Bert Shepard, a one-legged pitcher, begins a successful tryout with the Washington Senators

Bert Shepard, a one-legged pitcher, begins a successful tryout with the Washington Senators

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On March 15, 1945, Bert Shepard, a one-legged pitcher, begins a successful tryout with the Washington Senators. Shepard had been gunned down east of Hamburg on his 34th mission as a P-38 fighter pilot, his life was saved by the doctor Lieutenant Ladislaus Loidl of the German Army, his leg was amputated. During the tryout…

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Leo Durocher weighs in Curt Davis 1945 Spring Training

ByTom

March 15, 1945, Bear Mountain – With World War II travel restrictions still in effect, the Dodgers open spring training at Bear Mountain with 15 players in camp. Leo Durocher weighs in Curt Davis. @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@ [jetpack_subscription_form title=”Join the Community” subscribe_text=”We bring you cool stories about the game, players, ballparks and the people that shaped the…

With World War II travel restrictions still in effect, the Brooklyn Dodgers open spring training at Bear Mountain, New York, with 15 players in camp.
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With World War II travel restrictions still in effect, the Brooklyn Dodgers open spring training at Bear Mountain, New York, with 15 players in camp.

ByTom

With World War II travel restrictions still in effect, the Brooklyn Dodgers open spring training at Bear Mountain, New York, with 15 players in camp. Seven teams – the St. Louis Browns, Detroit Tigers, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago White Sox – are training in Indiana, the most of any state. The Boston Red Sox are at Tufts College while the Boston Braves are prepping at the Choate School in Wallingford, Connecticut.

In Maryland, the Washington Senators start spring training with six knuckleballers likely to make the staff

In Maryland, the Washington Senators start spring training with six knuckleballers likely to make the staff

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In Maryland, the Washington Senators start spring training with six knuckleballers likely to make the staff: Alex Carrasquel, Mickey Haefner, Dutch Leonard, Bill Lefebvre, Johnny Niggeling and Roger Wolff. Solid catcher Rick Ferrell will have to corral the flutterballs. Finally, Haefner, Leonard, Niggeling and Wolff will join Early Wynn in the starting rotation. The rest go to the bullpen.

1941 – In Monterrey, Nuevo León, 6000 fans watch the St. Louis Browns top the Boston Braves, 6 – 3. Chet Laabs, fighting to win the right fielder spot, hits a 400-foot home run in the 7th inning.

ByTom

1941 – In Monterrey, Nuevo León, 6000 fans watch the St. Louis Browns top the Boston Braves, 6 – 3. Chet Laabs, fighting to win the right fielder spot, hits a 400-foot home run in the 7th inning.

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1939 Spring Training Game Audio New York Yankees vs Cincinnati Reds

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    On March 15, 1939 the New York Yankees face the Cincinnati Reds in a spring training game. These two teams will also face off in the 1939 World Series. The Yankees finished with a record of 106–45, winning their 11th pennant, finishing 17 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox, the Red Sox…

 Chicago Cubs shortstop Rabbit Maranville breaks his leg sliding into third base in an exhibition game in Los Angeles, CA. At 33, the injury threatens to end his career, but Maranville will be back in the lineup by May 24th.

 Chicago Cubs shortstop Rabbit Maranville breaks his leg sliding into third base in an exhibition game in Los Angeles, CA. At 33, the injury threatens to end his career, but Maranville will be back in the lineup by May 24th.

ByTom

1925 – Chicago Cubs shortstop Rabbit Maranville breaks his leg sliding into third base in an exhibition game in Los Angeles, CA. At 33, the injury threatens to end his career, but Maranville will be back in the lineup by May 24th.

1917 – The Boston Red Sox lose to the Brooklyn Robins, 7 – 2, in the “Hot Springs World Series.” Both teams are training in Arkansas and will barnstorm north together.

ByTom

1917 – The Boston Red Sox lose to the Brooklyn Robins, 7 – 2, in the “Hot Springs World Series.” Both teams are training in Arkansas and will barnstorm north together.