In 1934 the Yomiuri newspaper sponsored a team of American League all-stars to tour Japan. The team included future Hall of Famers Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Earl Averill, Charlie Gehringer, Lefty Gomez and Connie Mack as well as other stars and a backup catcher named Moe Berg. The All-Americans stayed for a month, played 18 games, and spawned professional baseball in Japan. You can read more about the tour in the book Banzai Babe Ruth.

This YouTube post contains colorized footage from the first two games of the tour (November 3 & 4, 1934)played at Meiji Jingo Stadium in Tokyo. Some of the colors are a bit off– some reds appear to be blue– but it’s still a fun window into the past.