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75 YRS AGO THIS WEEK: LIFE's Pic of the Week: 60,000 fans watch the beat the in the 1939 World Series.


75 YRS AGO THIS WEEK: LIFE's Pic of the Week: 60,000 fans watch the  beat the in the 1939 World Series. http://bit.ly/1r8DxKZ

"While Germany, France and England continued their world series in Europe, another World Series was taking place in new York's Yankee Stadium. To most Americans, it was a relief to turn to news of baseball. Even the newspapers, for one week at least, seemed fresher and more wholesome. For the first time since the war began, they carried screaming headlines, not about bombings, ship sinkings and broken promises, but about home runs and shutout games."

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  1. Ann KennedyOctober 3, 2014 at 7:59 AM

    Incredible sight.  I like the B/W as compared to the red or blue (or any team color!) dominated stands more typical today!  I guess baseball was, and still is the quintessential distractor from everyday life.

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  2. John W PoyntonOctober 3, 2014 at 8:17 AM

    Ann Kennedy I like the hats. Lots of hats. When people dressed up for a ball game.

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  3. sereno353October 3, 2014 at 8:58 AM

    I don't follow the baseball, I prefer soccer, but this is really good!

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