More than 5000 major and minor league baseball players left the
baseball diamond to serve in the military during World War II, but
President Roosevelt insisted that baseball still be played to boost
the country's morale. More than 400 replacement players made their
major league debuts between 1943 and 1945, among them Sal Maglie,
Andy Pakfo, Red Schoendist and Stan Musial. The author of this book
points out that the true story of wartime baseball rests mostly
with the players who careers were not so well remembered or
documented. He highlights nine players - Frank Mancuso, Ford
Mullen, Ed Carnett, Lee Pfund, George Hausmann, Cy Buker, Bill
Lefebvre, Eddie Basinski, and Nick Strincevich - who took the field
while the major leaguers were fighting in the war. They share their
memories of being called up to play in the majors, and their
feelings about providing much needed and much wanted entertainment
to thousands of Americans during the war years.
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