Category Archive: Essays.Nichibei-Yakyu-Volume-1

Foreword: Nichibei Yakyu: US Tours of Japan 1907-1958

Throughout my tenure as Commissioner of Baseball, I often…

1907 St. Louis Baseball Team From Hawaii Tours Japan

The 1907 St. Louis of Hawaii team. (Rob Fitts Collection)   Located…

The 1908 University of Washington Tour of Japan

1908 University of Washington and Waseda teams. (Rob Fitts…
Nichibei Yakyu: US Tours of Japan, 1907-1958 (Volume 1)

The 1908 Reach All-American Tour of Japan

1908 Reach All-Americans with Mike Fisher (Rob Fitts Collection)   The…

Restart of Legend: The Waseda-Chicago Rivalry 1910-2008

1930 University of Chicago team in Japan. (Rob Fitts Collection)   On…

The 1913-1914 Chicago White Sox-New York Giants World Tour

Keio University with the New York Giants and Chicago White…

Returning Home: The 1914 Seattle Nippon and Asahi Japanese American Tours

Seattle Nippon and Keio University in 1914. (Rob Fitts…

All-Stars, Amateurs and Acrimony: Gene Doyle’s 1920 Tour of Japan

Gene Doyle’s 1920 All-Americans. (Rob Fitts Collection)   It…

The 1921 Native American Tours of Japan

This article was selected as a winner of the 2023 McFarland-SABR…

1921 Vancouver Asahi’s Tour to Japan

Vancouver Asahi players bound for Japan on the SS Kashima…

The Diamond Stage: Herb Hunter’s 1922 Tour of Japan

The 1922 All-American team (Rob Fitts Collection)   THE…

San Jose Asahi’s 1925 Tour of Japan and Korea

The Asahi in Osaka, Japan, during their 1925 tour. From…

Gentle Black Giants — Negro Leaguers in Japan: 1927 Philadelphia Royal Giants Tour

Cover of the May 1927 issue of Yakyukai depicting O'Neal…

Ty Cobb’s Last Hurrah: The 1928 Japan Tour

Cover of the January 1929 issue of Yakyukai showing Ty…

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…

The 1953 Eddie Lopat All-Stars’ Tour of Japan

1953 Eddie Lopat All-Stars (Rob Fitts Collection)   Eddie…

Good Optics: The 1955 Yankees Tour of Japan

The Yankees arrive in Japan on October 20, 1955. (Rob Fitts…

Crossroads: The 1958 St. Louis Cardinals Tour of Japan

November 26, 1958 cover of Shukan Baseball depicting Stan…