New PDF release: Baseball’s War Roster: A Biographical Dictionary of Major

By Brett Kiser

ISBN-10: 0786466790

ISBN-13: 9780786466795

From the earliest days of baseball, younger males who stuffed workforce rosters felt pressured to fill the uniforms of America’s defense force whilst their state referred to as. This exhaustive quantity, prepared chronologically by way of clash, then alphabetically through participant, files each identified former significant League and Negro League participant who served within the U. S. army in the course of wartime. Legends like Ty Cobb and Ted Williams look along lesser-known gamers like pitcher George Zettlein, who served aboard a boat throughout the Civil struggle; Baltimore Orioles pitcher Arlington Pond, who fought within the Spanish-American warfare; and infielder Eddie supply, who misplaced his lifestyles in conflict in the course of global battle I. Entries record every one player’s place and occupation information and contain a quick narrative of his army and athletic career.

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