The 2nd Army’s 1949 baseball championship was held at Carlisle Barracks in Carlisle, Pennsylvania from Monday, August 22 through Saturday, August 27 and featured 11 teams from four states.
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Ball teams from Camp Campbell and Fort Knox in Kentucky; Army Chemical Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground and Fort Geoge G. Meade in Maryland; Camp Lee, Fort Eustis, Fort Monroe and Fort Story, in Virginia; along with New Cumberland General Depot and the host club, Carlisle Barracks in Pennsylvania.
After four days of round-robin play, five teams: Fort Story, Fort Knox, Fort Meade, New Cumberland, and Army Chemical Center were all eliminated. By Saturday, only Carlisle Barracks and Camp Campbell remained and played in the championship game.
Carlisle batters roughed up Campbell pitching, touching them for 17 base hits but lost the one-run contest, 8-7. Campbell’s eight hits counted the most as they captured the 2nd Army’s title and advanced to the branch’s first-ever All-Army championship, scheduled for mid-September at Fort Benning, Georgia.
Camp Campell Yankees
| Rank | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Rct. | Vincent Bache | P |
| Pfc. | Daryle Batt | |
| Pfc. | Lantz Blaney | OF |
| Corp. | George Bolen, Jr. | OF/C |
| Pfc. | Alvin Bolling | |
| 1st Lt. | Jack Cairns | |
| 1st Lt. | Robert Chabot | |
| Pvt. | George Clarke | |
| Pfc. | Charles J. Constantino | |
| Pvt. | Theodore DeShields | |
| 1st Lt. | Ralph Keesee | Mgr. |
| 1st Lt. | Richard Kinney | |
| Corp. | Donald Peroddy | |
| Pvt. | Jack E. Petrie | |
| Pfc. | John O. Platt | |
| 1st Lt. | Robert Richmond | |
| Corp. | Donald Van Buskirk | P/IF |
| Corp. | Herman Upright | 1B |
The Yankees of Camp Campbell were crowned the Army’s champions after defeating Fort Bliss in the double-elimination championship with a 9-0 blowout on September 19.
Six of the Army Champion Camp Campbell Yankees players went on to sign professional contracts and played in the minor leagues following their Army service.
Acquired from a private collector, September 2024.
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