Little Havana on the Susquehanna: Cuban Seasons and Wartime Baseball in Williamsport
Posted by James Quigel on Nov 25, 2013 in | Comments Off on Little Havana on the Susquehanna: Cuban Seasons and Wartime Baseball in Williamsport Shortages and rationing shaped American life and culture during the World War II era, and no shortage was more acute than that of bona fide professional baseball players. Baseball’s manpower crisis increased progressively as it moved down the minor league farm chain of organizations. Rather than suspend the national pastime, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued his famous “green...read more