Chevrons and Diamonds

It is a slight stretch of the truth that this game was billed as the Navy taking on a team of major league all-stars. The Navy squad is listed with name (last name and initials), rating and rate and positron, at least seven of the men are, in fact, major leaguers. For some reason, Walt Masterson appears on both rosters. Several of the Navy squad were members of the Pearl Harbor Submarine Base team (including Oscar Sessions, a combat veteran from the USS Minneapolis who would pitch in the Army vs Navy All-Star Championship Series later in 1944). What makes this four-page card stock scorebook invaluable is that the Navy team includes the ratings of the men which are often quite difficult to determine without obtaining official documentation.

Effectively serving as a warm-up for the upcoming War Bond game to be played on April 29, 1944, this Navy tilt was the first opportunity to get the recently arrived big leaguers together as a team on the diamond. With the exception of Tom Winsett, the entire “All-Stars” roster consisted of major leaguers who were actively serving in the branch. “Long Tom” Winsett was serving in the Army Air Forces and managed the 7th Army Air Force team based at Hickam Field.

The Navy team was no contest for the All-Stars who meted out a 9-3 punishment onto the Navy players. Though he was listed on the All-Stars roster, Pee Wee Reese sat out the game due to an injury sustained before arriving to Pear Harbor.

Navy:

Player, Rating/Rate	Position
J. M. Jeandron, PhM3/c	3B
R. L. Ward, CMM	3B
C. D.  White, EM2/c	2B
E. J.  Brady, SF2/c	2B
A. Brancato, SK2/c	SS
T. B. Bishop, EM2/c	SS
F. T. Snider, SM	RF
F. D.  Merhoff, GM1/c	RF
D. T. Meyers, S2/c	RF
M. J.  Mozzali, TM2/c	LF
R. E.  Durkin, MM2/c	LF
E. T.  Hecklinger, GM3c	1B
A. J.  Meyers, S2/c	1B
J. H. Powell, MS1/c	CF
P. S.  Simione, BM2/c	CF
A. F.  Felonk, MM3/c	CF
N. E. Clifford, MM2/c	C
McCorkle, Cox	C
N. E. Atkinson, TM2/c	C
O. M.  Sessions, CEM	P
N. J.  Madigan, ML1/c	P
A. R. Johnson, YN1/c	P
J. D.  Brennen, EM2/c	P
T. H.  Brass, C Sp	P
G. Henry, CBM	P
E. F.  Stutz, CM2/c	P
A. R.  Anderson, SM	P
R. A.  Harris, SP 1/c	P
N. S.  Roos, SM	P
W. E.  Masterson, C Sp	P

Major League All-Stars:

Player	Position
Eddie Pellegrini	SS
Joe Grace	3B
Barney McCosky	CF
Johnny Mize	1B
Johnny Lucadello	2B
J. T. Winsett	LF
Vern Olsen	RF
Marv Felderman	C
Hugh Casey	P
George Dickey
Pee Wee Reese
Tom Ferrick
Bob Harris
Walt Masterson

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