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|Coordinates=61.15588, -45.41941800000001 | |Coordinates=61.15588, -45.41941800000001 | ||
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|Type of Date=Year | |Type of Date=Year | ||
|Date=1943/ | |Date=1943/01/01 | ||
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|Country=Greenland | |Country=Greenland | ||
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|City=Narsarsuaq | |City=Narsarsuaq | ||
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|NY Rules=Yes | |NY Rules=Yes | ||
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|Innings=9 | |Innings=9 | ||
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|Description=<p>US troops were stationed in Greenland during World War II, and while there played baseball. The Portland <em>Oregonian</em>, May 21, 1943, under the headline "Plane Lands, Baseball Game Starts," interviews Frank J. Taylor, a crew member of a Catalina navy patrol plane flying the chilly north Atlantic waters. Taylor says the 10-man crew play baseball wherever the plane lands. "We play regularly in Iceland and even in Greenland, and what a cold place that is!"</p> | |Description=<p>US troops were stationed in Greenland during World War II, and while there played baseball. The Portland <em>Oregonian</em>, May 21, 1943, under the headline "Plane Lands, Baseball Game Starts," interviews Frank J. Taylor, a crew member of a Catalina navy patrol plane flying the chilly north Atlantic waters. Taylor says the 10-man crew play baseball wherever the plane lands. "We play regularly in Iceland and even in Greenland, and what a cold place that is!"</p> | ||
<p>From the date and the context, the Greenland landing station was probably Bluie West One, at Narsarsuaq on the southern tip of Greenland.</p> | <p>From the date and the context, the Greenland landing station was probably Bluie West One, at Narsarsuaq on the southern tip of Greenland.</p> | ||
|Sources=<p>Portland <em>Oregonian</em>, May 21, 1943.</p> | |Sources=<p>Portland <em>Oregonian</em>, May 21, 1943.</p> | ||
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|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice | |Submitted by=Bruce Allardice | ||
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|First in Location=Greenland | |First in Location=Greenland | ||
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|Players Locality=Non-local | |||
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Latest revision as of 11:51, 6 August 2020
| Date of Game | 1943 |
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| Location | Narsarsuaq, Greenland |
| Modern Address | |
| Field | Add Field Page |
| Home Team | Add Club Page |
| Away Team | Add Club Page |
| Score | |
| Game Number | |
| Innings | 9 |
| Number of Players | |
| Game Officials | |
| NY Rules | Yes |
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| Description | US troops were stationed in Greenland during World War II, and while there played baseball. The Portland Oregonian, May 21, 1943, under the headline "Plane Lands, Baseball Game Starts," interviews Frank J. Taylor, a crew member of a Catalina navy patrol plane flying the chilly north Atlantic waters. Taylor says the 10-man crew play baseball wherever the plane lands. "We play regularly in Iceland and even in Greenland, and what a cold place that is!" From the date and the context, the Greenland landing station was probably Bluie West One, at Narsarsuaq on the southern tip of Greenland. |
| Sources | Portland Oregonian, May 21, 1943. |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Has Source On Hand | No |
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| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
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| First in Location | Greenland |
| Players Locality | Non-local |
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