Who are the 70...

[clydepepper]

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



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[brianp-beme]

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 O’Neil – 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

[brianp-beme]

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?

Brian

[clydepepper]

Thanks Brian - I knew someone who knew.

Your list has 72 names...wonder which 2 aren't included...

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by clydepepper

Thanks Brian - I knew someone who knew.

Your list has 72 names...wonder which 2 aren't included...

Just what I was wondering when I went back through and edited my second post.

Brian

[GeoPoto]

Cecil Travis.

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[bbcard1]

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.

[brianp-beme]

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.

Brian

[Yoda]

Brian, I think that Hank Bauer served in the Marine Corps during WWII. He fought on Iwo Jima and, I believe, was wounded.

[Kawika]

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.

[mrreality68]

amazing list of players and amazing sacrifices they made
think what some could have done in those playing years to their final stats

[cornhusker]

No Vietnam vets in the HOF?
Nice article here about NLB p ulayers who served.

https://tht.fangraphs.com/cooperstow...l-and-vietnam/

[doug.goodman]

https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/roy-gleason/

"the only professional baseball player to serve in Vietnam after having played at the major-league level"

[Brian Van Horn]

Hopefully, the requirement isn't being a Hall of Famer? Why? Eddie Grant. Good player who was killed in action in WWI.