3.29.1945 - Bear Mountain State Park NY - President Branch Rickey and manager Leo Durocher hold a bench conference - or maybe he's proposing!

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Branch Rickey suggests the pooling of surplus players if major league players are drafted for military

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1944 – Branch Rickey suggests the pooling of surplus players if major league 4F players are drafted for military service. Nothing comes of the suggestion.

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Day: March 30, 1944

Branch Rickey suggests the pooling of surplus players if major league players are drafted for military

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