Baseball in Wartime
Online since 2001, Baseball in Wartime is dedicated to preserving the memories of all baseball players (major league, negro league, minor league, semi-pro, college, amateur and high school), who served with the military between 1940 and 1946.
World War II was a trying time for the United States and equally so for baseball. More than 4,500 professional players swapped flannels for military uniforms to serve their nation and future Hall of Famers like Bob Feller, Hank Greenberg, Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams lost vital playing time in the prime of their careers. What is far less commonly known is that at least 150 minor league players lost their lives while serving their country.
This website attempts to tell the story of wartime baseball in as much detail as possible. New stories and biographies are being added all the time, and the Baseball in Wartime Newsletter provides feature articles on a regular basis.
Email: info@baseballinwartime.com
Aloha and Sayonara: The 1940 Keio University Baseball Tour of Hawaii
During
the summer of 1940, in contrast to the downwardly spiraling political
relationship between Japan and the United States, the Keio University baseball
team traveled from Tokyo to the Hawaiian Islands. Aloha and Sayonara tells the
story of the last Japanese baseball team to visit the Hawaiian Islands – a
tradition that dated back to 1908 - before the infamous attack on Pearl Harbor.
With game-by-game, and almost day-by-day coverage, this is a never-before-told
insight into the lives of 15 young Japanese college students who came to play
baseball, the game they loved, and were soon to be in deadly conflict with their
new-found friends. Aloha and Sayonara explores their early years, their time in
Hawaii and then follows the young players’ journey back to Japan. For some, the
journey continues to post-war professional baseball. For others it ends on the
battlefields of the Pacific islands. Brought to you by the author of Baseball in
Hawaii During World War II, this is the first complete account of the 1940 Keio
University baseball tour of Hawaii. Featuring photographs that haven’t been seen
for over 80 years, Aloha and Sayonara takes you back to the summer of 1940, when
baseball was the number one game in town.
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ISBN-13: 979-8433812383
Features: 47 pages, 25 photos, 6 x 9 inches
Baseball in Hawaii During World War II
While
the Hawaiian Islands, a pre-war paradise that became a scene of death and
destruction in December 1941, was being transformed into a vital staging post in
the Pacific war, baseball played an essential role as a morale booster for
thousands of servicemen and civilians. With at least a dozen future hall of
famers on the rosters of Army, Navy and Marine Corps teams - including Joe
DiMaggio, Ted Williams and Stan Musial - for a few short years, the best
baseball in the world was played in Hawaii. Brought to you by the author of two
previous books on World War II baseball and a recognized expert on the subject
for over 25 years, this is the first complete account of baseball in Hawaii
between 1941 and 1945. Featuring never before seen photographs, league
standings, 160 biographies and numerous personal accounts, baseball in wartime
Hawaii is brought to life – every victory and every tragedy.
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ISBN-13: 979-8720521356
Features: 343 pages, 80 photos, 7 x 10 inches
Baseball's Greatest Sacrifice
Gary Bedingfield's Baseball's Greatest Sacrifice is dedicated to players who lost their lives in military service. Whether they were killed in action, died from wounds, illness or accident, detailed biographies of these men are included as part of the most comprehensive resource of its type on the Internet. Dating back as far as the Civil War, baseball players were serving and making the ultimate sacrifice for their country. Why MLB have chosen to ignore this fact is beyond me, but now you can learn the fascinating and heart-rending stories of these brave young men who played baseball at all levels and who came from all parts of the globe including the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan and the Philippines.You can dip into the First World War casualties from the Western Front, the Second World War losses on the battleships of the Pacific, the Communist-rebelling losses of Korea and from the infested jungles of Vietnam. Visit Baseball's Greatest Sacrifice for more info.
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