After additional research, I found 6 players that are still alive that played prior to 1946. Not many left in the "pre-war 1945" era. I haven't been able to find any baseball cards of these players prior to 1946. Eddie Basinski has a 1947 Tip Top Bread card.
Here's the six players I found (with their debut):
1. George Yankowski 8-17-42
2. Eddie Robinson 9-9-42
3. Chris Haughey 10-3-43
4. Eddie Basinski 5-20-44
5. Tommy Brown 8-3-44
6. Don Hasenmayer 5 -2-45.
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Wanted : Detroit Baseball Cards and Memorabilia ( from 19th Century Detroit Wolverines to Detroit Tigers Ty Cobb to Al Kaline).
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