When the team selected to represent Japan against Babe Ruth’s All-Stars was announced, fans wondered who “Shingehara” was – that is until they realized it was Yajima – the Babe Ruth of Shinshu!
Love this and all your work! I have a box from the game played in late March 1935 at the Rodeo Grounds in Salinas, CA. They beat the Salinas Taiyo Club that was enhanced by local semi-pro players, 16-6. They returned to Monterey County for two games against the PCL's Mission Reds in Monterey in 1936 and played the Oakland Oaks in Monterey in 1953. If I had a time machine . . .
Love this and all your work! I have a box from the game played in late March 1935 at the Rodeo Grounds in Salinas, CA. They beat the Salinas Taiyo Club that was enhanced by local semi-pro players, 16-6. They returned to Monterey County for two games against the PCL's Mission Reds in Monterey in 1936 and played the Oakland Oaks in Monterey in 1953. If I had a time machine . . .