Game 5 – Service World Series, September 28, 1944

Known as the Service World Series or simply as the Army vs Navy All Stars Championship Series, the scorecards from these games range from elaborate and intricate designs to utilitarian as this Game 5 edition (Chevrons and Diamonds Collection).

This scorecard originates from what is often referred to as the 1944 Army vs Navy World Series. This particular game (the fifth of 11) was played at Furlong Field, at Pearl Harbor Civilian Housing Area 3 on September 28, 1944.  The Navy extended their win streak to five games with a 12-2 victory over the Army in front of 16,000 GIs.

This single sheet, utilitarian scorecard is printed on somewhat low-grade paper with a single-color (black, monochrome). The pages show some wear but the overall condition is very good.

The Rosters for both of these last championship series games are nearly identical (to those in the other scorebooks from the series) with the same combination of major and minor leaguers along with a few semi-professionals and a collegiate ballplayer.

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Listed on the back page are the rosters for both teams. Though the Army squad possessed incredible talent, they were merely the 1944 7th AAF team but augmented with a few players from other Army teams. The Navy was overloaded with talent from top to bottom in addition to the sheer numbers advantage (Chevrons and Diamonds Collection).

More talent resided within these two rosters than all of the major leagues had in 1944. In the eleven games played in front of the service members, the talent on the field was unparalleled leaving as the game’s best were in Hawaii.

Army All-Stars:

#	Player	Position	Former Team
10	James Ashworth	C	Eldorado, Arkansas
9	Bill Leonard	C	Oakland
8	Charley Silvera	C	Kansas City
15	Sid Gautreaux	C	Brooklyn Dodgers
1	Bill (Bob) Dillinger	IF	Toledo, Ohio
22	Cornel George Kohlmyer	IF	Tyler, Texas
2	Dario Lodigiani	IF	Chicago White Sox
6	Joe Gordon	IF	New York Yankees
7	Ferris Fain	IF	San Francisco Seals
12	Don Lang	IF	Kansas City
3	Walt Judnich	OF	St. Louis Browns
4	Joe  DiMaggio	OF	New York Yankees
5	Mike McCormick	OF	Cincinnati Reds
11	Hank Edwards	OF	Cleveland Indians
16	Johnny Beazley	P	St. Louis Cardinals
19	Eddie Erautt	P	Hollywood
25	Al Lien	P	San Francisco Seals
27	Carl DeRose	P	Amsterdam
18	Eddie Funk	P	Federalsburg, NY
21	Don Schmidt	P	Semi-Pro
24	Bill Schmidt	P	Sacramento
13	“Rugger” Ardizoia	P	Kansas City
23	Dick Molberg	P	Semi-Pro
28	Hal Hairston	P	Homestead Grays
30	Lt. Col. Joe Clarke	Coach	Semi-Pro
29	Staff Sgt. John Shumbres	Coach	Semi-Pro
20	Lt. J. T. Winsett	Manager	Brooklyn Dodgers
	Vincent Genegrasso	Trainer	Semi-Pro

The 1944 Serviceman’s World Series Army All-Stars roster. Having been sent stateside, Joe DiMaggio did not play in any Series games.

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.

Umpires: Supervisor: LT Bob Austin (Navy)
Charles Schartow (USMC) Chief C. B. Seybold (Navy), Bill Smigelski (Army)

Sadly, the scorecard was left un-scored. For service games, having a scored scorecard provides a record of the on-field actions that otherwise have been lost to time.

Aside from the blank score grids, there are remnants of cellophane tape likely indicating that this example was affixed to a scrapbook (Chevrons and Diamonds Collection)

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