Dugout to Foxhole

Dugout to Foxhole: Interviews with Baseball Players Whose Careers Were Affected by World War II is a 1994 book written by Rick Van Blair.

[2][3][4][5] The book contains interviews with the following players: "I was drafted in 1941 and they gave me a deferment to finish the 1941 season.

They told me it might save my life because the Japanese love baseball and they will take care of you … fortunately, I never crashed."

– Interview with Rick Van BlairAfter his retirement, Lewis returned to his home in Gastonia, North Carolina where he operated a car dealership for 30 years and coached American Legion Baseball teams.

Riess' comment was that Van Blair's book contained very little discussion of the players war time experiences.

After a remarkable debut, injuries curtailed Boo Ferriss' career, he later attained great success as a collegiate baseball coach.
Nuxhall did not serve in World War II, but the shortage of baseball players during the war years led to his appearance in a game at the age of 15.