[strider44]

You're right about no modern player leaving sports to serve in the armed forces. He didn't just serve in the infantry either, he was a fighter pilot. If you look at his stats, the years he missed cost him dearly. he would have easily been #3 on the homerun list. By his averages, he would have surpassed Mays's 660.

[Night Hides Not]

By his averages, he would have surpassed Mays's 660.

I agree with you 100%, strider. However, don't forget that Mays played very little, if at all, during 1952-1953, because of military service.

IMHO, Mays would've ended up with at least 714, but we're splittin' hairs.

RIP Teddy Baseball.

[arkfreepdom]

"He didn't just serve in the infantry either"

What's wrong with the infantry? :)