{"product_id":"9781933599915","title":"Who's on First: Replacement Players in World War II","description":"This is a book about baseball's true \"replacement players.\"\u003cp\u003eDuring the four seasons the U.S. was at war in World War II (1942-45), 533 players made their major-league debuts. There were 67 first-time major leaguers under 21 (Joe Nuxhall the youngest at 15). 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 from their 1941 pennant-winning team.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe owners brought in not only first-timers but also 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe war years featured firsts and lasts. The St. Louis Browns won their first (and last) pennant in 1944 - a team that featured 13 players classified as 4-F. The Cubs appeared in the 1945 World Series but have not made it back since.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePartial Table of Contents:\u003cbr\u003eThe Business of Baseball During World War II\u003cbr\u003e\"But Where is Pearl Harbor?\" Baseball and the Day the World Changed, December 7, 1941\u003cbr\u003eThe Tri-Cornered War Bond Baseball Game \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNATIONAL LEAGUE\u003cbr\u003eBoston Braves\u003cbr\u003eHow the Boston Braves Survived the War But Lost the Battle for Boston\u003cbr\u003eBen Cardoni\u003cbr\u003eBuck Etchison \u003cbr\u003eButch Nieman \u003cbr\u003eMystery Member of the '45 Braves\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrooklyn Dodgers\u003cbr\u003eJohn \"Fats\" D'Antonio\u003cbr\u003eBill Hart\u003cbr\u003eLee Pfund\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChicago Cubs\u003cbr\u003eJorge Comellas\u003cbr\u003eBilly Holm\u003cbr\u003eWalter Signer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCincinnati Reds\u003cbr\u003eTomás de la Cruz\u003cbr\u003eBuck Fausett\u003cbr\u003eDick Sipek\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew York Giants\u003cbr\u003eAl Gardella\u003cbr\u003eFrank Seward\u003cbr\u003eRoy Zimmerman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhiladelphia Phillies\u003cbr\u003eChet Covington\u003cbr\u003eHilly Flitcraft\u003cbr\u003eLee Riley\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePittsburgh Pirates\u003cbr\u003eXavier Rescigno\u003cbr\u003eLen Gilmore\u003cbr\u003eFrankie Zak\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSt. Louis Cardinals\u003cbr\u003eJack Creel\u003cbr\u003eGene Crumling\u003cbr\u003eBob Keely\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAMERICAN LEAGUE\u003cbr\u003eBoston Red Sox\u003cbr\u003eThe Red Sox in Wartime \u003cbr\u003eOtey Clark\u003cbr\u003eTy LaForest\u003cbr\u003eStan Partenheimer\u003cbr\u003eThe Frostbite League: Spring Training 1943 - 1945\u003cbr\u003eThe 1944 Red Sox: What Could Have Been\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChicago White Sox\u003cbr\u003eThe White Sox in Wartime \u003cbr\u003eVince Castino\u003cbr\u003eGuy Curtright \u003cbr\u003eFloyd Speer \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCleveland Indians\u003cbr\u003eWorld War II and the Cleveland Indians\u003cbr\u003eOtto Denning\u003cbr\u003eJim McDonnell\u003cbr\u003eMickey Rocco\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetroit Tigers\u003cbr\u003eThe Tigers in Wartime\u003cbr\u003eChuck Hostetler\u003cbr\u003eBobby Maier\u003cbr\u003eCharlie Metro\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew York Yankees\u003cbr\u003eThe Yankees in Wartime\u003cbr\u003eJoe Buzas\u003cbr\u003eMike Garbark\u003cbr\u003eBud Metheny\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhiladelphia Athletics\u003cbr\u003eThe Wartime Philadelphia Athletics \u003cbr\u003eOrie Arntzen\u003cbr\u003eJim Tyack\u003cbr\u003eWoody Wheaton\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSt. Louis Browns\u003cbr\u003eThe St. Louis Browns in World War II\u003cbr\u003eMilt Byrnes\u003cbr\u003eCharley Fuchs\u003cbr\u003ePete Gray\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWashington Senators\u003cbr\u003eThe Washington Senators in Wartime\u003cbr\u003eEd Butka\u003cbr\u003eJug Thesenga\u003cbr\u003eTony Zardón\u003cbr\u003eSenators Who Died in Combat\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOTHER ESSAYS\u003cbr\u003eThe All-Star Games in the War Years\u003cbr\u003eWartime Baseball: Minor Leagues, Major Changes (San Diego to Buffalo)\u003cbr\u003eImpact of WWII on the Negro Leagues\u003cbr\u003eBaseball's Women on the Field During WWII\u003cbr\u003eIn-season Exhibition Games During Wartime\u003cbr\u003eThe Double Victory Campaign and the Campaign to Integrate Baseball\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Society for American Baseball Research","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47055809773808,"sku":"9781933599915","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781933599915_p0.jpg?v=1763641167","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781933599915","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}