DETROIT - APRIL, 1936. Al Simmons, outfielder for the Detroit Tigers, takes a mighty cut in the team's home opener at Briggs Stadium in April of 1936. (Photo by Mark Rucker/Transcendental Graphics, Getty Images)
Boston Red Sox World War II players
The COVID-19 situation is unique in sports history, but there have been two other instances where the game has been impacted significantly – The Great War and World War II. The Great War soon became a name change to a more appropriate World War I. My look back will be WW II and some players who drifted into the Red Sox lineup as the result of the expected manpower shortage.