1927. Hirohito warms up the mound (and would later offer a trophy). The first American professional baseball team to tour Nippon, an all-star roster calling itself the Royal Giants, works Japan to great excitement and a 23-0-1 final record, including the first out-of-the-park homerun at Tokyo's Jingu Stadium. Representative of the Philadelphia Stars, (and current Hall of Fame candidate), Biz Mackey makes a special impression on the Japanese and the team tours as they could never do in many parts of home, staying at local hotels and eating in local restaurants.
