Old Aches and Pains

[Whitesox029]

Does anyone know if he was in the war for a year? His stats say that he didn't play in 1944.

[Nellie_Fox]

From baseballlibrary.com:

» January 3, 1944: White Sox star Luke Appling reports for duty at Camp Lee, VA. Appling was the American League batting leader last season, finishing 2nd in the MVP voting.