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Originally Posted by brianp-beme
Before the next inquisition begins, Hall of Fame pitcher Hal Newhouser also has an excuse for not serving during WW2 and instead playing up a play storm in MLB during those war years. He was rebuffed by the military on several occasions because it was determined he had, as his Wikipedia entry describes it, a leaky heart valve.
Brian
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I knew about Hal Newhouser. Couldn't find out what it was with George Kell, at least, not with a cursory Google search.
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