Here's the 1945 U.S. Navy team from the Aiea Barracks, which featured an impressive number of former and future big league stars, including Hall of Famers Billy Herman, Bill Dickey and Bob Lemon, along with pitcher and future manager Fred Hutchinson. Also pictured here is "Clown Price of Baseball," Max Patkin, who pitched for team, which played other service teams in Hawaii during World War II.
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