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Baseball and the Star Spangled Banner
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Sailors at War, Players at Peace: Baseball in the Sea Services
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5 things you need to know about the World Series
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The 1918 Boston Red Sox and World War I – Pieces of History
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Baseball players who died in war
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A Game From Cubs History: August 24, 1918 - Bleed Cubbie Blue
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1918 World Series - Wikipedia
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Greatest MLB players from Indiana
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Sailors at War, Players at Peace: Baseball in the Sea Services
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1918 World Series' historical influence: National anthem to Babe Ruth
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World Series played in 1918 as MLB players went to war
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Book Review: September 1918: War, Plague and the World Series
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For one controversial season, baseball's best fled the majors to
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The history of shutting down America's sports - Deseret News