Frank Sokol	P	Pre-war Minor Leaguer
Jack Southwick	P	Post-war Minor Leaguer
Henry Werner	Trainer
Claude Wright	OF	Pre and Post-war Minor Leaguer

116^th Infantry Regiment Yankees (ETO World Series Champions, England) 1943
Lou Alberigo	3B
Wilburt Allan	C
Robert Cleer	OF	Pre-war Minors
John Crenshaw
Adam Decker
Frank Draper	CF
Doug Gillette	Manager/P	Pre-war Minors
Carl Grimes	P
Joseph Gubernot	SS
Robert Keller	2B
James Mabes	Coach
Robert Marsico	C
George McManus	OF
Joe Pellegrini
Carl “Chubby” Proffit	1B
Dante Roitero	P
William Rowell
Maurice Williams	P
Pride Wingfield
Elmer Wright	P	Pre-war Minors

Beech Hill Marines (USNOB League Champions, N Ireland) 1943 and 1944
Leslie Akens	OF
George Bailey	C
Harold "Hal" Barney	P	Selfridge Field, MI
Lou Buontony	1B
Andy Devine		Boston, MA
Henry "Hank" Dobkowski	OF
Flynn	P
“Black Jack” Halford	OF
Cloyd Hamm	2B	Washington, DC
Robert “Red” Kimball	P	Marion, SC
Allen Marsh	OF	Grand Rapids, MI
Sam McAllister	1B	Charlotte, NC
Pelligrino	2B
Frank Pietrich	SS
Pappy Potter	OF
Warren J "Bill or Sunny” Robinson	Manager	Altoona, PA
Savikas	C
Shriever	OF
“Rubber Arm” Tewksbury	P
Mark Titler	P	Brownsville, PA
Charles Ziober	P	Irvington, NJ

USNOB Londonderry (Northern Ireland) 1943 and 1944
Lou Buontony	1B
Cerreghino	CF
Lefty Conville	P
George Ertell	SS-P	Brooklyn, NY
Tom Evans	P	Charlotte, NC
Kauffman		Humansville, MO
Arnold Kinney	P	Erie, PA
Ski "Chattanooga Choochoo" Pekarovits	P	Lorain, OH
George Pellend	2B
Pelligrino	2B	Brooklyn, NY
Lou Skarda

CBS Clowns (London, England) 1943-1944
Edward Baydala	INF
George Burns	1B
Michael Demchek	OF
Chuck Eisenmann	Manager/P
Amey Fontana	RF
Harold Fouts	C
Pete Galuska	OF/INF
Goran	LF
Harvey Graybill	P/OF
Joe Hunt	OF
Ray Kasznia	3B
Lou Kelley	CF
Bobby Korisher	2B
John Miller	P
Fred Monje	SS
Clair Morgart	3B
James Parker	OF
Pete Pavich	SS
Pustas	P
Sabotta	3B
Myron Scow	P
Senko	C
Frank Sterm	3B

Greys (London, England) June 17, 1945
Bill Lobe	C	Pre-war Minors - Post-war ML coach
Ted Kleinhans	P	Pre-war Major Leaguer
Fred Osborn	P
Don Smith	P	Negro Leaguer
Paul Campbell	1B	Pre- and Post-war Major Leaguer
Henry Loman	2B	Pre- and Post-war Minors
Dan Carnevale	SS	Minor Leaguer - Post-war ML coach
Pete Dambrosio	3B
Charles Podolak	OF
William Wright	OF
Garrison	2B
Louis Edwards	C
Thomas Daddino	OF	Pre- and Post-war Minors
Tobias Grabel	OF
Harry Hendershot	OF	Pre- and Post-war Minors
Skiffington	P
Joseph T Stumm	Coach
Donald Harkness	C
Lou Kelley	OF

Whites (London, England) June 17, 1945
Edde Sieber	C
Fran Hecker	P	Pre- and Post-war Minors
Ralph Ifft	P	Pre- and Post-war Minors
John Chopick	P
Stan Kaczynski	1B-OF
Walter Palcher	2B
Pete Pierce	3B	Pre-war Minors
Bernard Smith	SS	Post-war Minors
Gene Thompson	OF	Pre-and Post-war Minors
George Yarde	OF
Ted Dixon	OF	Pre-and Post-war Minors
Armen Milton	C
Wolf	P
Mike Mileusnich	Coach
Maurice Hurley	P
Ed Zydowsky	C	Pre- and Post-war Minors
Richard Georgia	IF

UK All-Stars 1945
Ralph Ifft	P
Don Smith	P
Fred Osborn	P
Dan Carnevale	SS
Harry Hendershot	OF
Louis Edwards	C
Thomas Daddino	OF
T J Stumm	Coach
Pete Pierce	3B
Mike Mileuesnevich	Coach
John Chopick	P
Ted Dixon	OF
Henry Loman	2B
Walter Palcher	2B
Fran Hecker	P

Oise All-Stars (Com Z Champions) 1945
Emmet Altenberg	LF	Pre-war Minor Leaguer
Russ Bauers	P	Pre and Post-war Major Leaguer
Willard Brown	LF	Post-war Major Leaguer
Leon Day	P	Pre and Post-war Negro Leaguer
Mervin Gluckson	P
Joe Hermann	CF
Harold High	2B
Tony Jaros	1B	Post-war Minor Leaguer
Robert Keane	P	Post-war Minor Leaguer
Nick Macone	CF	Pre-war Minor Leaguer
Roy Marion	3B	Pre and Post-war Minor Leaguer
Sam Nahem	Manager/P	Pre and Post-war Major Leaguer
Lew Richardson	C	Pre and Post-war Major Leaguer
Frank Smoyda
The following players from 71st Div joined Oise for MTO Series
Ewell Blackwell	P
Ken Heintzelman	P
Garland Lawing	OF
Maurice Van Robays	OF
Harry Walker	OF
Bennie Zientara	2B

Seine Base Clowns (Paris, France) 1945
Morris Axelrod
George Burns	1B
Edward Butcher
Buck Compton	C
Michael Demchek	OF
William Duncan
Chuck Eisenmann	Manager/P	Pre and Post-war Minor Leaguer
William Ferrell
Amey Fontana	OF
Paul Gassaway
Tony Jaros	1B	Post-war Minor Leaguer
Joe Krol		Pre and Post-war Minor Leaguer
William Kufta		Pre-war Minor Leaguer
John McCulley
Robert Mikolajczak
James Parker
Jack Ruskin
Stan Swaverly
John Wilson

US Ground Force All-Professional (London, England) 1943
Albert Brusko	OF
Richard Catalano	OF
Raymond Coyle	OF
William Dwyer	2B
Chuck Eisenmann	Coach
Walter Hemperly	3B
Ralph Ifft	P
Maurice Jacobs	3B
Lou Kelley	OF
Robert Korisher	2B
Joseph Multa	OF
Walt Novick	C
Joe O’Donnell	1B
Pete Pavich	SS
Norman Russell	P
Jules “Red” Shapiro	Manager
Henry Smith	OF
Lou Thuman	P
T/Sgt Lee Taggert	3B	Detroit, MI

US Eighth Air Force All-Professional (London, England) 1943
Louis Anschultz	P
James Beane	C
William Brech	P
Frank Burger	3B
Paul Campbell	OF
Andy Dzuris	SS
Nick Fracaro	OF
Ed Gatlin	C
Jack Gaston	OF
Joe Gradisher	3B
Ross Grimsley	P
Hugh Gustafson	1B
Ed Hawkins	OF
John Kilroy	OF
Floyd Lancaster	2B
Bill Moore	Manager
Joe Rundus	P
Alfred Slakis	SS
Stanley Stuka	C
Lou Tabor	P
Gene Thompson	OF
Larry Toth	2B
Jim Vance	C
Montie Weaver	Coach

Updated April 21, 2008