Digital Download: Pitching Magic: How Professional Baseball Enchanted the People of Lockport in the War Years

Pitching Magic: How Professional Baseball Enchanted the People of Lockport in the War Years

Many sporting events around the country were shut down during World War II, but those that continued provided a much-needed diversion from the war, while providing small towns like Lockport with a glimpse at future big league talent.

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