Banzai Babe Ruth
Baseball, Espionage, and Assassination During the 1934 Tour of Japan
Robert K. Fitts
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Description
In November 1934 as the United States and Japan drifted toward war, a team of American League all-stars that included Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, future secret agent Moe Berg, and Connie Mack barnstormed across the Land of the Rising Sun. Hundreds of thousands of fans, many waving Japanese and American flags, welcomed the team with shouts of “Banzai! Banzai, Babe Ruth!” The all-stars stayed for a month, playing 18 games, spawning professional baseball in Japan, and spreading goodwill.
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- $12.99
- Category: Baseball
- Published: Jul 16, 2012
- Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
- Seller: The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska
- Print Length: 365 Pages
- Language: English
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