This scorecard was created for a game that was played on August 4, 1944 between the Bluejackets and the Coca-Cola Bottling Company located in Springfield, Ohio. The single-page (11 x 6 inches) card is diminutive in size, measuring 5-1/2 x 3 inches when folded.

Great LakesCoca Cola Baseball Club
PlayerPos PlayerPos
Bill BakerC Hod Bull 
Bill BrandtP Mutt Deyhle 
Mickey CochraneMGR/C Tom Castillo 
Joe Glenn  Jack Stewart 
Al GlossopSS Neb Stewart 
Roy Hartsfield  Merle Dulaney 
Billy Herman2B Robert Hammaker 
Si JohnsonP Don West 
Bob KlingerP Frank Veachio 
Merrill May3B Verne Kiser 
Johnny McCarthy1B Francis Henry 
Clyde McCulloughC Tom Meagher 
Al Piechota  Gene Staton 
Mizell PlattLF Charles Seltz 
Lynwood “Schoolboy” RoweP Charles Seltz JuengerManager
Charles Schupp    
Ed SkladanyIF/SS   
Junior ThompsonP   
Jim TrexlerP   
Virgil TrucksP   
Ed WeilandP   
Dick WestRF   
Gene WoodlingCF   

Great Lakes won this game, routing the Coca Cola Bottling club, 23-3 behind the pitching of Virgil Trucks, Bob Klinger and Jim Trexler (the winning pitcher). This victory improved the Bluejackets’ record to 37-1.

This scorecard was provided, courtesy of the Chuck Ailsworth Collection.

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