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World War II threatened to ruin Major League Baseball. By 1945, over 500 major leaguers and 3,000 minor league prospects had been enlisted for the war effort, leaving a dearth of talent for the Big Leagues. The St. Louis Browns, like other AL and NL clubs, would be forced to fill holes of their roster with scrubs-4-F players (the ones dismissed from the army as a result of physical ailments), retired major leaguers, and youngsters no longer yet in a position to depart the minors. But there have been still some top level players available, and 1944 Browns manager Luke Sewell assembled the franchise’s so much successful team ever, taking the St. Louis ball club to its first and only Fall Classic.