Thursday, August 16, 2018
MLB Catcher Hank Gowdy Enters Military Service in WW I
June 27, 2018, Chicago Tribune On This Date.
JUNE 27, 1917
Catch Hank Gowdy of the Boston Braves becomes the first major league player to enter military service in World War I.
Eight Major League Players Died during the war.
A total of 250 Major League Baseball players served in the military during the war.
--Cooter
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