Why was Ted Williams omitted in this treatise....
He was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played his entire 19-year Major League Baseball career, primarily as a left fielder, for the Boston Red Sox from 1939 to 1960; his career was interrupted by military service during World War II and the Korean War.
He flew F4U Cosair’s and F9F Panthers in the Marine Corps...
There was a column in the paper 80 years ago today mentioning Louis, Feller, and Greenberg, which is why those three — and not Williams — were mentioned. He will be covered plenty in future posts.
Williams didn't enter the military until May 22, 1942