{"id":32732,"date":"2024-09-11T14:32:14","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T14:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/?page_id=32732"},"modified":"2025-12-30T17:05:51","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T17:05:51","slug":"up-up-and-away-canadian-baseball-overseas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/fr\/up-up-and-away-canadian-baseball-overseas\/","title":{"rendered":"Up, Up, and Away: Canadian Baseball Overseas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"32732\" class=\"elementor elementor-32732\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e507eb1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e507eb1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-06b76a8\" data-id=\"06b76a8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2b0dc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b2b0dc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1186\" height=\"286\" src=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Untitled5.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-32734\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Untitled5.png 1186w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Untitled5-300x72.png 300w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Untitled5-1024x247.png 1024w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Untitled5-768x185.png 768w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Untitled5-18x4.png 18w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Untitled5-600x145.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1186px) 100vw, 1186px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c0e2d65 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c0e2d65\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c4a8e2\" data-id=\"7c4a8e2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44f1616 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44f1616\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-align: justify; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">While Canadians back home were supplying the war effort, worrying about their loved ones, and trying to hold on to a sense of normal life through enjoyment of sports and recreational activity, Canadian soldiers overseas were equally engaged in baseball and softball.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-591b560 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"591b560\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-88865f5\" data-id=\"88865f5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-639afc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"639afc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/KimberTeam-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzMyNTksInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9iYXNlYmFsbGhhbGxvZmZhbWUuY2FcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzA5XC9LaW1iZXJUZWFtLXNjYWxlZC5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/KimberTeam-1024x710.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-33259\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/KimberTeam-1024x710.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/KimberTeam-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/KimberTeam-768x532.jpg 768w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/KimberTeam-1536x1064.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/KimberTeam-2048x1419.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/KimberTeam-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/KimberTeam-600x416.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Ernest Patrick Kimber (pictured back row, second from left) and the 69th Canadian General Tank Transporter Company (Royal Canadian Army Service Corps) Softball Team, who became the Army Troops Softball Champions in 1945 following their games in Germany. (Credit to the Kimber Family)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39c9732\" data-id=\"39c9732\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-297fb2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"297fb2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/kimber3.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzMyNjAsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9iYXNlYmFsbGhhbGxvZmZhbWUuY2FcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzA5XC9raW1iZXIzLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"671\" height=\"967\" src=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/kimber3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-33260\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/kimber3.jpg 671w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/kimber3-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/kimber3-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/kimber3-600x865.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 671px) 100vw, 671px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Members of the 69th Canadian General Tank Transporter Company Team posing in their softball uniforms. (Credit to the Kimber Family)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7eb236b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7eb236b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d4c357\" data-id=\"7d4c357\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ef1c1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6ef1c1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/unnamed-13.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzMyNjYsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9iYXNlYmFsbGhhbGxvZmZhbWUuY2FcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzA5XC91bm5hbWVkLTEzLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/unnamed-13.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-33266\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/unnamed-13.jpg 600w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/unnamed-13-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/unnamed-13-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">A casual game of baseball played between the Regina Rifle Regiment Officers and the women of the \u2018Eager Beavers\u2019 entertainment group. Netherlands, August 1945. (Lieut. Charles H. Richer \/ Canada. Dept. of National Defence \/ Library and Archives Canada \/ PA-116314)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4010009\" data-id=\"4010009\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-070bc45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"070bc45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-14dfa3f7-7fff-de1f-f0e7-b90d19a751d4\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Throughout the Second World War, baseball remained popular overseas among soldiers who, with lots of free time between training and combat engagements, wanted a taste of the fun and competitiveness of baseball. Fundraising games, exhibition games, leagues, and championships were all played across Wartime Europe, including in the United Kingdom, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, and more. There is even evidence that some Canadians may have played ball in the North African theatre of war. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9c0cbd\" data-id=\"f9c0cbd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-032171c elementor-skin-slideshow elementor-arrows-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-media-carousel\" data-id=\"032171c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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url(&#039;https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2.png&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-carousel-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"A Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps Baseball Sweater, 1944\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1.png&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5fe5552 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5fe5552\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-06eb0c6\" data-id=\"06eb0c6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e6dcbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e6dcbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-align: justify; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Baseball and softball played overseas meant as much to the spectators as it did to the players. Diverse crowds of soldiers, civilians, and even members of the British Monarchy on occasion, gathered to watch the games played in various settings, from English cricket grounds, or football pitches like Wembley Stadium, to empty fields and pastures. While many soldiers played simply for fun and to pass time, the countless skilled (and many professional) players who had also found their way into the war, had allowed for competitive games and leagues, and brought with them the desire to win.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9a594d\" data-id=\"e9a594d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08c4c7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"08c4c7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/vi201911040-2.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzMyNjcsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9iYXNlYmFsbGhhbGxvZmZhbWUuY2FcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzA5XC92aTIwMTkxMTA0MC0yLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/vi201911040-2-qtye0fao4mfmb6stszj5r7w41rm5cvr37kagaxbpq8.jpg\" title=\"CBHFM Collection, 2019.11.040\" alt=\"CBHFM Collection, 2019.11.040\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">U.S. Army-issued Ernest Lombardi catchers mitt, produced by Goldsmith Co. of Cincinnati<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b6d136d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b6d136d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b4f4f85\" data-id=\"b4f4f85\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28cba12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28cba12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-align: justify; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Numerous baseball and softball teams would exist throughout the course of the war within the enlisted ranks, competing fiercely amongst themselves for league titles, or just for the fun of it. As the demand for personnel increased and enlisted numbers swelled, more teams and more players would join the ranks of the overseas ballplayers. Teams formed within ranks, divisions, and locations, and those teams would often compete amongst themselves. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-83a5194 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"83a5194\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67cf1f9\" data-id=\"67cf1f9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4ca18b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e4ca18b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/unnamed-1-5.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzMyNjksInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9iYXNlYmFsbGhhbGxvZmZhbWUuY2FcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzA5XC91bm5hbWVkLTEtNS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/unnamed-1-5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-33269\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/unnamed-1-5.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/unnamed-1-5-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/unnamed-1-5-768x595.jpg 768w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/unnamed-1-5-15x12.jpg 15w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/unnamed-1-5-600x465.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Cape Breton Highlanders Baseball Team at the Snow Haven camp in Fornelli, Italy. May 2, 1944. (Lieut. Strathy E.E. Smith \/ Canada. Dept. of National Defence \/ Library and Archives Canada \/ PA-135902)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7fbcca5\" data-id=\"7fbcca5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e107d10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e107d10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/unnamed-2-2-e1726064818805.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzMyNjgsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9iYXNlYmFsbGhhbGxvZmZhbWUuY2FcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzA5XC91bm5hbWVkLTItMi1lMTcyNjA2NDgxODgwNS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/unnamed-2-2-e1726064818805.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-33268\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/unnamed-2-2-e1726064818805.jpg 600w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/unnamed-2-2-e1726064818805-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/unnamed-2-2-e1726064818805-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">South Alberta Regiment Baseball Team, England, 1943. (Lieut. C.E. Nye \/ Canada. Dept. of National Defence \/ Library and Archives Canada \/ PA-132187)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-25ab1c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"25ab1c5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-918d654\" data-id=\"918d654\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0995fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a0995fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/battery.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-33270\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/battery.png 500w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/battery-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/battery-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">30th Battery Bombers Softball Team (https:\/\/www.baseballinwartime.com)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f0e341a\" data-id=\"f0e341a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0acb251 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0acb251\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-align: justify; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">It was also common for the teams to scoop up prospective talent coming overseas from Canada, meaning that some teams, and ultimately some companies, would be full of Canadian baseball (and sports) talent! Take the Royal Canadian Artillery\u2019s Sportsman\u2019s 30th Battery Bombers, for example. Led by Conn Smythe (founder of the Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL), namesake of the trophy awarded to the NHL&#8217;s top playoff performer), the 30th Battery Bombers softball team was filled with professional baseball, hockey, lacrosse, and football players. The softball team recorded 110 wins in 114 games while serving in Belgium.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ccbb16 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ccbb16\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5fff17\" data-id=\"f5fff17\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7520524 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7520524\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: var( --e-global-color-primary ); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Canadians also participated in inter-army matchups against American and European baseball teams alike. With mixed success in major matchups against the American army teams (often fundraising games), Canadian teams were overall decently successful within their league play, which typically featured teams of multiple nationalities, and would occasionally bring home a big-game victory against some dominant (and talent-filled) American teams. At least 12 of these all-star style games, which usually featured former or current professional North American players from across the branches of the military, were played throughout the war.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c760503 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c760503\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-47cbb7d\" data-id=\"47cbb7d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d32f467 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d32f467\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/fr\/safe-at-home-baseball-on-the-canadian-homefront\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Back to Safe at Home<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37508fc\" data-id=\"37508fc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30b993f elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"30b993f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/baseballhalloffame.ca\/fr\/?page_id=32738\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Next: Play some Ball, Avoid the Call<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While Canadians back home were supplying the war effort, worrying about their loved ones, and trying to hold on to a sense of normal life through enjoyment of sports and recreational activity, Canadian soldiers overseas were equally engaged in baseball and softball. 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