Baseball Historians

July 6, 1933 at Comskey Park
American League 4, National League 2
American League Leads All Star Series 1-0
The first All Star Game was played in Chicago’s Comiskey Park and it was played to coincide with the city’s Century of Progress Exposition.  Teams were formed from a combination of a fan vote as well as by the [...]

I plan on writing up the 1933 All Star Game this coming week, but in the meantime, here’s a look at the rosters and lineups for each team.
No major surprises.  Babe Ruth was a couple of years away from retirement, but he still finished second in the American League in homeruns (34) well behind Jimmie Foxx’s [...]