Boyd Bartley
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Boyd Owen Bartley is a former Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
player. He played shortstop
Shortstop
Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. Shortstop is often regarded as the most dynamic defensive position in baseball, because there are more right-handed hitters in baseball than left-handed hitters, and most hitters have a tendency to pull the...
for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...
in nine games during the 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers season
1943 Brooklyn Dodgers season
With the roster depleted by players leaving for service in World War II, the Brooklyn Dodgers finished the season in third place.The team featured six future Hall of Famers: second baseman Billy Herman, shortstop Arky Vaughan, outfielders Dixie Walker, Paul Waner, and Joe Medwick, and manager Leo...
. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. He served in the military during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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