1933 All-Star Game

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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The Teams

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

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

The Game

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

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 Dinneen (AL), 1B: Bill Klem (NL), 2B: Bill McGowan (AL), 3B: Cy Rigler (NL)

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.

Further Reading

• Lew Freedman: The Day All the Stars Came Out: Major League Baseball's First All-Star Game, 1933, McFarland, Cleveland, OH, 2010. ISBN 978-0-7864-4708-4