It was 1941 and the game of baseball was at its peak in the eyes of the American public. During the 1941 Major League Baseball season, fans of the game knew they had witnessed two things that would become very special. First Joe DiMaggio achieved a feat that will most likely never be repeated again, scoring safely in 56 consecutive games. Ted Williams then finished the season with a batting average of .406, marking the last time a player finished the season with a batting average above .400. As baseball blossomed, the American people began to take notice, as the sport was a source of entertainment every day for a span of six months. At this time, in 1941, something else that was much more important than baseball was catching the attention of the American eye. A war had been going on in Europe since 1939 when Germany had successfully invaded Poland and Japan was on a mission to conquer East Asia. Many Americans wondered, when the Japanese began making moves to conquer territory throughout the Pacific, whether there would be a time when the United States would join in combat. In response to growing concern, on September 16, 1940, President Roosevelt signed the Selective Training and Service Act into law. The Selective Training and Service Act required every American male between the ages of 21 and 35 to register with local draft boards. The United States was preparing in full swing a defense program “to secure the independence and freedom of the United States.” There were no exceptions when it came to registering for the draft. If one were a male between the ages required by the Selective Service and Training Act, regardless of profession, they would be registered and ready to fight if the day came… mid-paper… then some. After the war, Major League Baseball's participation gradually increased as the years passed. From what I have concluded, Major League Baseball was able to survive World War II because the game was used as a source of morale and as a way to escape the worries of war. Baseball also had to find ways to stay in the eye of the American public during the war period as the game was losing many supporters. Thanks to the formation of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League and the use of unique tactics to keep the game afloat, baseball has successfully remained in the public eye. World War II came and went and for a moment it seemed that Major League Baseball would be just another casualty at the hands of war. However, this was not the case as Major League Baseball managed to gain many more supporters as the war ended and life continued.