but war was brewing across two oceans-about to change everything in america, even our leisure but there were five 500 major league players who served. yes. almost everybody of consequence did serve. either they were stars before the war or stars after the war. yet you read some of the names of those who served, ted williams, joe deimagine joe dimaggio, bob feller, hank greenburg, pea pea reese, stan musial, yogiber ya, bill dickey, biggest names of the day. sometimes were drafted rather than enlisted. that s not true of greenburg. detroit slugger hank greenburg left first base for the army, served his time and then went back in. greenburg who was drafted in 1940 and when his draft year hads been given and pearl harbor was bombed he enlisted the next