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hmmm they werent crooked when I attached them.. Any mods want to straighten them out please feel free. Thanks.

 

You're welcome!

 

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Salvage Sailor

From my Pineapple Army photo archive

 

Battery C 16th Coast Artillery Fort Ruger - Harbor Defenses of Honolulu

1924-1925 Baseball Champions, 1925 Season Won 13 Lost 1

 

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...and a bonus photo, They also won the 1925-26 Basketball Championship with the same coach

 

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Baseball was not always a formal thing... these are photos from my Father's USMC photo album during the Korean War. I believe the one with the building in the background is probably Cherry Point MCAS, NC.

 

That dark colored car in the background might be my Dad's, based on other photos.

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Here's a real nice page on Baseball during the War Between the States.

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/articles/aubrecht2004b.shtml

 

 

 

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An 8th Air Force team in England in the summer of 1943, note the 8th AF patches.

 

 

 

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And a Ballgame on board a Flat Top WWII, CV unknown unfortunately.

 

Two from WWI.

 

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And this fantastic one, an Indian Soldier tries his hand at Baseball, unknown Black unit, unknown date in India, Indian soldier may be of the Indian Army Service Corps.

 

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You know what fascinating about all this is that during WWII there was only one other county apart from, say Canada and some Latin American countries, that played the game and loved to play it. And that was our enemy Japan.

 

Japanese Troops in China late 30s.

 

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Looks like there was some volley ball going on as well.

Yes there is, didn't see that at first, a first glance I thought it was clotheslines.

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After posting that foto of Japanese troops playing ball got me thinking. Does anybody know the doings in the Occupation Period in Japan Vis a Vis Baseball between U.S. Divisional Teams and Japanese Teams, even in the Korean War 50s?

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And a Ballgame on board a Flat Top WWII, CV unknown unfortunately.

 

 

That is a great photo of the game on the flight deck. How about a make-shift batting cage on the starboard quarter of a battlewagon? Here is a photo of the USS Tennessee in the 1920s of a sailor taking cuts:

 

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Baseball was not always a formal thing... these are photos from my Father's USMC photo album during the Korean War. I believe the one with the building in the background is probably Cherry Point MCAS, NC.

 

That dark colored car in the background might be my Dad's, based on other photos.

 

These are great shots! I have several impromptu baseball shots in my growing collection. One of my favorites is this one of two doughboys having a catch alongside a European (French, perhaps?) hospital train:

 

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I'm not sure how well this fits in to the topic as it isn't a jersey, but it is one of my favorite uniforms I own. It was worn by Seaman Second Class Stan "The Man" Musial; one of the greatest players of all time. During the war, he played on his base's eight team league.

 

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I'm not sure how well this fits in to the topic as it isn't a jersey, but it is one of my favorite uniforms I own. It was worn by Seaman Second Class Stan "The Man" Musial; one of the greatest players of all time. During the war, he played on his base's eight team league.

 

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Absolutely, this fits! Are Stan's dress whites in your collection?

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Absolutely, this fits! Are Stan's dress whites in your collection?

 

They are. Originally, they were sold off from the family via auction to a sports artist and I was lucky enough to get them from him. I've always been interested in his amazing career (1,815 hits at home and 1,815 hits away!)

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Here is a photo of the USS New Hampshire baseball team in 1911. This is from a group named to Gunner Samuel T. Smith USN.

Dick

 

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Here is a photo of the USS New Hampshire baseball team in 1911. This is from a group named to Gunner Samuel T. Smith USN.

Dick

 

 

That is a fantastic photo. The mix of collared and non-collared jerseys along with the stovepipe caps is a nice glimpse into the past. The photo almost looks like a sepia-toned current image of guys wearing reproduction uniforms - it is such a clear and crisp image!!

 

Thanks for sharing!

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Terrific thread! Thanks for all of the neat images posted above...

 

Here's a 1943 dated 5.5 inch wide felt patch from Hamilton Army Air Field, near Novato, at the north end of the San Francisco Bay. Teams from the 78th, 329th, 354th, 357th and 363rd Fighter Groups participated in this league.

 

 

 

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Softball anyone?

NAAS CORRY FIELD CHAMPIONS SOFTBALL 1950

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....and one for the WAVES

Virginia State Softball 1951 Champions Norfolk Naval Base WAVES

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I got to talk to one of the guys who played on the 116th Regiment team that won the ETO World Series. He later landed as a Sgt. on D-Day with the 116th. During our conversation I tried to pull out stories of the boats and the beaches, but he kept veering back to baseball. To him, D-Day was something he had to endure, but winning that 'world' series was something he remained truly proud of, even as an old man.

 

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On 10/12/2016 at 5:14 PM, gitana said:

I got to talk to one of the guys who played on the 116th Regiment team that won the ETO World Series. He later landed as a Sgt. on D-Day with the 116th. During our conversation I tried to pull out stories of the boats and the beaches, but he kept veering back to baseball. To him, D-Day was something he had to endure, but winning that 'world' series was something he remained truly proud of, even as an old man.

 

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That is really cool!!

 

I missed out on this 116TH Infantry Regiment Engineer Group uniform a few years ago (I forgot to set up my snipe) and it sold for well below what my max bid would have been.

 

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One more of the 116TH Infantry Regiment Engineer Group jersey:

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Dear John I was

sorry that I was

not home when your

father came down

to see me. I hope

you are all well up

there. I am getting

pretty (along) good. How did

the game come out

Sunday. Hope

to hear from

you soon

Private John Moran

K Co 3rd Division(???)

Camp Devens

 

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Salvage Sailor

Semper Primus - The veteran 1st Infantry Regiment between the wars.......The Philippine Insurrection and the Great War that is.....

 

First Infantry Baseball Team, Schofield Barracks Garrison 1912 - note the crossed rifles on the jerseys

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