{"product_id":"2940151401319","title":"Who's on First: Replacement Players in World War II","description":"This is a book about baseball’s true “replacement players.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring the four seasons the U.S. was at war in World War II (1942-1945), 533 players made their major-league debuts. There were 67 first-time major leaguers under the age of 21 (Joe Nuxhall the youngest at 15 in 1944). More than 60 percent of the players in the 1941 Opening Day lineups departed for the service. The 1944 Dodgers had only Dixie Walker and Mickey Owen as the two regulars from their 1941 pennant-winning team.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe owners brought in not only first-timers but also many oldsters. Hod Lisenbee pitched 80 innings for the Reds in 1945 at the age of 46. He had last pitched in the major leagues in 1936. War veteran and former POW Bert Shepard, with an artificial leg, pitched in one game for the 1945 Senators, and one-armed outfielder Pete Gray played for the St. Louis Browns.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe war years featured firsts and lasts. The St. Louis Browns won their first (and last) pennant in 1944 — a feat made more amazing by the fact that they had not finished in the first division since 1929. The 1944 team featured 13 players classified as 4-F. The Chicago Cubs appeared in the 1945 World Series but have not made it back since.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome 53 members of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) have contributed to this volume. We invite you to sit back and relax as you learn Who's on First?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncludes contributions by: Alan Cohen, Ashlie Christian And Armand Peterson, Bill Nowlin, Bob Brady, Bob Lemoine, Bob Mayer, Bob Webster, Charles Faber, Charlie Weatherby, Chris Rainey, Cort Vitty, David Finoli, David M. Jordan, David Raglin And Barb Mantegani, David W. Pugh, Don Zminda, Duke Goldman, Greg Erion, Gregg Omoth, Gregory H. Wolf, J. G. Preston, James D. Smith, Iii, Jay Hurd, Jeff Marlett, Jeff Obermeyer, Jim Sweetman, Joanne Hulbert, John Shannahan, Leslie Heaphy, Lyle Spatz, Marc Lancaster, Marc Z Aaron, Mark S. Sternman, Mel Marmer, Merrie A. Fidler, Michael Huber, Michael Huber And Rachel Hamelers, Mike Mcclary, Peter C. Bjarkman, Rex Hamann, Rich Bogovich, Richard Cuicchi, Richard Moraski, Rory Costello And Lou Hernández, Seamus Kearney, Sidney Davis, Steve Smith, Thomas Ayers, Tom Hawthorn, Walter Leconte\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTable of Contents:\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction MARC Z AARON\u003cbr\u003eThe Business of Baseball?During World War II JEFF OBERMEYER\u003cbr\u003e“But Where is Pearl Harbor?” Baseball and the Day the World Changed, December 7, 1941 BOB LEMOINE\u003cbr\u003eThe Tri-Cornered War Bond Baseball Game MICHAEL HUBER AND RACHEL HAMELERS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNATIONAL LEAGUE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoston Braves\u003cbr\u003eHow the Boston Braves Survived the War But Lost the Battle for Boston BOB BRADY\u003cbr\u003eBen Cardoni BY MARK S. STERNMAN\u003cbr\u003eBuck Etchison BY ALAN COHEN\u003cbr\u003eButch Nieman BY SIDNEY DAVIS\u003cbr\u003eMystery Member of the ‘45 Braves BOB BRADY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrooklyn Dodgers\u003cbr\u003eThe Brooklyn Dodgers in Wartime MICHAEL HUBER\u003cbr\u003eJohn “Fats” D’Antonio RICHARD CUICCHI\u003cbr\u003eBill Hart BOB LEMOINE\u003cbr\u003eLee Pfund BOB WEBSTER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChicago Cubs\u003cbr\u003eThe Cubs in Wartime THOMAS AYERS\u003cbr\u003eJorge Comellas RICH BOGOVICH\u003cbr\u003eBilly Holm BILL NOWLIN\u003cbr\u003eWalter Signer GREGORY H. WOLF\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCincinnati Reds\u003cbr\u003eThe Cincinnati Reds During World War II JAY HURD\u003cbr\u003eTomás de la Cruz PETER C. BJARKMAN\u003cbr\u003eBuck Fausett J. G. PRESTON\u003cbr\u003eDick Sipek CHARLES FABER \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNew York Giants\u003cbr\u003eThe New York Giants in Wartime BOB MAYER \u003cbr\u003eAl Gardella CHARLIE WEATHERBY\u003cbr\u003eFrank Seward JEFF MARLETT\u003cbr\u003eRoy Zimmerman JOANNE HULBERT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePhiladelphia Phillies\u003cbr\u003eThe Phillies in Wartime SEAMUS KEARNEY \u003cbr\u003eChet Covington STEVE SMITH\u003cbr\u003eHilly Flitcraft JIM SWEETMAN \u003cbr\u003eLee Riley MEL MARMER \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePittsburgh Pirates\u003cbr\u003eThe Pirates in Wartime DAVID FINOLI \u003cbr\u003eXavier Rescigno DAVID FINOLI\u003cbr\u003eLen Gilmore DAVID FINOLI \u003cbr\u003eFrankie Zak DAVID FINOLI\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSt. Louis Cardinals\u003cbr\u003eThe Cardinals in Wartime GREGORY H. WOLF \u003cbr\u003eJack Creel GREGORY H. WOLF\u003cbr\u003eGene Crumling GREGORY H. WOLF\u003cbr\u003eBob Keely GREGORY H. 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