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{{Ballgame | {{Ballgame | ||
|Name=in Saipan in | |Name=in Saipan in 1938 | ||
|Coordinates=15.2025176, 145.7174761 | |Coordinates=15.2025176, 145.7174761 | ||
|Type of Date=Year | |Type of Date=Year | ||
|Date= | |Date=1938/01/01 | ||
|Country=Northern Marianas Islands | |Country=Northern Marianas Islands | ||
|City=Saipan | |City=Saipan | ||
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|Innings=9 | |Innings=9 | ||
|Description=<p>Mead, "Baseball Goes to War..." p. 139 relates the reminiscences of major league star Enos Slaughter. During World War II Slaughter was stationed on Saipan, after takeover by US troops, and recalled that army bulldozers soon constructed a "nice ball park" where the soldiers played. The same book also mentions ballplaying on Guam and Iwo Jima, after their liberation from the Japanese.</p> | |Description=<p>Mead, "Baseball Goes to War..." p. 139 relates the reminiscences of major league star Enos Slaughter. During World War II Slaughter was stationed on Saipan, after takeover by US troops, and recalled that army bulldozers soon constructed a "nice ball park" where the soldiers played. The same book also mentions ballplaying on Guam and Iwo Jima, after their liberation from the Japanese.</p> | ||
<p>The Japanese introduced baseball to Saipan in the 1930s (for certain, 1938), during their occupation of the island.</p> | |||
<p>Fold3 has a photo of servicemen playing a game on Saipan, dated Aug. 5, 1945.</p> | <p>Fold3 has a photo of servicemen playing a game on Saipan, dated Aug. 5, 1945.</p> | ||
|Sources=<p>Mead, "Baseball Goes to War..." p. 139</p> | |Sources=<p>Mead, "Baseball Goes to War..." p. 139</p> | ||
Latest revision as of 06:20, 7 November 2018
| Date of Game | 1938 |
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| Location | Saipan, Northern Marianas Islands |
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| Field | Add Field Page |
| Home Team | Add Club Page |
| Away Team | Add Club Page |
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| Innings | 9 |
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| Game Officials | |
| NY Rules | Yes |
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| Description | Mead, "Baseball Goes to War..." p. 139 relates the reminiscences of major league star Enos Slaughter. During World War II Slaughter was stationed on Saipan, after takeover by US troops, and recalled that army bulldozers soon constructed a "nice ball park" where the soldiers played. The same book also mentions ballplaying on Guam and Iwo Jima, after their liberation from the Japanese. The Japanese introduced baseball to Saipan in the 1930s (for certain, 1938), during their occupation of the island. Fold3 has a photo of servicemen playing a game on Saipan, dated Aug. 5, 1945. |
| Sources | Mead, "Baseball Goes to War..." p. 139 |
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| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Has Source On Hand | No |
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| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
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| First in Location | Northern Marianas Islands |
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