US Servicemen play wartime baseball at Harringay Stadium

"July 8, 1945 was a warm and sunny day in London. The month had got off to a rather cool start but by the 8th the skies were clear and the temperature was in the low-70s; ideal for baseball. Enjoying the sunshine was a crowd of around 5,000 servicemen and local civilians who had gathered at Harringay Stadium in north London, a well-known greyhound racing and speedway venue that had a large grass area in the middle. They had come to see a ball game which, for the local civilians was probably something new although Harringay Stadium had been the home of the Hackney Royals semi-pro team in the late 1930s and had been used occasionally by British amateur teams."

Read the whole post at the Wartime in Baseball Blog............