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Foreword: Nichibei Yakyu: US Tours of Japan 1907-1958
Throughout my tenure as Commissioner of Baseball, I often…
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1907 St. Louis Baseball Team From Hawaii Tours Japan
The 1907 St. Louis of Hawaii team. (Rob Fitts Collection)
Located…
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The 1908 University of Washington Tour of Japan
1908 University of Washington and Waseda teams. (Rob Fitts…
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The 1908 Reach All-American Tour of Japan
1908 Reach All-Americans with Mike Fisher (Rob Fitts Collection)
The…
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Voyage to The Land of the Rising Sun: The Wisconsin Badger Nine’s 1909 Trip to Japan
University of Wisconsin and Keio University, September…
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Restart of Legend: The Waseda-Chicago Rivalry 1910-2008
1930 University of Chicago team in Japan. (Rob Fitts Collection)
On…
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Declaration of Victory: The Meaning and Achievements of the Stanford University Baseball Team’s 1913 Japan Tour
Stanford and Keio players discuss the controversial ninth-inning…
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The 1913-1914 Chicago White Sox-New York Giants World Tour
Keio University with the New York Giants and Chicago White…
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Returning Home: The 1914 Seattle Nippon and Asahi Japanese American Tours
Seattle Nippon and Keio University in 1914. (Rob Fitts…
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All-Stars, Amateurs and Acrimony: Gene Doyle’s 1920 Tour of Japan
Gene Doyle’s 1920 All-Americans. (Rob Fitts Collection)
It…
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The 1921 Native American Tours of Japan
This article was selected as a winner of the 2023 McFarland-SABR…
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1921 Vancouver Asahi’s Tour to Japan
Vancouver Asahi players bound for Japan on the SS Kashima…
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The Diamond Stage: Herb Hunter’s 1922 Tour of Japan
The 1922 All-American team (Rob Fitts Collection)
THE…
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Kenichi Zenimura, ‘The Father of Japanese American Baseball,’ and the 1924, 1927, and 1937 Goodwill Tours
Kenichi Zenimura (right) with his cousin Tasumi Zenimura…
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San Jose Asahi’s 1925 Tour of Japan and Korea
The Asahi in Osaka, Japan, during their 1925 tour. From…
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Rethinking the Philadelphia Bobbies 1925 Tour in Japan: ‘Embarrassment to the Nation’ or ‘Great Success’?
"Crack! The ball hits the bat. Smack! That ball hits Edith…
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Gentle Black Giants — Negro Leaguers in Japan: 1927 Philadelphia Royal Giants Tour
Cover of the May 1927 issue of Yakyukai depicting O'Neal…
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Ty Cobb’s Last Hurrah: The 1928 Japan Tour
Cover of the January 1929 issue of Yakyukai showing Ty…
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The Cold War, a Red Scare, and the New York Giants’ Historic Tour of Japan in 1953
Freddie Fitzsimmons of the New York Giants gives a pitching…
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The 1953 Eddie Lopat All-Stars’ Tour of Japan
1953 Eddie Lopat All-Stars (Rob Fitts Collection)
Eddie…
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Good Optics: The 1955 Yankees Tour of Japan
The Yankees arrive in Japan on October 20, 1955. (Rob Fitts…
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The Bums in the Land of the Rising Sun: How the 1956 Dodgers’ Tour of Japan Marked the End of a Dynasty
Fred Kipp, Gil Hodges, Wally Yonamine, Vin Scully, Roy…
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Crossroads: The 1958 St. Louis Cardinals Tour of Japan
November 26, 1958 cover of Shukan Baseball depicting Stan…