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 […]

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Baseball’s Dead of World War II

April 21, 2010 by Gary Bedingfield · Leave a Comment

There has never been a baseball book like Baseballâ€™s Dead of World War II.Â (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 . . . […]

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