Hugh Mulcahy, a right-handed pitcher who started regularly for the dismal 1940s-era Philadelphia Phillies, was the first MLB regular drafted to serve in World War II. Inducted on March 8, 1941 — nine months before Pearl Harbor — Mulcahy lost five potentially productive MLB seasons. Before the 27-year-old left in 1941 for Camp Edwards on Cape Cod, Mulcahy was full […]
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