Baseball in Wartime

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Service Games in Europe

 

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Third Army Championship Series - Germany - 1945

Date

Location

Result

Winning Team

Losing Team

Highlights

unknown

Augsburg, Germany

1-0

76th Div Onaways

71st Div Red Circlers

Ken Trinkle 4-hitter

Aug 11, 1945

Augsburg, Germany

7-0

71st Div Red Circlers

76th Div Onaways

Ewell Blackwell no-hitter

Aug 12, 1945

Augsburg, Germany

2-1 (12 innings)

71st Div Red Circlers

76th Div Onaways

Bill Ayres (winning pitcher)

Aug 12, 1945

Augsburg, Germany

4-2

76th Div Onaways

71st Div Red Circlers

Tom Reis (winning pitcher)

Aug 13, 1945

Augsburg, Germany

5-0

71st Div Red Circlers

76th Div Onaways

Blackwell two-hitter - Ramazzotti homer

 

US Army Ground Forces Championship Series - Germany - 1945

Date

Location

Result

Winning Team

Losing Team

Highlights

Aug 21, 1945

Mannheim, Germany

2-1

71st Div Red Circlers

29th Infantry Div

Ewell Blackwell (4 hits, 9 strike outs)

Aug 25, 1945

Nurnberg, Germany

3-1

71st Div Red Circlers

29th Infantry Div

Bill Ayres two-hitter

Aug 26, 1945

Nurnberg, Germany

6-3

71st Div Red Circlers

29th Infantry Div

 

 

ETO World Series - Germany/France - 1945

Date

Location

Result

Winning Team

Losing Team

Highlights

Sep 2, 1945

Nurnberg, Germany

9-2

71st Div Red Circlers

OISE All-Stars

Ewell Blackwell allows only five hits

Sep 3, 1945

Nurnberg, Germany

2-1

OISE All-Stars

71st Div Red Circlers

Leon Day allows only 4 hits

Sep 6, 1945

Rheims, France

2-1

OISE All-Stars

71st Div Red Circlers

Blackwell's first defeat of year

Sep 7, 1945

Rheims, France

5-0

71st Div Red Circlers

OISE All-Stars

Two-run home run by Harry Walker

Sep 8, 1945

Nurnberg, Germany

2-1

OISE All-Stars

71st Div Red Circlers

Nahem and Rob Keane beat Blackwell

 

MTO-ETO World Series - Italy - 1945

Date

Location

Result

Winning Team

Losing Team

Highlights

Sep 24, 1945 Leghorn, Italy 19-6 ETO All-Stars 92nd Division  
Sep 25, 1945 Leghorn, Italy 20-5 ETO All-Stars 92nd Division  
Sep 26, 1945 Leghorn, Italy 13-3 ETO All-Stars 92nd Division  

 

13th Airborne Division - 1945 Season

Date

Location

Result

Winning Team

Losing Team

Jun 6, 1945

Auxerre, France

13-0

13th Airborne Black Cats

1343rd Eng Batt

Jun 7, 1945

Paris, France

10-5

13th Airborne Black Cats

48th Gen Hosp

Jun 8, 1945

Paris, France

12-4

13th Airborne Black Cats

1st Gen Hosp

Jun 9, 1945

Paris, France

3-0

Seine Base Clowns

13th Airborne Black Cats

Jun 10, 1945

Paris, France

9-0

13th Airborne Black Cats

685th Ordnance Depot

Jun 12, 1945

St Trond, Belgium

2-1

13th Airborne Black Cats

386th Bomb Group

Jun 15, 1945

Auxerre, France

12-4

13th Airborne Black Cats

Seine Base Clowns

Jun 16, 1945

Sens, France

11-6

13th Airborne Black Cats

Seine Base Clowns

Jun 17, 1945

Auxerre, France

8-0

13th Airborne Black Cats

685th Ordnance Depot

Jun 18, 1945

Auxerre, France

10-8

442nd Troop Car Cmd

13th Airborne Black Cats

Jun 19, 1945

Sens, France

9-0

13th Airborne Black Cats

UK All Stars

Jun 20, 1945

Auxerre, France

7-6

13th Airborne Black Cats

UK All Stars

Jun 21, 1945

Joigny, France

2-1

13th Airborne Black Cats

UK All Stars

Jun 25, 1945

Reims, France

12-2

13th Airborne Black Cats

291st Infantry Regiment

Jun 26, 1945

Reims, France

6-4

291st Infantry Regiment

13th Airborne Black Cats

Jun 27, 1945

Reims, France

18-4

13th Airborne Black Cats

291st Infantry Regiment

Jun 28, 1945

Auxerre, France

5-2

13th Airborne Black Cats

787th MP Battalion

Jun 29, 1945

Sens, France

8-6

13th Airborne Black Cats

787th MP Battalion

Jun 30, 1945

Sens, France

6-2

13th Airborne Black Cats

Le Havre All Stars

Jun 31, 1945

Sens, France

6-3

13th Airborne Black Cats

Le Havre All Stars

Jul 1, 1945

Sens, France

26-1

13th Airborne Black Cats

Le Havre All Stars

Jul 2, 1945

Sens, France

10-2

13th Airborne Black Cats

Le Havre All Stars

Jul 3, 1945

Sens, France

14-0

13th Airborne Black Cats

Le Havre All Stars

Jul 4, 1945

Sens, France

14-3

13th Airborne Black Cats

Le Havre All Stars

Jul 8, 1945

London, England

4-0

13th Airborne Black Cats

UK All Stars

Jul 14, 1945

Compiegne, France

8-4

13th Airborne Black Cats

16th Replacement Depot

Jul 15, 1945

Compiegne, France

7-6

13th Airborne Black Cats

16th Replacement Depot

Jul 17, 1945

Compiegne, France

20-0

13th Airborne Black Cats

XVI Corps

Jul 18, 1945

Compiegne, France

11-2

13th Airborne Black Cats

66th Infantry Division

Jul 19, 1945

Compiegne, France

5-2

13th Airborne Black Cats

17th Infantry Division

Jul 23, 1945

Compiegne, France

5-1

13th Airborne Black Cats

75th Infantry Division

Jul 24, 1945

Compiegne, France

14-4

13th Airborne Black Cats

XVI Corps

Jul 25, 1945

Compiegne, France

8-3

13th Airborne Black Cats

89th Infantry Division

Jul 26, 1945

Compiegne, France

2-1

66th Infantry Division

13th Airborne Black Cats

Jul 27, 1945

Compiegne, France

2-1

13th Airborne Black Cats

75th Infantry Division

Jul 28, 1945

Compiegne, France

2-1

13th Airborne Black Cats

89th Infantry Division

Jul 29, 1945

Compiegne, France

9-0

13th Airborne Black Cats

17th Infantry Division

 

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