Nine Innings for the King (eBook)

The Day Wartime London Stopped for Baseball, July 4, 1918

Leeke Jim Leeke (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2015
216 Seiten
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-4766-2017-6 (ISBN)

Infos

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 "e;baseball match"e; 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 "e;King's game"e; 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.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 14.10.2015
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft
• ISBN-10: 1-4766-2017-2 / 1476620172
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4766-2017-6 / 9781476620176