Earl Eugene Naylor (May 19, 1919 – January 16, 1990) was an American

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and

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for the

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and

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. He played from 1942 to 1946. From 1944 to 1945 Naylor served in the

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during World War II. Naylor became a manager in the minor leagues at the end of his career, for the

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of the

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in 1953 and 1954 and the Asheville Tourists of the Tri-State League in 1955.

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