Dizzy Dean Archives – UNTO THE BREACH

World War II Chronicle: August 11, 1942

Click here for TODAY’S NEWSPAPER The amphibious landings in the Solomon Islands are discussed on the front page… George Fielding

Hitler’s “Wolf of the Atlantic” is captured, George McQuinn hits for the cycle

Click here for TODAY’S NEWSPAPER A few weeks after retiring as a baseball player, former St. Louis Cardinals pitching legend

Dizzy Dean comes out of the booth to pitch in one last game, B-17s make mass secret flight

The Nats’ Cecil Travis is an absolute beast, and Hank Greenberg is in the Army now