Hank Greenberg

1937 All-Star Game players, from left, Lou Gehrig, Joe Cronin, Bill Dickey, Joe DiMaggio, Charlie Gehringer, Jimmie Foxx, Hank Greenberg, July 7, 1937, at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C.

How World War II Changed Baseball Forever and Revived America’s Pastime

In 1946, when world war ii was over, the game’s best returned and America found itself renewed.