There were few players who more hurt their baseball career more from serving their country in World War II than Cecil Travis. Travis was a three-time All-Star and in the ’41 season, he would lead the American League in Hits with a .359 Batting Average. Travis batted over .300 six other times and in that season before World War II finished sixth in MVP voting.
During the war, Travis had to have an operation to prevent him from having to amputate his feet due to frostbite and when he returned to Washington he was a fraction of the player he once was. Still, his overall career saw him accumulate 1,544 Hits and he holds the distinction of having the highest career Batting Average amongst Shortstops.
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