Ballplayers in the Great War

Author and editor Jim Leeke is a contributor to the SABR Baseball Biography Project and the creative director of Taillight Communications. He lives in Columbus, Ohio.

• Table of ContentsPreface1. Taking the Field2. Starting Battery3. Fast Nines4. Soldiers5. Sailors6. Marines7. Aviators8. Gas and Flame9. Officers and Gentlemen10. The King’s GameBiographical Notes on Selected Major LeaguersSourcesIndex

“One of the best but least-heralded developments in the recent history of baseball literature was the inauguration of the McFarland Historical Baseball Library in 2003”—I>Spitball; “invaluable McFarland Historical Baseball Library series”—Edward Achorn, The Providence Journal; “Using…primary sources, Leeke shows how the war had a powerful impact on the game of baseball, causing the 1918 season to end early and leading 64 percent of National League players to go on active duty…. The book is a worthy addition to the McFarland Historical Baseball Library series.”—H-NET Reviews.