Vintage Dodger Correspondence from Head Trainer Doc Wendler

I came across this neatly typed letter the other day while perusing eBay, and found myself immediately drawn to it. Not because it's from a superstar we all had heard of, or even a ballplayer who once wore Blue. Instead, it's a bit of correspondence from someone behind the scenes - an important cog that helped keep the players healthy and in tip top condition.

Featured above is a letter written by Dodger trainer Harold W. Wendler, or Doc Wendler. Check out the auction here. Wendler joined the club prior to the 1943 season after spending 26 years as the head athletic trainer at Mississippi State College. Then for the next 17 years, the golden years as they say, he became a mainstay in the…