1944* Play Ball

The 1944 set was the third of four Play Ball sets put out by TCMA in 1983.  The design of the set changed slightly, as the border printing is in blue instead of black.

 

By 1944, MLB was stripped of most of the able-bodied players.  Hank Wyse was rejected of military service due to a spinal injury.  For 71 years he was the last Cub to pitch in the World Series.  

In 1944 Dom Dellessandro was designated 4-F due to a head injury he suffered running into an outfield wall in 1933.  A year later he was re-examined and cleared for duty.  He was inducted into the army in March, 1945.