July 7, 1942 Military All Star Game

July 7, 1942, A military all-star team that includes Bob Feller, Cecil Travis, Sam Chapman, Benny McCoy, Johnny Sturm, and Frankie Pytlak plays American League stars in a game at Cleveland in front of more than 60,000 fans.

Some quotes from players:

“I recall going from New York to Cleveland by train for the game,” said Ken Keltner, who had played third base in the 3-1 victory over the NL All-Stars and would fill the same role against the Service All-Stars. “While the level of play in the majors during the war was eventually to fall, we still had some real good players available in 1942.”

“Feller still had good stuff that night,” Keitner recalls of his former teammate. “I felt I better jump on his first pitch so he could not get ahead of me. I did and got a good solid hit.”

Listen to the forgotten game:

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