As a recreational specialist and morale booster he played for the Corpus Christi Naval Training Base All-Stars. LT Ted Williams and his Pensacola Naval Training Base All-Stars played the Corpus Christi team. And lost.
McGlothin struck Ted out once and held him hitless in 7 plate appearances. Pat went 3 for 8 himself and drove in the winning run. In the 19th inning.
The Sporting News - October 12, 1944 |
The Sporting News - October 26, 1944 |
After baseball he ran a successful insurance company in Knoxville. When I spoke with Pat in 2012 he was very proud of that day in September, 1944.
Pat passed away in 2014 in Knoxville.
I thank him, and other veterans, for his service to our great country.