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6 unusual facts about 1944 in baseball


Chico Carrasquel

Carrasquel joined the White Sox in 1950, becoming the third Venezuelan to play in Major League Baseball after his uncle, Alex Carrasquel (Washington Senators, 1939) and Chucho Ramos (Cincinnati Reds, in 1944).

Clem Hausmann

Clemens Raymond Hausmann (August 17, 1919 – August 29, 1972) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played between 1944 and 1949 for the Boston Red Sox (1944–1945) and Philadelphia Athletics (1949).

Ed Levy

He played parts of three seasons: he appeared in just one game in 1940 for the Philadelphia Phillies and subsequently joined the New York Yankees for two brief stints in April 1942 and April through June, 1944.

Howie Fox

Howard Francis Fox (March 1, 1921 – October 9, 1955) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for three different teams between the 1944 and 1954 seasons.

Len Gilmore

Leonard Preston Gilmore ′′Meow′′ (November 3, 1917 – February 18, 2011) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who appeared in one game for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1944 season.

Leon Riley

During a playing career that stretched from 1927 to 1942 and 1944 to 1949, Riley appeared in 2,267 minor league games for 21 different teams, with a brief trial with the 1944 Philadelphia Phillies during the World War II manpower shortage.



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