Baseball in Wartime

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Service Teams

 

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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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North America

 

     
Camp McCoy (WI) 76th Infantry Division 1944
Cecil Travis 3B Pre- and Post war Major Leaguer
Bama Rowell 2B Pre- and Post war Major Leaguer
Clarence Maddern OF Post war Major Leaguer
Del Friar C Pre- and Post War Minor League
Larry McNeely SS Pre- and Post War Minor League
Bill Meyer 1B  
Mike Rollins OF Pre- and Post War Minor League
Les Rice OF  
Matty Certismo OF  
Bill Cox P  
Frank Dranginis MGR  
 
Enid Army Flying School Enidairs 1944
M/Sgt B D Booth Coach  
Bill Hankins Coach/C/OF Pre- and Post War Minor League
Nick Popovich P Pre- and Post War Minor League
Carl Keeter P Pre-War Minor League
Claude Gilchrist 1B  
Monty Basgall 2B Post-war Major Leaguer
Ray Honeycutt 3B Pre- and Post War Minor League
Odie Strain SS Pre- and Post War Minor League
Cot Deal OF/P Post War Major Leaguer
Lew Morton OF  
Mel Pickens Utility  

Fort Monmouth All-Stars (1943 and 1944)
Marius Russo P/1B/OF Pre and Post-War Major Leaguer
John Mikan P Pre and Post-War Minor League
Clayton Van Cott P Pre and Post-War Minor League
Hank Soven P Pre and Post-War Minor League
Lt Charles Bernhardt Coach  
Ira "Whitey" Mellor SS Pre and Post-War Minor League
Preston Lawler 2B  
Don Richmond CF Pre and Post-War Major Leaguer
Clay Kerley LF  
Warren Smyth C  
Roy Tarr 3B Pre War Minor Leaguer
Ian Murray 1B  
Bob Low RF  
Lou Hirschler C  
Eddie Durkin 3B Pre War Minor Leaguer
Kuscavage LF  
Everett "Red" Kimball P
Wally Frederick 3B Pre War Minor Leaguer
Joe Budzin LF Possibly Budzin who played for Smithfield of Tobacco St Lg in 1946
Williams 1B  
Sheriff LF  
Joe Merrigan C  
Roy Bean RF Post War Minor Leaguer

Greensboro ORD Tech-Hawks 1944
Barney DeForge P Pre- and Post-war Minors
George Granger P Pre-war Minors
Jim Castiglia C Pre-war Major Leaguer
Gene Kessler 1B Pre-war Minors
Hal Grossman 2B  
Grady Hatton 3B Post-war Major Leaguer
Tee Frye SS  
Charlie Tippi OF Post-war Minors
Lee Gamble OF Pre-war Major Leaguer
Taft Wright OF Pre- and Post-war Major Leaguer
     
Mather Field, California (USAAF) 1942
Granville Hunter SS  
John Naranio 2B  
Joe Marty OF/Manager
Gene Kolb OF  
Jack Burta OF  
Vic Kornacki OF  
Ralph Rodriguez 1B  
Martin Brewton C  
Lefty Gresnes P  
Al Logan    
Frank Maniscalco    
Clyde Johnson    
Bill Hope    
Eldon Lindsey    
Leonard Rea    
Adolph Bartkowski    
Marion Stohch    
Peter Brocim    
Robert Bruckner    
James Williams    
Fred Schultz    
     
Norfolk Naval Training Station, Virginia  1942
Maxie Wilson P  
Hooks DeVaurs OF  
Teddy Rosa IF  
Gary Bodie Coach  
Ace Parker IF  
Clarence Stephens Asst Coach  
Jimmy Brown OF  
Bob Feller P
George Wolfman C  
Hank Feimster P  
Vinnie Smith C
Fred Hutchinson P  
Jim Kane IF  
Jimmy Ewell Trainer  
Charlie Metelski 1B  
Jim Carlin IF  
Fred Collins    
Mel Preisbach OF  
Jack Conway    
Doug Hautz P  
Carl Ray P  
Sam Chapman    
Carl Ray P  
Nick Radunich P  
Kirby Jordan OF  
Ray Adkins IF  
Al Lesko C  
     
Sampson Naval Training Station, New York  1945
Peter Blumette P Pre and Post-war minors
Walter Brown P Post-war Major Leaguer
Eugene Collins P  
Clem Dreiseward P Pre and Post-war Major Leaguer
James C Davis P Pre and Post-war minors
Lewis Fauth P Pre and Post-war minors
Egon Feuker P Pre and Post-war minors
James Hickey P Pre-war Major Leaguer
Irving Karelis P Post-war minors
James Konstanty P Pre and Post-war Major Leaguer
Harry MacPherson P Pre-war Major Leaguer
William Mock P Pre and Post-war minors
Rudolph Parsons P Pre and Post-war minors
James Scott P Pre and Post-war minors
Mickey Owen C Pre and Post-war Major Leaguer
Joseph Als C Pre-war minors
Julius Laviano C Pre and Post-war minors
Edwin Oswald C Pre and Post-war minors
Anthony Ravish C Pre and Post-war minors
Roland Sabatini C Post-war minors
John Baker INF  
Eugene "Huck" Geary INF Pre-war Major Leaguer
Robert Kalbaugh INF Pre and Post-war minors
John Szajna INF Post-war minors
Edward Yost INF Pre and Post-war Major Leaguer
Frederick Gerken INF Pre and Post-war minors
Charles Barnes OF Pre-war minors
William Milne OF Post-war Major Leaguer
James Murdaugh OF Pre-war minors
Chester Ross OF Pre-war Major Leaguer
Richard Carter OF  
     
Second Air Force Falcons, Buckley Field, Colorado 1945 
Burgess Whitehead 2B-Coach  
Ed Antolini P  
Lee Grissom P
Eddie Ehlers 3B  
Jerry Silverman OF  
Tom Kleppe SS  
Joe Basile 1B  
Irv Austin OF  
Marty Pace OF  
Gene Ritzenthaler C  
J Rogers OF  
     
St Augustine, Florida, Coast Guard All-Stars 1943
Glen C Cooper Coach  
Doyle Lade P  Shreveport, Texas Leage
Frankie Kaspar P  New Orleans
Merle Muhl P  Decatur, Three-I
Freddie Biggs P  Memphis, Southern Assoc
John Hall P  Oklahoma City, Texas Lg
Red Oliver 1B  Minneapolis
Joe Alfeld 2B  Illinois Normal
Joe Muffoletto 2B Fond du Lac, Wisconsin State
Vin Doll 3B  
Joe Vitari SS Waycross, Georgia-Florida Lg
Mel Krumm OF House of David
Marty Bucaro OF Canton, Middle Atlantic
Paul Haefmeister OF  
Woody Harmon OF Oklahoma Aggies
Joe Mikan C  
Don Dover C Bethany College
Al Chambers C  
     
Service All-Stars Cleveland July 7, 1942
Vinnie Smith   Norfolk NTS
Don Padgett   Great Lakes NTS
Ernie Andres   Great Lakes NTS
Herm Fishman   Great Lakes NTS
Fred Schaffer   Great Lakes NTS
Frankie Pytlak   Great Lakes NTS
Russ Meers   Great Lakes NTS
Johnny Lucadello   Great Lakes NTS
Don Dunker   Great Lakes NTS
OV Mulkey   Great Lakes NTS
Fred Hutchinson   Norfolk NTS
Sam Chapman   NAS Washington
Bob Feller   Norfolk NTS
George Earnshaw   NAS Jacksonville
Mickey Cochrane   Great Lakes NTS
Hank Gowdy    
Joe Grace   Great Lakes NTS
Cecil Travis   Camp Wheeler
Mickey Harris   Canal Zone
John Rigney   Great Lakes NTS
Ken Silvestri   Fort Custer
Pat Mullin   New Cumberland
Johnny Sturm   Jefferson Barracks
Sam Harshany   Great Lakes NTS
Chet Hajduk   Great Lakes NTS
Bob peterson   Great Lakes NTS
John Grodzicki   Fort Knox
Mush Esler   Great Lakes NTS
Benny McCoy   Great Lakes NTS
Emmett Mueller   Jefferson Barracks
Morris Arnovich   Jefferson Barracks
 
Central California Servicemen's League 1943
Camp Kohler
Hammer Field Bombers
Mather Field Fliers
McClellan Field Commanders
Merced Army Air Field Pilots
     
San Joaquin Valley League 1943
Kikkert's
Camp Pinedale
Lemoore Field
4th Air Force Replacement Depot
     
Ogden Service League 1943
Ogden Arsenal
Hill Field Army
Hill Field Civilians
UASF Army
Navy Supply Depot
UASF Civilians
     
Ogden Service League 1945
Bushnell Hospital
Railroad Boosters
Hill Field Army
Navy Barracks
Utah ASF Depot
Ogden Arsenal
Union Pacific Shops
Navy Civilians
Hill Field Aces
Hill Field Trotters
     
Galveston Service Baseball League 1944 and 1945
10th Anti-Submarine Squadron USAAF
Camp Wallace
Coast Guard
Falstaff (civilian)
Fort Crockett
Naval Section Base
     
Inter-Service Baseball League (Winnipeg, Manitoba) 1944
Canadian Army
No 8 Repair Depot
US Army
No 3 Wireless
No 5 AOS
No 7 Equipment
     
Flying Training Service Baseball League (Alabama) 1945
Napier Field Gruffies
Maxwell Field
Gunter Field
Spence Field
Tyndall Field
Turner Field
     
Virginia Service Baseball League 1945
Fort Story
Fort Monroe
Langley Field
Camp Peary
Armed Guard School of Camp Shelton
Naval Landing Force Equipment Depot
Camp Bradford
5th Naval District Shore Patrol

 

 

Updated April 21, 2008

 

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