Chevrons and Diamonds

Scorecards of Great Lakes Naval Training Station

November 25, 2025

1–2 minutes

Throughout the war, the Great Lakes Naval Training Station club, led by Mickey Cochrane from 1942-44 and Bob Feller in 1945 was one of the most prolific service teams and featured many of the games’ brightest stars.

Year	Game	Teams	Venue	Game Date
’42	GLTNS vs Jefferson Barracks	Bluejackets vs Jefferson Barracks Reception Center	Sportsman’s Park, St. Louis, MO	Monday, May 25, 1942
’42	GLNTS vs Chanute*	Bluejackets vs Chanute Army Air Field	Comiskey Park, Chicago, IL	Thursday, July 2, 1942
’42	GLNTS vs Coffeyville Ban Johnson Refiners*	Bluejackets vs Coffeyville Refiners	Forest Park Diamond, Coffeyville, KS	Saturday, August 15, 1942
’42	GLNTS vs Beloit	Bluejackets vs Beloit Booster AC	Beloit, WI	Sunday, August 16, 1942
’42	GLNTS vs vs Lambert Naval Air Station*	Bluejackets vs NAS Lambert Navy Wings	Sportsman’s Park, St. Louis, MO	Sunday, August 14, 1942
’43	Red Cross Exhibition	Bluejackets vs Cincinnati Reds/Boston Braves	Crosley Field, Cincinnati, OH	Wednesday, July 28, 1943
’43	Great Lakes vs Nash Local 13	Bluejackets vs Nash UAW Local 13	Michigan State College, Lansing, MI	Thursday, August 19, 1943
’44	GLNTS vs Western MI All-Stars*	Bluejackets vs Western Michigan All Stars	Bigelow Field, Grand Rapids, MI	Thursday, June 19, 1944
’44	GLNTS vs Recreation All-Stars*	Bluejackets vs Flint, MI City Recreation All-Stars	Atwood Field, Flint, MI	Tuesday, July 4, 1944
’44	GLNTS vs Ford All-Stars*	Bluejackets vs Ford Motor Co. All-Stars	Rotunda Field, Dearborn, MI	Wednesday, July 5, 1944
’44	GLTNS vs Local 72 UAW, Kenosha, WI*	Bluejackets vs Local 72 UAW, Kenosha, WI	Kenosha, WI	August, 1944
’44	GLNTS vs Coca Cola*	Bluejackets vs Coca Cola Bottling Co. of Springfield	Municipal Stadium, Springfield, OH	Friday, August 4, 1944
’44	GLNTS vs South Milwaukee*	Bluejackets vs South Milwaukee Bucyrus-Erie	Rawson Park, South Milwaukee, WI	Sunday, August 27, 1944

All entries listed with an “*” were provided to this library by their respective owners and are noted on each individual scorecard page.

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