1933 All-Star Game
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The 1933 All-Star Game was held on Thursday, July 6, 1933. The American League won the first midsummer classic by a score of 4 to 2. The game was held at Comiskey Park in Chicago, IL in front of 47,595 fans, a sellout crowd. Twenty four future Hall of Famers were included on the game's rosters.
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[edit] The Teams
[edit] American League
The American League team was led by manager Connie Mack and coaches Eddie Collins and Art Fletcher.
| Player | Team | Position | Selection | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Averill | Cleveland Indians | OF | ||
| Ben Chapman | New York Yankees | OF | Fan's Selection | |
| Joe Cronin | Washington Senators | SS | Fan's Selection | |
| General Crowder | Washington Senators | P | ||
| Bill Dickey | New York Yankees | C | did not play | |
| Jimmy Dykes | Chicago White Sox | 3B | Fan's Selection | |
| Rick Ferrell | Boston Red Sox | C | Fan's Selection | |
| Wes Ferrell | Cleveland Indians | P | did not play | |
| Jimmie Foxx | Philadelphia Athletics | 1B | did not play | |
| Lou Gehrig | New York Yankees | 1B | Fan's Selection | |
| Charlie Gehringer | Detroit Tigers | 2B | Fan's Selection | |
| Lefty Gomez | New York Yankees | P | Fan's Selection | |
| Lefty Grove | Philadelphia Athletics | P | ||
| Oral Hildebrand | Cleveland Indians | P | did not play | |
| Tony Lazzeri | New York Yankees | 2B | did not play | |
| Babe Ruth | New York Yankees | OF | Fan's Selection | |
| Al Simmons | Chicago White Sox | OF | ||
| Sam West | St. Louis Browns | OF |
[edit] National League
The National League team was led by manager John McGraw and coaches Max Carey and Bill McKechnie.
| Player | Team | Position | Selection | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Bartell | Philadelphia Phillies | SS | Fan's Selection | |
| Wally Berger | Boston Braves | OF | Fan's Selection | |
| Tony Cuccinello | Brooklyn Dodgers | 2B | ||
| Woody English | Chicago Cubs | SS | ||
| Frankie Frisch | St. Louis Cardinals | 2B | Fan's Selection | |
| Chick Hafey | Cincinnati Reds | OF | Fan's Selection | |
| Bill Hallahan | St. Louis Cardinals | P | Fan's Selection | |
| Gabby Hartnett | Chicago Cubs | C | ||
| Carl Hubbell | New York Giants | P | ||
| Chuck Klein | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | Fan's Selection | |
| Pepper Martin | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | Fan's Selection | |
| Lefty O'Doul | New York Giants | OF | ||
| Hal Schumacher | New York Giants | P | did not play | |
| Bill Terry | New York Giants | 1B | Fan's Selection | |
| Pie Traynor | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3B | ||
| Paul Waner | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | ||
| Lon Warneke | Chicago Cubs | P | ||
| Jimmie Wilson | St. Louis Cardinals | C | Fan's Selection |
[edit] The Game
[edit] Starting Lineups
| National League | Batting Order | American League | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | |||
| Pepper Martin | 3B | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | Ben Chapman | OF | New York Yankees | ||
| Frankie Frisch | 2B | St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | Charlie Gehringer | 2B | Detroit Tigers | ||
| Chuck Klein | OF | Philadelphia Phillies | 3 | Babe Ruth | OF | New York Yankees | ||
| Chick Hafey | OF | Cincinnati Reds | 4 | Lou Gehrig | 1B | New York Yankees | ||
| Bill Terry | 1B | New York Giants | 5 | Al Simmons | OF | Chicago White Sox | ||
| Wally Berger | OF | Boston Braves | 6 | Jimmy Dykes | 3B | Chicago White Sox | ||
| Dick Bartell | SS | Philadelphia Phillies | 7 | Joe Cronin | SS | Washington Senators | ||
| Jimmie Wilson | C | St. Louis Cardinals | 8 | Rick Ferrell | C | Boston Red Sox | ||
| Bill Hallahan | P | St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | Lefty Gomez | P | New York Yankees | ||
[edit] Line Score
July 6, 1933 at Comiskey Park (47595), day game - Retrosheet Boxscore
| League | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| American | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | x | 4 | 9 | 1 |
Pitchers
National: Bill Hallahan (L) - Lon Warneke - Carl Hubbell
American: Lefty Gomez (W) - General Crowder - Lefty Grove
Home Runs
National: Frankie Frisch (6th)
American: Babe Ruth (3rd)
Umpires
HP: Bill Klem (NL), 1B: Bill Dinneen (AL), 2B: Cy Rigler (NL), 3B: Bill McGowan (AL)
The AL got on the scoreboard first, when starting pitcher Lefty Gomez of the New York Yankees singled home Jimmie Dykes of the Chicago White Sox in the bottom of the second inning. Another Yankee, Babe Ruth, added to the AL lead with a two run home run the following inning. The NL scored twice in the sixth inning, but the AL added a run in the bottom of that frame to make it 4-2. That was the final as Gomez was the game's winning pitcher.
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