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The Browns first wanted the lefthanded line-drive hitter to catch, but manager Luke Sewell preferred Grace in the outfield. Grace hit .309 as a fourth outfielder in 1941. He spent 1942-45 in the Navy. (WAB)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » June 2, 1942: Red Sox star Ted Williams enlists as a Navy aviator. He will finish the season with his team as will many other players who enlist or await draft, which moves slowly despite the early discouragements of the war. Among AL regulars of 1941 who are now in the service: Johnny Rigney, Joe Grace, Johnny Berardino, Cecil Travis, Bob Feller, Pat Mullin, Buddy Lewis, Sam Chapman, Johnny Sturm.