Nine Innings for the King
The Day Wartime London Stopped for Baseball, July 4, 1918
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2015
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-7870-5 (ISBN)
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-7870-5 (ISBN)
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On a sunny Fourth of July during World War I, King George V went out to a ball game. Along with Queen Mary and other royalty, Winston Churchill, dozens of VIPs, thousands of troops and ordinary Londoners, the monarch cheered an extraordinary “baseball match” between American soldiers and sailors. This historic event helped solidify the transatlantic alliance that was vital to winning the war.
The game itself was a thriller, reported throughout the English-speaking world. The players ranged from kids fresh off the sandlots to a handful of major and minor leaguers and a future Hall of Famer. The two veteran pitchers went the distance, the outcome in doubt until the last batter. Drawing on American and British sources and game-day coverage, this first-ever full account of the “King's game” records every play and explores the lives of several players. The author provides a brief history of the Anglo-American Baseball League and armed forces baseball played in England, France and the United States during the Great War.
The game itself was a thriller, reported throughout the English-speaking world. The players ranged from kids fresh off the sandlots to a handful of major and minor leaguers and a future Hall of Famer. The two veteran pitchers went the distance, the outcome in doubt until the last batter. Drawing on American and British sources and game-day coverage, this first-ever full account of the “King's game” records every play and explores the lives of several players. The author provides a brief history of the Anglo-American Baseball League and armed forces baseball played in England, France and the United States during the Great War.
Author and editor Jim Leeke is a contributor to the SABR Baseball Biography Project and the creative director of Taillight Communications. He lives in Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.7.2015 |
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Zusatzinfo | 29 photographs & illustrations |
Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Gewicht | 300 g |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport |
Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft | |
ISBN-10 | 0-7864-7870-5 / 0786478705 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-7864-7870-5 / 9780786478705 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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