Negro Leagues Players Who Have Been Overlooked by the Hall of Fame
August 29, 2013 by Chris Jensen · 4 Comments
When I set out to write my book, Baseball State by State, which features all-time teams by players’ state of birth, I originally did not include Negro Leagues players. I quickly realized the error of my ways, since how can you name an All-Time Georgia team and leave out Josh Gibson or compile an All-Time […]
139 Ballplayers Died in Service in World War II
March 4, 2011 by Gary Bedingfield · 5 Comments
Names such as Bob Feller and Ted Williams instantly spring to mind when we think of dedication to service during the war years, but little is heard of the minor league players who also served. While the majority of big leaguers enjoyed an almost normal existence (albeit for $21 a month service pay) playing baseball […]
Baseball’s Dead of World War II
April 21, 2010 by Gary Bedingfield · Leave a Comment
There has never been a baseball book like Baseball’s Dead of World War II. (Baseball historian Bill Swank) A few years ago I began compiling biographies on professional baseball players who lost their lives in military service during World War II. At the time I had around 25 names to work with . . . […]
