LEADER 03140nam 2200637Ia 450 001 9910461394203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-68784-3 010 $a9786613664785 010 $a0-8032-4024-4 035 $a(CKB)2670000000176542 035 $a(EBL)915518 035 $a(OCoLC)792741458 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000632407 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11374460 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000632407 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10610466 035 $a(PQKB)10683370 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC915518 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL915518 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10559299 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL366478 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000176542 100 $a20110707d2012 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBanzai Babe Ruth$b[electronic resource] $ebaseball, espionage, & assassination during the 1934 tour of Japan /$fRobert K. Fitts 210 $aLincoln $cUniversity of Nebraska Press$dc2012 215 $a1 online resource (366 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8032-2984-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aTitle Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Recurring Japanese Characters; Prologue; Part 1 "When I say I'll do something, I bet my life on it."; Appendix 3. Tour Game Line Scores; Part 2 "Babe Ruth . . . is a great deal more effective Ambassador than I could ever be."; Part 3 "The Japanese are equal to the Americansin strength of spirit."; Part 4 "There will be no war between the United States and Japan."; Part 5 "To hell with Babe Ruth!"; Appendix 1. The All American Touring Party; Appendix 2. Tour Batting and Pitching Statistics; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index 330 $aIn November 1934 as the United States and Japan drifted toward war, a team of American League all-stars that included Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, future secret agent Moe Berg, and Connie Mack barnstormed across the Land of the Rising Sun. Hundreds of thousands of fans, many waving Japanese and American flags, welcomed the team with shouts of "Banzai!Banzai, Babe Ruth!" The all-stars stayed for a month, playing 18 games, spawning professional baseball in Japan, and spreading goodwill. Politicians on both sides of the Pacific hoped that the amity generat 606 $aBaseball$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aBaseball$zJapan$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aSports and state$zUnited States 606 $aCivilization$xAmerican influences 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y20th century 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aBaseball$xHistory 615 0$aBaseball$xHistory 615 0$aSports and state 615 0$aCivilization$xAmerican influences. 676 $a796.357 700 $aFitts$b Robert K.$f1965-$0893516 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461394203321 996 $aBanzai Babe Ruth$91996021 997 $aUNINA