1943 Cincinnati Reds Spring Training

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1. Spring Training at IU in 1943

When it became time for President Franklin D. Roosevelt to make a decision on the United States to join World War II, he also had another decision to make. Should Major League Baseball continue? FDR was a huge baseball fan and believed the game should continue even though a lot of high quality players would be serving overseas. Eventually he gave MLB Commissioner the right to decide. Commissioner Landis decided the game would continue, however there would be a few changes to the travel schedule; and this is where Indiana University comes into the picture.

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1943 Cincinnati Reds Spring Training

Created by W350 Baseball S2020 (Indiana University--Bloomington) on March 11th 2020, 8:19:20 pm.

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In 1943 the Cincinnati Reds came down to Bloomington Indiana to spend a month here getting ready for the upcoming season while World War II was happening. This tour shows you where the team stayed, where they played, and where they practiced.

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1943 Cincinnati Reds Spring Training

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