Bob Nieman: 141st Former Pro Killed in WWII

March 22, 2011 by Gary Bedingfield · 1 Comment

Every time I discover another minor leaguer that was killed while serving with the military during WWII I believe it’s the last. Just two days ago I posted an article about Jim Robertson who played 21 games with the Salem Senators of the Western International League in 1941. Jim was killed following a night-time bombing […]

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Jim Robertson: 140th Former Pro Killed in WWII

March 20, 2011 by Gary Bedingfield · 3 Comments

Jim Robertson was an outstanding college athlete who had just begun his professional career in baseball when military service called during the summer of 1942. He is the 140th former pro ballplayer to have been killed during the war.

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