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Who are the 70...
Major Leaguers who served in wartime that are being honored via the USS Cooperstown?
My googling skills, evidently, are not up to this particular search. Thanks . |
Took some internet gold mining, but here is a list I came across of Hall of Fame members who served during wartime:
Hall Of Fame Veterans Members Who Served in the Armed Forces of the United States During Wartime Civil War Morgan Bulkeley Army World War I Pete Alexander Army Oscar Charleston Army Ty Cobb Army Eddie Collins Marines Jocko Conlan Navy Red Faber Navy Warren Giles Army Burleigh Grimes Navy Harry Heilmann Navy Waite Hoyt Army George Kelly Army Larry MacPhail Army Rabbit Maranville Navy Rube Marquard Navy Christy Mathewson Army Herb Pennock Navy Sam Rice Army Branch Rickey Army Eppa Rixey Army Bullet Rogan Army Louis Santop Navy Joe Sewell Army George Sisler Army Tris Speaker Navy Casey Stengel Navy Jud Wilson Army World War II Luke Appling Army Al Barlick Coast Guard Yogi Berra Navy Willard Brown Army Nestor Chylak Army Mickey Cochrane Navy Leon Day Army Bill Dickey Navy Joe DiMaggio Army Larry Doby Navy Bobby Doerr Army Bob Feller Navy Charlie Gehringer Navy Joe Gordon Army Hank Greenberg Army Billy Herman Navy Gil Hodges Marines Monte Irvin Army Ralph Kiner Navy Bob Lemon Navy Ted Lyons Marines Larry MacPhail Army Lee MacPhail Navy Johnny Mize Navy Stan Musial Navy Buck ONeil Navy Pee Wee Reese Navy Phil Rizzuto Navy Robin Roberts Army Jackie Robinson Army Red Ruffing Army Red Schoendienst Army Enos Slaughter Army Duke Snider Navy Warren Spahn Army Bill Veeck Marines Hoyt Wilhelm Army Ted Williams Marines Early Wynn Army Korean War Ernie Banks Army Whitey Ford Army Whitey Herzog Army Eddie Mathews Navy Willie Mays Army Ted Williams Marines Brian |
I count 72 on the list, and since the list is also for those who served during wartime, which I believe are the individuals being honored, who are the two veterans left out?
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Thanks Brian - I knew someone who knew.
Your list has 72 names...wonder which 2 aren't included... |
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Cecil Travis.
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Though not a hall of famer, I think Larry French is interesting. He was a good pitcher, though probalby pretty much done by the time he was called into service in 1942. He became a career sailor and saw action in WWII and Korea.
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I figured it out when checking out the list closer. Both Larry McPhail and Ted Williams served during two separate wars, so they are on the list twice.
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Brian, I think that Hank Bauer served in the Marine Corps during WWII. He fought on Iwo Jima and, I believe, was wounded.
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As a youngster I saw Hank Bauer play numerous times. My favorite place to sit was in the lower right field grandstands so I had a ringside seat to his, and later Maris's, office in Yankee Stadium's starboard garden. Just gotta close my eyes and I can see him out there plain as day. Wonderful memories.
As best as I can tell Bauer was not on Iwo Jima but he had a hell of a war record, fighting in the Guadalcanal campaign, Guam and Okinawa. https://www.baseballinwartime.com/pl...bauer_hank.htm The portrait was taken in 1942. I just won the locker room photo from RMY the other day. It was taken at spring training in 1950. Bauer is easy to spot. |
amazing list of players and amazing sacrifices they made
think what some could have done in those playing years to their final stats |
No Vietnam vets in the HOF?
Nice article here about NLB p ulayers who served. https://tht.fangraphs.com/cooperstow...l-and-vietnam/ |
Roy Gleason
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https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/roy-gleason/
"the only professional baseball player to serve in Vietnam after having played at the major-league level" |
Hopefully, the requirement isn't being a Hall of Famer? Why? Eddie Grant. Good player who was killed in action in WWI.
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