I have been in the baseball militaria collecting game for a few years.
#2016 NAVAL GAMES SERIES#
Navy took the series 8-2-1 ( read more about this series) In the first four games alone, a total of 64,000 all-service member audience filled the bleachers and lined the fields to watch the Navy team take a four game lead over the Army squad.ĩ/25 – Navy 4-3 (Redlander Field, Schofield Barracks) With all of the stars of the game filling out both rosters, the draw would be substantial fields throughout Oahu and the surrounding islands. By mid-spring, the Seventh Army Air Force team’s roster was bolstered with the arrival of the New York Yankees star outfielder, the Yankee Clipper, Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio.Īt the beginning of that Autumn, what was known by the locals as “The Real World Series” was scheduled for play between the Army and Navy teams (each roster, essentially made up of all stars from these leagues). Playing in the six-team Central League were the Kaneohe Klippers (Johnny “Big Cat” Mize from the NY Giants) and the Aiea Hospital Team (featuring Harold Pee Wee Reese from the Brooklyn Dodgers). By 1944, The Navy’s Central Pacific Area Service League and Fourteenth District League had over 30 major leaguers.
#2016 NAVAL GAMES PROFESSIONAL#
There were many professional ball players stationed within the military in Hawaii during the World War II years. The lineups are about to be announced, but without prompting, you already recognize the faces. Under the warm tropical sun, you begin to look at your blank scorecard, in awe of what is before you. In the not-so-far-off distance, the sound of ship’s bells and whistles could be heard emanating from the ships in Pearl Harbor. Army Air Force Base, nestled among the swaying palm trees. Picture yourself seated in a wooden bleacher with the fragrance of fresh cut grass blending with aviation engine exhaust from the nearby flight-line of a major U.S. This diamond would see dozens of baseballs brightest and best don their spikes and military-team flannels to entertain the troops stationed in Hawaii during WWII. The opening game of the 1943 baseball season at Furlong Field.
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