The winning Team
In 1954 Post 492 sponsored a baseball team that went all the way to a National
Championship. The story as told by Billy Capps is absolutely enthralling. Billy
was on that team and is a San Diego resident. If you have not heard his story
you should. He tells about how American Legion baseball has provided
numerous major league players over the years. He describes the 1954 season
and the process of winning while starting out by losing early in the process. If you like
success stories and anything about baseball you need to hear him tell it. Billy attended
Post 492s meeting so those in attendance heard the story. By the way, Post 492 has one
of the bats used by that winning team and Billy has the uniform he wore plus items
awarded to the team. On the nest page we have a photo of some of the group in attendance
with Billy Capps (red shirt) kneeling in front holding the bat that he used used in one of the games.