Baseball in Wartime

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Service Teams

 

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Below are some of the military team lineups I have gathered over the years. If you have a service team lineup you

would like to add to this page please email it to me and I'll add it today.

 

Pacific

 

Third Marine Division All-Stars 1944
Ray Champagne 3B Post-war Minors
Ed Ellavsky SS  
George Cooper LF  
Henry Meyer RF Pre-war Minors
Lou Griener 2B  
Billy Parish CF  
Ed Burgess 1B Pre-war Minors
Bob Schang C Pre- and Post-war Minors
Ed Beaumier P Pre- and Post-war Minors
Chester Pietras SS  
Stan Bazan C Pre-war Minors
Steve Johnson CF Pre- and Post-war Minors
Jimmy Trimble P Major League contract
Jim Hedgecock P Pre- and Post-war Minors
Bill Connelly P Post-war Major Leaguer
Captain Edward Gorman Coach Pre-war Minors
Captain Arthur Manush Coach Pre-war Minors
PFC Jim Turner Coach  
Tofil Coach  
Colonel Lyman Passmore Manager  
     
Second Marine Division All-Stars 1944
Koenig 2B  
Wildenheur 3B  
Stubbs CF  
Hitt SS  
Manning LF  
Snyder 1B  
Bridenhagen C  
Jarzabek RF  
Haskins P  
Buffa    
Cal Dorsett P Pre- and Post-war Major Leaguer
Dordil    
Jim Bivin P Pre-war Major Leaguer
Lieutenant Egan Manager  
     
Eighth Army Chicks (New Guinea and the Philippines) 1944-1945
Hugh Mulcahy P
Jack Griffore P  
Lou Rosen P  
Fritz Bernardi P  
Ken Silvestri C  
Al Flair 1B  
Al Kozar 2B  
Irv Dusak SS  
Willie Long 3B  
Jack Ridings Utility  
Michael Sofia Utility  
Carmel Castle LF  
Lou Roede CF  
George Byam RF  
     
14th Naval District All Stars (Hawaii April 1944)
Pee Wee Reese SS
Joe Grace RF  
Barney McCoskey CF  
Johnny Mize 1B
Johnny Lucadello 2B  
Eddie Pellegrini 3B  
Vern Olsen LF  
Marv Felderman C  
George Dickey C  
Hugh Casey P
Tom Ferrick P  
Jack Hallett P  
Walt Masterson P  
Bob Harris P  
Rankin Johnson P  
Arne Anderson P  
     
Central Pacific Area Army All Stars (Hawaii April 1944)
Eddie Funk P  
Tom Winsett OF  
Kearney Kohlmeyer SS  
Ed Jabb OF  
Sid Gautreaux C  
Frank Williams 1B  
Reno Paoho 2B  
Willie Reyes 3B  
Glenn Wetherbee OF  
Ray Matera C  
Orville Baker OF  
Warren Kessler P  
Richard Dumsong 3B  
Gordon Howerton OF  
Bill Bailey P  
Wally Cyr P  
Johnny Jurasits C  
Frank Powell SS  
Sonny Boy Jeffries P  
Roy Beckett 3B  
Otis Coates OF  
Walter Morris OF  
Angelo Manno 2B  
     
58th Wing USAAF (Pacific Tour 1945)
Art Lilly IF  
Bobby Adams 2B  
Chuck Stevens 1B  
Don Long OF  
Enos Slaughter OF
Joe Gordon SS  
Birdie Tebbetts C  
Joe Marty OF
Billy Hitchcock 3B  
Howie Pollet P  
Chubby Deans P  
George Gill P  
Ed Kowalski P  
Pete Layden OF  
Johnny Sturm 1B  
     
73rd Wing USAAF (Pacific Tour 1945)
Stan Rojek SS  
Ferris Fain 1B  
Bob Dillinger 3B  
Taft Wright OF  
Mike McCormick OF  
Buster Mills OF  
Charlie Silvera C
Dario Lodigiani IF  
Tex Hughson P
Sid Hudson P  
Frank Kahn P  
Bill Schmidt P  
Al Lein P  
Johnny Mazur C  
Bill Dudley Utility  
R Lamson IF  
     
Third Fleet US Navy (Pacific Tour 1945)
Pee Wee Reese SS
Joe Grace OF  
Barney McCoskey OF  
Elbie Fletcher 1B  
Gene Woodling OF
Billy Herman 2B  
Merrill May 3B  
Vinnie Smith C
John Rigney P  
Hal White P  
Jim Trexler P  
M J Budnich P  
     
Fifth Fleet US Navy (Pacific Tour 1945)
Connie Ryan 2B  
Jimmy Vernon OF  
Reg McQuillen OF  
Johnny Mize 1B
Schoolboy Rowe OF  
Al Brancato 3B
Al Glossop SS  
George Dickey C  
Virgil Trucks P  
Johnny Vander Meer P  
Bob Klinger P  
Tom Ferrick P  
     
NAS Honolulu Crossroaders 1945
Max Wilson P  
Johnny Pesky SS  
Manny Fernandez C  
Bill Barnacle 3B
Dale Jones P  
Charlie Erb UTILITY  
Bobby Coombs P  
Jack Conway 2B  
Mike Koll MGR/P  
Lou Barkley 1B  
Chet Zelinski C  
Dick West C/RF  
Jack Paepke P/1B  
Dee Miles CF  
Ned Harris LF  
Russ Beasley P  
Bill Liebe P  
Jack Phipps CF  

 

NAS Kaneohe Bay Klippers 1945
Ralph Gosnell C  
Marv felderman C  
Bob Cullins UTILITY  
Pete Pavlick 2B
Bob Usher RF  
Russ Meers P  
Bruz Hamner P  
Gabriel Sady C  
John Berry 1B  
Phil Seawald P  
Frank Hargrove LF  
Irvin "Red" Meairs SS  
Hank Weiss P  
Joe Gonzales MGR/P  
Steve Tramback CF  
Sherry Robertson 3B  

 

Fleet Marine Force (FMF) Hawaii 1945
Ray Yochim P  
Dee Moore C  
Bob Green    
Boots Poffenberger P
Calvin Medley    
Bob Revels P  
Orin Baker P  
Neil Andrews C  
George Staller OF  
Nippy Jones 2B  
Aubrey Epps C/OF  
Bill Barnes 3B  
Art Bowland OF  
Hugh Brannum    
Charles Douglas    
Fernand Dupepe    
Charles Edwards    
Harry Hughes 1B/MGR  

 

Updated May 1, 2008

 

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