East-West Game
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The All-Star Game of the Negro Leagues, the East-West Game was first played in 1933, inspired by Arch Ward. The contests were held annually through 1962. As there was usually a midwestern Negro League and an eastern one, the east-west breakdown was a logical way to divide teams in a fairly even manner. The East-West Game was the most prominent match-up in the Negro League schedules. During the 1930s, players from teams that were playing independently of league structure were voted to starting squads. The game was created when Negro League talent was thought to be at or near major league level, and continued well into the period when only a handful of barnstorming teams played at a minor league level. The end of the East-West game is generally considered to also mark the death of the Negro Leagues.
Thirty-six games were played in the 30 consecutive seasons that the game was active. Twenty-seven games were played at Chicago's Comiskey Park, four at New York's Yankee Stadium and two at the Polo Grounds, while one each were played at Washington's Griffith Stadium, Cleveland's Municipal Stadium and Kansas City's Municipal Stadium.
[edit] Results
| Year | Site | Winner | Score | Loser | Winning Pitcher | Losing Pitcher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | Comiskey Park | West | 11 - 7 | East | Bill Foster | Sam Streeter |
| 1934 | Comiskey Park | East | 1 - 0 | West | Satchel Paige | Bill Foster |
| 1935 | Comiskey Park | West | 11 - 8 | East | Sug Cornelius | Martin Dihigo |
| 1936 | Comiskey Park | East | 10 - 2 | West | Leroy Matlock | Sug Cornelius |
| 1937 | Comiskey Park | East | 7 - 2 | West | Barney Morris | Hilton Smith |
| 1938 1st game | Comiskey Park | West | 5 - 4 | East | Hilton Smith | Edsel Walker |
| 1938 2nd game | Polo Grounds | East | 5 - 4 | West | Barney Brown | John Brutan |
| 1939 1st game | Comiskey Park | West | 4 - 2 | East | Ted Radcliffe | Roy Partlow |
| 1939 2nd game | Yankee Stadium | East | 10 - 2 | West | Bill Byrd | Smoky Owens |
| 1940 | Comiskey Park | East | 11 - 0 | West | Henry McHenry | Gene Bremmer |
| 1941 | Comiskey Park | East | 8 - 3 | West | Terris McDuffie | Hilton Smith |
| 1942 1st game | Comiskey Park | East | 5 - 2 | West | Jonas Gaines | Satchel Paige |
| 1942 2nd game | Municipal Stadium (Cleveland) | East | 9 - 2 | West | Gene Smith | Gene Bremer |
| 1943 | Comiskey Park | West | 2 - 1 | East | Satchel Paige | Dave Barnhill |
| 1944 | Comiskey Park | West | 7 - 4 | East | Gentry Jessup | Carranza Howard |
| 1945 | Comiskey Park | West | 9 - 6 | East | Verdel Mathis | Tom Glover |
| 1946 1st game | Griffith Stadium | East | 6 - 3 | West | Bill Byrd | Vibert Clarke |
| 1946 2nd game | Comiskey Park | West | 4 - 1 | East | Felix Evans | Bill Byrd |
| 1947 1st game | Comiskey Park | East | 5 - 2 | West | Dan Bankhead | Max Manning |
| 1947 2nd game | Polo Grounds | West | 8 - 2 | East | Ford Smith | Rufus Lewis |
| 1948 1st game | Comiskey Park | West | 3 - 0 | East | Bill Powell | Rufus Lewis |
| 1948 2nd game | Yankee Stadium | East | 6 - 1 | West | Max Manning | Vibert Clarke |
| 1949 | Comiskey Park | East | 4 - 0 | West | Bob Griffith | Gene Richardson |
| 1950 | Comiskey Park | West | 5 - 3 | East | Connie Johnson | Raul Galata |
| 1951 | Comiskey Park | East | 3 - 1 | West | Vibert Clarke | Wilmer Harris |
| 1952 | Comiskey Park | West | 7 - 3 | East | Dick Phillips | Thompson |
| 1953 | Comiskey Park | West | 5 - 1 | East | Sam (Buddy) Woods | Willie Gaines |
| 1954 | Comiskey Park | West | 8 - 4 | East | Hank Mason | Andy Carpenter |
| 1955 | Comiskey Park | West | 2 - 0 | East | Isiah Harris | Jo Misky Cartledge |
| 1956 | Comiskey Park | East | 11 - 5 | West | Willie Harris | "Ace" Robinson |
| 1957 | Comiskey Park | West | 8 - 5 | East | Gene Williams | Elliott |
| 1958 | Yankee Stadium | East | 6 - 5 | West | Willie Smith | Aubrey Grigsby |
| 1959 | Comiskey Park | West | 8 - 7 | East | Pete Mumpford | James Gilmore |
| 1960 | Comiskey Park | West | 8 - 4 | East | Calvin Grant | Herbert Paymon |
| 1961 | Yankee Stadium | West | 7 - 1 | East | Satchel Paige | Pete Gilliam |
| 1962 | Municipal Stadium (Kansas City) | West | 5 - 2 | East |
Sources:
- Black Baseball's National Showcase, by [Larry Lester]] for games 1933-1953
- Chicago Tribune and Defender for games 1954-1962
