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 Braves
Ted Cieslak
Lawrence Clement (minor league player on Braves roster)
Ducky Detweiler
Nanny Fernandez
Wallace Fletcher (minor league player on Braves roster)
Joe Fryer (minor league player on Braves roster)
Sam Gentile
Buddy Gremp
Art Johnson
Hank Lamanna
Johnny McCarthy
Frank McElyea
Max Macon
Ray Martin
Gene Patton
Damon Phillips
Hugh Poland
Bill Posedel
Earl Reid (minor league player on Braves roster)
Skippy Roberge
Chet Ross
Bama Rowell
Connie Ryan
Johnny Sain
Hal Schacker
Sibby Sisti
Warren Spahn
Lou Tost
Al Treichel (minor league player on Braves roster)
Jim Trexler (minor league player on Braves roster)
Tom Triner (minor league player on Braves roster)
Lefty Wallace
Max West
Chester Wieczorek (minor league player on Braves roster)
Ace Williams
Tony York
 
Brooklyn Dodgers
Rex Barney
Boyd Bartley
Jack Bolling
Bobby Bragan
Les Burge (minor league player on Dodgers roster)
Al Campanis
Hugh Casey
Claude Corbitt
Cliff Dapper
Lloyd "Dutch" Dietz
John Douglas
Red Durrett
Al Falzone (minor league player on Dodgers roster)
Herman Franks
Larry French
Roland Gladu
Jack Graham (minor league player on Dodgers roster)
Ray Hathaway
Joe Hatten (minor league player on Dodgers roster)
Chris Haughey
Ed Head
Billy Herman
Gene Hermanski
Kirby Higbe
Gil Hodges
Chet Kehn
Frank Laga (minor league player on Dodgers roster)
Cookie Lavagetto
Vic Lombardi
Cal McLish
Gene Mauch
Rube Melton
Eddie Miksis
Mickey Owen
Don Padgett
Pee Wee Reese
Pete Reiser
Lew Riggs
Johnny Rizzo 
Stan Rojek
Bill Sayles
Joe Soskovic (minor league player on Dodgers roster)
 
Chicago Cubs
Dale Alderson
Hi Bithorn
Cy Block
Dom Dallessandro
Don Dunker (minor league player on Cubs roster)
Pete Elko
Marv Felderman
Bill Fleming
Cecil Garriott (minor league player on Cubs roster)
Charlie Gilbert
Paul Gillespie
Al Glossop
Emil Kush
Mickey Livingston
Peanuts Lowrey
Clyde McCullough
John McPartland (minor league player on Cubs roster)
Russ Meers
Russ Meyer (minor league player on Cubs roster)
Vern Olsen
LeRoy Paton (minor league player on Cubs roster)
Whitey Platt
Marv Rickert
Bob Scheffing
Johnny Schmitz
Lou Stringer
Bobby Sturgeon
Eddie Waitkus
Bennie Warren
 
Cincinnati Reds
Bobby Adams (minor league player on Reds roster)
Cliff Bartholomew (minor league player on Reds roster)
Frankie Baumholtz (minor league player on Reds roster)
Joe Beggs
Ewell Blackwell
Leonard Bobeck (minor league player on Reds roster)
George Burpo (minor league player on Reds roster)
Jack Cassini (minor league player on Reds roster)
Neil Clifford (minor league player on Reds roster)
Worthington Day (minor league player on Reds roster)
Mike Dejan
Eddie Erautt (minor league player on Reds roster)
Hal Erickson (minor league player on Reds roster)
Wilson Francis (minor league player on Reds roster)
Lonny Frey
Lonnie Goldstein
Hank Gowdy
Harry Gumbert
Bert Haas
Roland Harrington (minor league player on Reds roster)
Earl Harrist
John Hetki
Dixie Howell
Frankie Kelleher
Jim Konstanty
Charlie Kress (minor league player on Reds roster)
Ray Lamanno
Clayton Lambert (minor league player on Reds roster)
Garland Lawing (minor league player on Reds roster)
Buddy Lively (minor league player on Reds roster)
Eddie Lukon
Mike McCormick
Bob Malloy
Max Marshall
Howie Moss
Ray Mueller
Jack Niemes
Kent Peterson
Ken Polivka (minor league player on Reds roster)
Jim Prendergast (minor league player on Reds roster)
Hank Sauer
Cecil Scheffel (minor league player on Reds roster)
Mike Schultz (minor league player on Reds roster)
Eddie Shokes
Clyde Shoun
Junior Thompson
Milt Ticco (minor league player on Reds roster)
Bob Usher (minor league player on Reds roster)
Johnny Vander Meer
Clyde Vollmer
Jack Warren (minor league player on Reds roster)
Dick West
John Wolfe (minor league player on Reds roster)
Benny Zientara
 
New York Giants
Morrie Arnovich
Dick Bartell
Buddy Blattner
Bill Bobo (minor league player on Giants roster)
Vic Bradford
Jack Brewer
Ken Brondell
Mike Budnick (minor league player on Giants roster)
Bob Carpenter
Bobby Coombs
Harry Danning
Red Davis
Bill DeKoning
Howard DeMartini (minor league player. Killed when ship sunk in English Channel December 24, 1944)
Hugh East
Steve Filipowicz
Charlie Fox
Bob Foxx (minor league player on Giants roster)
Sid Gordon
Tom Gorman
Ed Hoffman (minor league player on Giants roster)
Dave Koslo
Roy Lee
Bob Linderman
Whitey Lockman
Hal Luby
Willard Marshall
Buster Maynard
Johnny Mize
Van Lingle Mungo
Pete Pavich (minor league player on Giants roster)
Fred Price (minor league player on Giants roster)
Earl Pugh (minor league player on Giants roster)
Bill Rigney (minor league player on Giants roster)
Mike Schemer
Hal Schumacher
Ken Trinkle
Mickey Witek
Babe Young
Adrian Zabala
 
Philadelphia Phillies
John Behrends (minor league player on Phillies roster)
Bill Burich
Benny Culp
Tony Daniels
Bob Engel (minor league player on Phillies roster)
Del Ennis (minor league player on Phillies roster)
George Eyrich
Ed Freed
Bob Frith (minor league player on Phillies roster)
Walt Frye (minor league player on Phillies roster)
Lee Grissom
Granny Hamner
Ray Hamrick
Don Hasenmayer
Eli Hodkey (minor league player on Phillies roster)
Lefty Hoerst
Tommy Hughes
Si Johnson
Nubs Jones
George Joseph (minor league player on Phillies roster)
Ernie Koy
Jack Kraus
Andy Lapihuska
Charlie Letchas
Tony Lupien
Joe Marty
Pinky May
Rogers McKee
John Miller (minor league player on Phillies roster)
Dee Moore
Bitsy Mott
Heinie Mueller
Hugh Mulcahy
Moon Mullen
Dick Mulligan
Ed Murphy
Danny Murtagh
Sam Nahem
Ron Northey
Lou Novikoff
Ike Pearson
Bill Peterman
Bernie Phillips (minor league player on Phillies roster)
Nick Picciuto
Wilbur Reeser (minor league player on Phillies roster)
Ken Raffensberger
Schoolboy Rowe
Bill Sinton (minor league player on Phillies roster)
Ed Walczak
John Winkel (minor league player on Phillies roster)
Max Wilson
 
Pittsburgh Pirates
Ed Albosta
Harry Amato (minor league player on Pirates roster)
Alf Anderson
Ed Bahr (minor league player on Pirates roster)
Bill Baker
Vic Barnhart
Russ Bauers
Bill Brandt
Hank Camelli
Pete Castiglione (minor league player on Pirates roster)
Bill Clemensen
Addis Copple (minor league player on Pirates roster)
Billy Cox
Jim Cullinane (minor league player on Pirates roster)
Elbie Fletcher
D'Arcy Flowers (minor league player on Pirates roster)
Ken Gables
Huck Geary
Al Gionfriddo
Hank Gornicki
Jack Hallett
Ken Heintzelman
Jim Hopper (minor league player on Pirates roster)
Lefty Howard (minor league player on Pirates roster)
Roy Jarvis
Jim Kerr (minor league player on Pirates roster)
Ralph Kiner (minor league player on Pirates roster)
Bob Klinger
Steve Korpa (minor league player on Pirates roster)
Johnny Lanning
Ed Leip
Stan McElmurry (minor league player on Pirates roster)
Fritz Ostermueller
Culley Rikard
Bill Rodgers
Ebba St Claire (minor league player on Pirates roster)
Vinnie Smith
Bud Stewart
Oadis Swigart (minor league player on Pirates roster)
Maurice Van Robays
Junior Walsh (minor league player on Pirates roster)
Burgess Whitehead
Lefty Wilkie
 
St Louis Cardinals
Dave Bartosch
Johnny Beazley
Al Brazle
Jimmy Brown
Jerry Burmeister (minor league player on Cardinals roster)
Ora Burnett (minor league player on Cardinals roster)
Walker Cooper
Creepy Crespi
Jeff Cross
Scat Davis
Murry Dickson
Erv Dusak
Bill Endicott (minor league player on Cardinals roster)
Flash Fallon
Johnny Grodzicki
Nippy Jones (minor league player on Cardinals roster)
Al Jurisich
Lou Klein
George Kleine (minor league player on Cardinals roster)
Howie Krist
Max Lanier
Danny Litwhiler
Fred Martin (minor league player on Cardinals roster)
Conklyn Meriwether (minor league player on Cardinals roster)
Terry Moore
Red Munger
Stan Musial
Earl Naylor
Hank Nowak (minor league player. Killed in action in Belgium January 1, 1945)
Stan Partenheimer
Howie Pollett
Rocky Rhawn (minor league player on Cardinals roster)
Freddy Schmidt
Red Schoendienst
Walter Sessi
Dick Sisler (minor league player on Cardinals roster)
Enos Slaughter
Max Surkont (minor league player on Cardinals roster)
Bill Wachtler (minor league player on Cardinals roster)
Harry Walker
Ernie White
Del Wilber (minor league player on Cardinals roster)
Johnny Wyrostek

Created February 7, 2008

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