Lou Stringer

Louis Bernard Stringer (May 13, 1917 – October 19, 2008) was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox between the 1941 and 1950 seasons.

Listed at 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and 173 pounds (78 kg), Stringer batted and threw right-handed.

He was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and raised in East Los Angeles, California.

[1] Stringer was one of many major leaguers who saw his baseball career interrupted by World War II.

In his case, he served a stint in the United States Army Air Forces and missed three seasons (1943–1945).