Game 2 – 1944 Service World Series, Hickam Army Air Field

(Chevrons and Diamonds Collection)

The following their 5-0 shutout at the hands of the Navy at their home park, Furlong Field, the Army looked to even the score at their own home, Hickam Field on Saturday, September 23. For seven innings, the Army’s Al Lien a pitcher formerly with the San Francisco Seals, was locked in a tight duel with the only hurler in Major League history to throw back-to-back no-hitters, Johnny Vander Meer. In the top of the 8th, the Navy’s Phil Rizzuto reach first base on an infield hit. Former St, Louis Brown sacrificed to move Rizzuto who was reaching for third however, a Ferris Fain throwing error allowed the former Yankees shortstop to score and break 3-2 tie game. In the bottom of the frame shortstop Joe Gordon struck out, First sacker Ferris Fain popped an infield fly for the second out and catcher Will Leonard grounded to end the inning.

In the top of the the ninth, Navy’s Johnny Lucadello’s fly to left registered the first out. Dom DiMaggio worked the pitcher for a free pass. Pee Wee Reese singled over the shortstop. With two on, Vinnie Smith hit a hot comeback to pitcher Al Lien who deflected the ball allowing DiMaggio to score. After Eddie Funk relieve Lien, Navy manager Bill Dickey sent Ken “Ziggy” Sears in to pinch hit for Vander Meer. Funk got Sears fly out but walked the next batter, Rizzuto, to load the bases. With two outs, right fielder Joe Grace took Funk deep to right field clearing the bases and putting the game out of reach for the Army. Navy left fielder McCosky followed Grace with a pop foul that was fielded by the backstop Leonard.

Down 8-2 in the bottom of the ninth, the Army now faced former Dodgers closer Hugh Casey who dispatched pinch-hitter Hank Edwards who flied out to center. After walking Army third baseman Bob Dillinger, Casey coaxed two more flyouts from Mike McCormick and Dario Lodigiani to close out the game.

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Navy All-Stars:

#	Player	Position	Former Team
12	Jim Adair	P	Midland Cowboys
26	Arne R. Anderson	P	Washington Senators
10	Norman E. Atkinson	C	Semi-Pro
9	John Berry	RF	University of Oregon
4	Tom B. Bishop	SS	Semi-Pro
17	Al Brancato	3B	Philadelphia Athletics
16	Jim Carlin	LF	Philadelphia Phillies
27	Hugh Casey	P	Brooklyn Dodgers
28	Bill Dickey	Mgr.	New York Yankees
15	George “Skeets” Dickey	C	Chicago White Sox
11	Dominick DiMaggio	CF	Boston Red Sox
31	Gordon Evans	LF	Charleston Senators
	Hank Feimster	P	Boston Red Sox
18	Marv Felderman	C	Chicago Cubs
31	Tom Ferrick	P	Cleveland Indians
28	Joe Grace	RF	St. Louis Browns
29	Jack Hallet	P	Pittsburgh Pirates
24	Robert A. Harris	P	Philadelphia Athletics
20	John Hubert Jeandron	2B	Port Arthur Tarpons
23	A. Rankin Johnson	P	Philadelphia Athletics
6	David Leibold	Bat Boy
5	John Lucadello	2B	St. Louis Browns
26	Walter E. Masterson	P	Washington Senators
3	Barney McCosky	CF	Detroit Tigers
32	Johnny Mize	1B	St. Louis Cardinals
13	Mo Mozzali	CF	Louisville, KY
30	Vern Olsen	P	Chicago Cubs
21	Sal Recca	3B	Norfolk Tars
34	Pee Wee Reese	SS	Brooklyn Dodgers
2	Phil Rizzuto	SS	New York Yankees
26	Lynn “Schoolboy” Rowe	P	Detroit Tigers
30	Wes Schulmerich	Asst. Mgr.	Boston Red Sox
14	Ken “Ziggy” Sears	C	New York Yankees
19	Oscar M. Sessions	P	Navy
29	Eddie Shokes	1B	Cincinnati Reds
1	Vince Smith	C	Pittsburgh Pirates
22	Virgil Trucks	P	Detroit Tigers
27	Johnny Vander Meer	P	Cincinnati Reds

For the 1944 Servicemen’s World Series, the Navy All-Stars seemed to hold the advantage.

(Chevrons and Diamonds Collection)

The series rosters remained unchanged from the previous games though the game line-ups and pitching matchups change from game to game. Some variations are noticeable across the first seven games of the Series. For games 8-11, Phil Rizzuto, Dom DiMaggio and Pee Wee Reese were not present on Maui, Hawaii or Kauai. Rizzuto and DiMaggio were sent back to Melbourne, Australia and Reese remained on Oahu.

Army All-Stars:

#	Player	Position	Former Team
13	Rugger Ardozoia	P	Kansas City Blues
10	James Ashworth	C	Helena
16	Johnny Beazley	P	St. Louis Cardinals
30	Joe Clarke	Coach	Semi-Pro
17	Bill DeCarlo	C	Minneapolis (AA)
27	Carl DeRose	P	Amsterdam
1	Bob Dillinger	3B	Toledo Mud Hens
4	Joe DiMaggio	CF	New York Yankees
11	Hank Edwards	C	Cleveland Indians
19	Eddie “Ace” Erautt	P	Hollywood Stars
7	Ferris Fain	1B	San Francisco Seals
18	Eddie Funk	P	Federalsburg, MD
15	Sid Gautreaux	C	Brooklyn Dodgers
6	Joe Gordon	SS	New York Yankees
28	Hal Hairston	P	Homestead Grays
3	Walter Judnich	RF	St. Louis Browns
22	Kearney Kohlmeyer	SS	Tyler
12	Don Lang	LF	Indianapolis Indians
9	Wilfred Leonard	C	Oakland Oaks
25	Al Lien	P	San Francisco Seals
2	Dario Lodigiani	2B	Chicago White Sox
5	Mike McCormick	LF	Cincinnati Reds
23	Dick Molberg	P	Semi-Pro
24	Bill Schmidt	P	Sacramento Solons
21	Don Schmidt	P	Semi-Pro
29	J. Schumbres	Coach
8	Charley Silvera	C	Kansas City Blues
20	Tom Winsett	Mgr.	Brooklyn Dodgers

The 1944 Army All-Stars for the Servicemen’s World Series. Joe DiMaggio did not play in any of the Series games having been sent to the states before the first game.

Used for both the second and sixth games of the 1944 Servicemen’s World Series, this two-sided single mimeographed sheet features hand-drawn artwork on the front and typed rosters with a very simplistic scoring grid.

Note: This is an altered version of our Game 6 program that had the scoring marks and notations removed.

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