Chevrons and Diamonds

Game 11 – Baseball Championship Series – Sunday, October 15, 1944

1–2 minutes

(courtesy of the Jeffrey Lazarus collection)

Perhaps it is fitting that the Navy, after dropping Game 9 and being tied in Game 10 that they battled Army into an extra frame to take the final game. With Johnny Vander Meer facing Al Lien, the game was scoreless after two when in the bottom of the third frame, Army took a two run lead. Navy tallied their first run in the top of the fourth but Army regained their two-run advantage in their half of the inning. After tacking on a run in the fifth, Navy batters took over in the sixth tallying three more to take a 5-3 advantage and holding Army at bay through the seventh and eighth innings. With the game on the line Army evened the score in the bottom of the ninth to extend the contest into extra innings. Philadelphia native and former Athletics infielder Al Brancato tallied the go ahead run in the top of the tenth but the Army wasn’t ready to go quietly. Former Dodgers closer Hugh Casey closed out the game and ended Army’s threat and stranding the tying and winning runs on base. Navy won the final game, 6-5.

This single-sheet, four-page program features an illustrated cover, full rosters with the player’s previous club experience with the back cover reserved sponsorship advertisements. The single page is bi-folded with monochromatic black on all pages.

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The series rosters remained unchanged from the previous games though the order differs from other game scorecards,

Army All-Stars:

#	Player	Position	Former
10	James Ashworth	C	Eldorado, Arkansas
9	Bill Leonard	C	Oakland
8	Charley Silvera	C	Kansas City
15	Sid Gautreaux	C	Brooklyn Dodgers
1	Bill (Bob) Dillinger	IF	Toledo, Ohio
22	Cornel George Kohlmyer	IF	Tyler, Texas
2	Dario Lodigiani	IF	Chicago White Sox
6	Joe Gordon	IF	New York Yankees
7	Ferris Fain	IF	San Francisco Seals
12	Don Lang	IF	Kansas City
3	Walt Judnich	OF	St. Louis Browns
4	Joe DiMaggio	OF	New York Yankees
5	Mike McCormick	OF	Cincinnati Reds
11	Hank Edwards	OF	Cleveland Indians
16	Johnny Beazley	P	St. Louis Cardinals
19	Eddie Erautt	P	Hollywood
25	Al Lien	P	San Francisco Seals
27	Carl DeRose	P	Amsterdam
18	Eddie Funk	P	Federalsburg, NY
21	Don Schmidt	P	Semi-Pro
24	Bill Schmidt	P	Sacramento
13	“Rugger” Ardizoia	P	Kansas City
23	Dick Molberg	P	Semi-Pro
28	Hal Hairston	P	Homestead Grays
30	Lt. Col. Joe Clarke	Coach	Semi-Pro
29	Staff Sgt. John Shumbres	Coach	Semi-Pro
20	Lt. J. T. Winsett	Manager	Brooklyn Dodgers
	Vincent Genegrasso	Trainer	Semi-Pro

Joe DiMaggio did not participate in any of the Serviceman’s World Series games. DiMaggio was sent stateside prior to the first game.

Navy All-Stars:

#	Player	Position	Former
32	Johnny Mize	IF	St. Louis Cardinals
29	Eddie Shokes	IF	Syracuse
2	Phil Rizzuto	IF	New York Yankees
17	Al Brancato	IF	Philadelphia Athletics
21	Sol [Sal] Recca	IF	Norfolk Tars
5	John Lucadello	IF	St. Louis Browns
34	Pee Wee Reese	IF	Brooklyn Dodgers
4	Tom Bishop	IF	Semi-Pro
20	Johnny Jeandron	IF	Eastern League
11	Dom DiMaggio	OF	Boston Red Sox
13	Moe Mozzalli	OF	Louisville
3	Barney McCosky	OF	Detroit Tigers
28	Joe Grace	OF	St. Louis Browns
9	Johnny Berry	OF	University of Oregon
16	Jim Carlin	OF	Philadelphia Phillies
31	Gordon Evans	OF	Charleston
18	Marv Felderman	C	Chicago Cubs
1	Vince Smith	C	Pittsburgh Pirates
14	Ken Sears	C	New York Yankees
10	Norman Atkinson	C	Semi-Pro
15	George Dickey	C	Chicago White Sox
26	Arne Anderson	P	Washington Senators
23	Rankin Johnson	P	Philadelphia Athletics
24	Bob Harris	P	Philadelphia Athletics
26	“School Boy” Rowe	P	Detroit Tigers
25	Walt Masterson	P	Washington Senators
30	Vern Olsen	P	Chicago Cubs
19	Oscar Sessions	P	Navy
	Hank Feimester	P	Boston Red Sox
29	Jack Hallet	P	Pittsburgh Pirates
27	Johnny Vander Meer	P	Cincinnati Reds
12	Jim Adair	P	Semi-Pro
27	Hugh Casey	P	Brooklyn Dodgers
22	Virgil Trucks	P	Detroit Tigers
31	Tom Ferrick	P	Cleveland Indians
28	Bill Dickey	Manager	New York Yankees
30	Wes Schulmerich	Asst. Mgr	Boston Red Sox
6	David Liebold	Bat boy

After the completion of the first seven games, Dom DiMaggio, Phil Rizzuto and Pee Wee Reese did not continue in the Series. Reese remained on Oahu while DiMaggio and Rizzuto returned to Melbourne, Australia.