Thursday, March 29, 2012

MLB Players in Japan - 1931 ...


eBay Item Of The Day

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Many decades before MLB started playing regular-season games in Japan, it sent all-star squads there to help spread the gospel of baseball. This 1931 photo shows just such a team in Tokyo. This photo features, among others, Lou GehrigLefty Grove and superstar Ralph Shinners. Now, where to find one of those cool U.S. varsity-style jackets ...

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