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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