Baseball in Wartime

Baseball's Greatest Sacrifice

 

Those Who Served

 

American League Players in Service During WWII         National League Players in Service During WWII

(including minor league players on Major League rosters)

 

All Major League Players Who Served with the Armed Forces in WWII

(including post-war Major Leaguers)

 

Boston Red Sox

Herb Bremer

Mace Brown

Wilburn Butland

Paul Campbell

Tom Carey

Ken Chapman (minor league player on Red Sox roster)

Bill Conroy

Mel Deutsch

Dom DiMaggio

Joe Dobson

Bobby Doerr

Danny Doyle

Clem Dreiseward

Al Flair

Andy Gilbert

Mickey Harris

Tex Hughson

Earl Johnson

Don Lang

Ed McGah

Roy Partee

Ed Pellagrini

Johnny Pesky

Larry Powell (minor league player on Red Sox roster)

Frankie Pytlak

Verne Richards (minor league player on Red Sox roster)

James Tabor

Charlie Wagner

Harold Wagner

Ted Williams

Chicago White Sox

Luke Appling

George Dickey

Ed Fernandes

Stan Goletz

Chet Hadjuk

Ralph Hamner (minor league player on White Sox roster)

Don Hanski

Val Heim

Myril Hoag

Ralph Hodgin

Murrell Jones

Bob Kennedy

Don Kolloway

Doyle Lade (minor league player on White Sox roster)

Ted Lyons

Dario Lodigiani

Gordon Maltzberger

William Metzig

Bill Mueller

Walter Navie (minor league player. Committed suicide October 9, 1945)

Len Perme

Dave Philley

Vince Plumbo (minor league player on White Sox roster)

Gerald Riffenburg (minor league player on White Sox roster)

Johnny Rigney

Pete Sharp (minor league player on White Sox roster)

Eddie Smith

Don Spyker (minor league player on White Sox roster)

Gene Stack (minor league player. Died of a heart attack after pitching Army game June 26, 1942)

Jack Teagan (minor league player on White Sox roster)

Gene Thomas

Thurman Tucker

Leo Wells

Sam West

Taffy Wright

Don Yohe (minor league player on White Sox roster)

Cleveland Indians

Jim Bagby Jr

Horace Brightman (minor league player on Indians roster)

Clarence "Soup" Campbell

Ed Carnett

Jack Conway

Pete Center

Chubby Dean

Hank Edwards

Harry Eisenstat

Red Embree

Bob Feller

Tom Ferrick

Vern Freiberger

Jim Hegan

Ken Keltner

Dick Klein (minor league player on Indians roster)

Vern Kohler (minor league player on Indians roster)

Joe Krakauskas

Bob Lemon (minor league player on Indians roster)

Ray Mack

Cliff Mapes (minor league player on Indians roster)

Dutch Meyer

Buster Mills

Ambrose Palica (minor league player on Indians roster)

Dave Paynter (minor league player on Indians roster)

Rusty Peters

Eddie Robinson

Henry Ruszkowski

Franklin Schulz (minor league player. Killed in action in the Philippines June 17, 1945)

Ted Sepkowski

Elmer Sidlo (minor league player on Indians roster)

Bryan Stephens (minor league player on Indians roster)

Winslow Stroupe (minor league player on Indians roster)

Ralph Weigel (minor league player on Indians roster)

Gene Woodling

Detroit Tigers

Al Benton

Jimmy Bloodworth

Tommy Bridges

Roy J Clark (minor league player on Tigers roster)

Richard Dresser (minor league player on Tigers roster)

Hoot Evers

Joe Erautt (minor league player on Tigers roster)

Moe Franklin

Clarence Gann (minor league player on Tigers roster)

Charlie Gehringer

Johnny Gorsica

Ted Gray

Hank Greenberg

Ned Harris

Bob Henny (minor league player on Tigers roster)

Pinky Higgins

Billy Hitchcock

Bobby Hogue (minor league player on Tigers roster)

Emery Hresko (minor league player on Tigers roster)

Fred Hutchinson

Russ Kerns

George Lake (minor league player on Tigers roster)

Johnny Lipon

Bill McClaren (minor league player on Tigers roster)

Barney McCosky

John McHale

Anse Moore

John Mueller (minor league player on Tigers roster)

Les Mueller

Pat Mullin

Bob Patrick

Rip Radcliff

Bill Radulovich (minor league player on Tigers roster)

Hank Riebe

Birdie Tebbetts

Virgil Trucks

Bob Uhle

Dick Wakefield

Vic Wertz (minor league player on Tigers roster)

Joseph Wessing (minor league player on Tigers roster)

Hal White

Joe Wood

New York Yankees

Rugger Ardizoia (minor league player on Yankees roster)

Eddie Bockman (minor league player on Yankees roster)

Tommy Byrne

Spud Chandler

Vince DiBiasi (minor league player on Yankees roster)

Bill Dickey

Joe DiMaggio

Joe Gordon

Buddy Hassett

Rollie Hemsley

Tommy Henrich

Billy Johnson

Herb Karpel (minor league player on Yankees roster)

Charlie Keller

Johnny Lindell

Al Lyons

Hank Majeski

Steve Peek

Mel Queen

Phil Rizzuto

Aaron Robinson

Red Ruffing

Marius Russo

Ken Sears

George Selkirk

Ken Silvestri

Steve Souchock (minor league player on Yankees roster)

Charles Stanceau

Johnny Sturm

Jake Wade

Roy Weatherly

Butch Wensloff

Philadelphia Athletics

Vern Benson

Herm Besse

Buddy Blair

Mason Bowes (minor league player on Athletics roster)

Charlie Bowles

Al Brancato

Norm Brown

Fred Caligiuri

Jim Castiglia

Sam Chapman

Lou Ciola

Joe Coleman

Eddie Collins

Pat Cooper (minor league player on Athletics roster)

Tom Clyde

Crash Davis

Gene Desautels

Hal Epps

Everett Fagan

Dick Fowler

Joe Gantenbein

Ford Garrison

Lum Harris

Bob Harris

Rankin Johnson

Jack Knott

Bruce Konopka

Bert Kuczynski

Benny McCoy

Cal McIrvin (minor league player on Athletics roster)

Phil Marchildon

Joe Moore

Ray Poole

Don Richmond

Manny Salvo

Bob Savage

Carl Scheib

George Staller

Pete Suder

Elmer Valo

Porter Vaughan

Jack Wallaesa

George Yankowski

St Louis Browns

Pete Appleton

George Archie

Johnny Berardino

Porky Biscan

Daffy Dean

Bob Doyle (minor league player on Browns roster)

Bob Dillinger (minor league player on Browns roster)

John Frye (minor league player on Browns roster)

Denny Galehouse

Joe Grace

Hank Helf

Hooks Iott

Walt Judnich

Ellis Kinder (minor league player on Browns roster)

Jack Kramer

Ardys Keller (minor league player. Killed in action in France September 29, 1944)

Alex LaMacchia

Johnny Lucadello

Barney Lutz (minor league player on Browns roster)

Red McQuillen

Frank Mancuso

Ox Miller

Al Milnar

Bob Neighbors (Recalled to service in Korean War. Reported Missing in Action August 8, 1952)

Maury Newlin

Henry Schmulbach

Bill Seinsoth (minor league player on Browns roster)

Chuck Stevens

Steve Sundra

Tom Turner

Fuzz White

Al Zarrilla

Washington Senators

Lou Bevil

Lefty Brewer (minor league player. Killed in action in France June 6, 1944)

John Bucek (minor league player on Senators roster)

Bruce Campbell

Milo Candini

Vern Curtis

Jake Early

Al Evans

Elmer Gedeon (Killed in action in France April 20, 1944)

Carlton Hoberg (minor league player on Senators roster)

Sid Hudson

Joe Jacobs (minor league player on Senators roster)

Alex Kampouris

Bill Kennedy

Ed Kubuski (minor league player on Senators roster)

Hillis Layne

Bill Lefebvre

Buddy Lewis

Eddie Lyons (minor league player on Senators roster)

Phil McCullough

Ed Madjeski

Walt Masterson

Jim Mertz

Ronnie Miller

Bob Morem (minor league player on Senators roster)

Jerry Priddy

Red Roberts
Sherry Robertson
Jack Sanford
Ray Scarborough
Stan Spence
John Sullivan
Lou Thuman
Cecil Travis
Jim Trimble (signed by Senators. Killed in action at Iwo Jima March 1, 1945)
Mickey Vernon
Dick Weik (minor league player on Senators roster)
Max Wilson
Early Wynn
Ed Yost

Created April 28, 2008

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