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Roy Tucker left the Dodgers to become a war hero-and now he's fighting to get back onto the baseball diamond Roy Tucker was one of the best prospects the Dodgers had-first as a pitcher, then as an outfielder when he injured the elbow of his throwing arm. Then he went off to serve in World War II, where a plane crash over France left him with pain in his hips and back. The war is nearly over, and players are starting to return from the front...
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Rookie pitcher Roy Tucker is full of hope for his first season with the Brooklyn Dodgers-and hope might be what the team needs most Roy Tucker-a small-town kid from Tomkinsville, Connecticut-has quit his job at the drugstore and packed up for Dodgers training camp in Clearwater, Florida, hoping to make the team as a rookie pitcher. He expects the field to be competitive and realizes he might not pass muster, but after just one practice, he discovers...
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