1933 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

1933 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Date	July 6, 1933
Venue	Comiskey Park
City	Chicago, Illinois
Managers	John McGraw (NYG); Connie Mack ();
Attendance	49,200
Radio	CBS, NBC
Radio announcers	Pat Flanagan, Johnny O'Hara (CBS); Graham McNamee, Hal Totten (NBC)
	; Major League Baseball All-Star Game; 1934 →;

The 1933 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the first playing of the midseason exhibition baseball game between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 6, 1933 at Comiskey Park in Chicago, the home of the Chicago White Sox of the American League. The game resulted in the American League defeating the National League 4-2.

Background

The 1933 All-Star Game was first held at the 1933 Chicago World's Fair in Chicago, Illinois. The All-Star Game was the idea of Arch Ward, the sports editor of the Chicago Tribune. It was initially intended to be a one-time event.

Rosters

Personnel in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

National League

Enders
Position	Player	Team	All-Star Games
P	Bill Hallahan	St. Louis	1
C	Jimmie Wilson	St. Louis	1
1B	Bill Terry	New York	1
2B	Frankie Frisch	St. Louis	1
3B	Pepper Martin	St. Louis	1
SS	Dick Bartell	Philadelphia	1
LF	Chick Hafey	Cincinnati	1
CF	Wally Berger	Boston	1
RF	Chuck Klein	Philadelphia	1

Pitchers
Position	Player	Team	All-Star Games
P	Carl Hubbell	New York	1
P	Hal Schumacher	New York	1
P	Lon Warneke	Chicago	1

Reserves
Position	Player	Team	All-Star Games
C	Gabby Hartnett	Chicago	1
2B	Tony Cuccinello	Brooklyn	1
3B	Pie Traynor	Pittsburgh	1
SS	Woody English	Chicago	1
OF	Lefty O'Doul	New York	1
OF	Paul Waner	Pittsburgh	1

Coaches
Position	Player	Team	All-Star Games
Manager	John McGraw	New York	1
Coach	Bill McKechnie	Boston	1
Coach	Max Carey	Brooklyn	1

American League

Starters
Position	Player	Team	All-Star Games
P	Lefty Gomez	New York	1
C	Rick Ferrell	Boston	1
1B	Lou Gehrig	New York	1
2B	Charlie Gehringer	Detroit	1
3B	Jimmy Dykes	Chicago	1
SS	Joe Cronin	Washington	1
LF	Ben Chapman	New York	1
CF	Al Simmons	Chicago	1
RF	Babe Ruth	New York	1

Pitchers
Position	Player	Team	All-Star Games
P	General Crowder	Washington	1
P	Wes Ferrell	Cleveland	1
P	Lefty Grove	Philadelphia	1
P	Oral Hildebrand	Cleveland	1

Reserves
Position	Player	Team	All-Star Games
C	Bill Dickey	New York	1
1B	Jimmie Foxx	Philadelphia	1
2B	Tony Lazzeri	New York	1
OF	Earl Averill	Cleveland	1
OF	Sam West	St. Louis	1

Coaches
Position	Player	Team	All-Star Games
Manager	Connie Mack	Philadelphia	1
Coach	Eddie Collins	Boston	1
Coach	Art Fletcher	New York	1

Game

Umpires

Position	Umpire	League
Home Plate	Bill Dinneen	American
First Base	Bill Klem	National
Second Base	Bill McGowan	American
Third Base	Cy Rigler	National

The umpires rotated positions clockwise in the middle of the fifth inning, with Klem moving behind the plate.

Starting Lineups

National League				American League
Order	Player	Team	Position	Order	Player	Team	Position
1	Pepper Martin	St. Louis	3B	1	Ben Chapman	New York	LF
2	Frankie Frisch	St. Louis	2B	2	Charlie Gehringer	Detroit	2B
3	Chuck Klein	Philadelphia	RF	3	Babe Ruth	New York	RF
4	Chick Hafey	Cincinnati	LF	4	Lou Gehrig	New York	1B
5	Bill Terry	New York	1B	5	Al Simmons	Chicago	CF
6	Wally Berger	Boston	CF	6	Jimmy Dykes	Chicago	3B
7	Dick Bartell	Philadelphia	SS	7	Joe Cronin	Washington	SS
8	Jimmie Wilson	St. Louis	C	8	Rick Ferrell	Boston	C
9	Bill Hallahan	St. Louis	P	9	Lefty Gomez	New York	P

Game summary

The American League got on the board first in the bottom of the second inning. NL pitcher Bill Hallahan issued one-out walks to Jimmy Dykes and Joe Cronin. Two batters later, pitcher Lefty Gomez singled home Dykes for the AL's first run. In the bottom of the third, after a walk to Charlie Gehringer, Babe Ruth famously hit the first home run in All-Star Game history, putting the AL up 3-0. Hallahan was chased from the game after walking Lou Gehrig immediately afterward, and was replaced by Lon Warneke. General Crowder replaced Gomez to start the fourth inning. In the sixth, Warneke hit a one-out triple and scored on a Pepper Martin groundout. Frankie Frisch followed with a home run to bring the NL to within a run, but after a Chuck Klein single, Crowder would escape the inning without giving up any more damage.

Cronin led off the bottom of the sixth with a single. After advancing on a bunt, he scored on an Earl Averill single to extend the lead to 4-2. Crowder would be replaced by Lefty Grove in the top of the seventh, while Warneke was replaced by Carl Hubbell in the bottom of the inning. The NL looked to have a chance in the top of the eighth. With Frisch on first with two outs, Chick Hafey lined a shot to right field that looked like it could be home run, but Ruth reached over the wall to catch it, denying the NL a chance to tie the game. Grove retired the side in order in the ninth to secure the American League's victory.


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
National League	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	8	0
American League	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	9	1
WP: Lefty Gomez (1-0) LP: Bill Hallahan (0-1) Home runs: NL: Frankie Frisch (1) AL: Babe Ruth (1)

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