1938 World Series

The 1938 World Series matched the two-time defending champion New York Yankees against the Chicago Cubs, with the Yankees sweeping the Series in four games for their seventh championship and record third straight (they would win four in a row this time, and five in a row later from 1949–53).

1938 World Series in The War That Came Early
A platoon of U.S. Marines were able to listen to Game 3 of the 1938 World Series on the radio while stationed in Beijing. After New York Yankee Joe Gordon went 2-4 with a home run and three RBI, Sgt. Pete McGill concluded that the game was sealed for Yankees, and correctly predicted that the 3-0 lead this gave them in the World Series would be insurmountable by the Chicago Cubs.

This bit of home came as some comfort to the Americans, as Europe and Asia were engulfed in war.