The book, “One Day in September: Baseball, Brotherhood, and the Birth of the All-Star Game,” by author Scott D. Reich, gives a vivid account of the life and times of Tim Murnane and the September 27, 1917, Tim Murnane Benefit Game held in his honor at Fenway Park. I had been vaguely aware of Tim Murnane and the benefit game, but until I read Scott Reich’s book, I had no idea of its significance to baseball, momentarily uniting rivals for a good cause, and serving as a precursor to the first All-Star Game…
1942 Baseball Game With Dom DiMaggio’s All-Stars Halted by… a Prison Break??
We’ve all heard of baseball games being suspended for various reasons. Rain, snow, fog, swarms of insects, medical emergencies…even earthquakes. But there was a game played on February 8, 1942, eighty-three years ago today, at the Folsom Correctional Facility in California that was halted because of a prison break!…
A Look Back At The First All-Star Game!
Ninety-two years ago today, July 6, 1933, the first All-Star game was played in front of 49,200 fans at Comiskey Park. The American League won the game 4-2,..
Post All-Star Game Decline! The Story of Dave Stenhouse
Can an All-Star game appearance hurt a player’s career? This is a topic not often discussed. Vince Jankoski returns today and tries to answer that question with an interesting essay about Dave Stenhouse’s career decline after an appearance in the 1962 All-Star game…
A Look Back At The First All-Star Game! July 6, 1933
As we get closer to the All-Star break, I thought it’d be a good idea to revisit the first All-Star game, played before 49,200 fans at Comiskey Park on July 6, 1933…
It’s All-Star Week: Let’s take a Look Back!
With All-Star Week upon us, it’s always fun to take a look back at some of the earliest games of the Mid-Summer Classic series…
All-Star Week, 2022: Let’s Revisit the Classic 1941 All-Star Game!
As we enter the 2022 All-Star break, let’s recall what many consider to be the most exciting finish ever to an All-Star game: Ted Williams’ walk-off homer to win the 1941 Midsummer Classic…
Two All-Star Games in 1959!
Our “senior” readers will remember that for a while the major leagues came up with the bright idea of having two All-Star games…
Part Two of Paul Doyle’s Posts on Baseball “Scribes.”
As some of you will remember, in Part One in his two part series on baseball scribes, Paul featured Hall-of-Fame sportswriter, Fred Lieb. Today, he takes a chapter from Lieb’s classic book, Baseball As I Have Known It, and presents Lieb’s personally selected All-Star teams from four different eras.
Let’s Revisit the Classic 1941 All-Star Game!
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A Look Back At The First All-Star Game, July 6, 1933
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Candlestick Park, San Francisco, CA, July 11, 1961 – Heat, Wind and an Incomparable Trio
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1939 Negro League East-West All-Star Game
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County Stadium, Milwaukee, WI, July 12, 1955 – Willie Mays robs Ted Williams of a home run in 1955 All-Star game
The great Willie Mays robs another great in Ted Williams of a 2-run home […]
Comiskey Park, Chicago. IL, August 13, 1944 – The great Josh Gibson slides home during the 1944 Negro League All-Star game
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“Tony-O” For The Hall-of-Fame?
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War Bond Game, August 26, 1943
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The Often-Overlooked Vince DiMaggio
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Polo Grounds, Manhattan, NY, July 10, 1934 – Carl Hubbell shines in the All-Star game striking out 5 AL hitters in a row
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How’s That For An Outfield?
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1959 All-Star Game #2
1959 All-Star Game #2 About 10 days ago I posted a photo from the first […]
The Record-Setting Streak of “King Carl” Hubbell Ends!
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1959 All-Star Game Forbes Field
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The Great Sandy Koufax
Sandy Koufax Photo Gallery: The Great Hall-of Famer, Sandy Koufax! “There are two times […]
1939 Negro League East-West All-Star Game
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Spotlight on the 1937 All-Star Game
Spotlight on the 1937 All-Star Game The 1937 All-Star Game was the fifth mid-summer […]
