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This date in baseball books: May 22

May 22, 2025 · 0 comments

In 1942, 23-year-old Ted Williams enlists in the Navy, en route to five-plus years spent in the service between World War 2 and Korea. The Wingmen: The Unlikely, Unusual, Unbreakable Friendship Between John Glenn and Ted Williams, by Adam Lazarus (2023) The Cloudbuster Nine: The Untold Story of Ted Williams and the Baseball Team That […]

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Birthday greetings

May 22, 2010

to Tommy John, born this date in 1943. Books by/about John include: T. J.: My 26 Years in Baseball The Tommy John Story The Sally and Tommy John Story Also born this date, Hall of Fame outfielder Al Simmons (Al Simmons: The Best)

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