On November 20, 1934, the 17-year-old Sawamura faced a team of visiting all-star players from Major League Baseball, including Babe Ruth, Jimmie Foxx, Lou Gehrig, and Charlie Gehringer.
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Connie Mack, who was managing the American team, was so impressed by Sawamura's performance that he tried to sign him to a Major League contract.
Although not as well known to baseball fans, Weintraub also tells the story of Eiji Sawamura, the Japanese pitching star who rebuffed offers to join major league baseball and who subsequently died in World War II fighting for Japan.
Eiji Oue | Eiji Takigawa | Eiji Aonuma | Eiji Yoshikawa | Eiji Tsuburaya | Eiji Mitsuoka | Eiji Mitooka | Eiji Kawashima | ''The Legend of Zelda'' director Eiji Aonuma | Sadako Sawamura | Eiji Wentz | Eiji Sawamura | Eiji Osawa | Eiji Moriyama | Eiji (Lord of Okinawa) | Eiji Kikuchi | Eiji |