Claim: Houston, a right-handed batter listed at 5' 8" (1.77 m), 156 lb., is an American professional outfielder and shortstop, remembered as the first player in Organized Baseball to die during active duty in World War II
Evidence: Gordon Enloe Houston (March 20, 1916 – February 10, 1942) was an American professional outfielder and shortstop who played from 1937 through 1940 in Minor League Baseball. (71 k), he batted and threw right-handed. Listed at 5' 8" (1.77 m), 156 lb. Houston is remembered as the first player in Organized Baseball to die during active duty in World War II.