With the All Star game coming up in a few weeks, the Chicago Tribune ran its Flashback on the last page of the Sunday Magazine about it. Nancy Watkins, who creates it, does an excellent job in this effort. She takes an old photo and then does some interesting research with all kinds of tidbits.
This photo, from July 6, 1933, shows Babe Ruth crossing home plate after hitting the All Star game's first home run. Lou Gehrig is waiting for his at-bat and a Sox player or ball boy is waiting as well (probably a ball boy).
The All Star game was the brainchild of Tribune sports editor Arch Ward. The American League won 4-2
### Of the 36 players at the first game, 20 are in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
### Fans voted for players. White Sox player Al Simmons got the most votes with 346,291.
### Cost of a bleacher seat was 55 cents!!!
### And finally, this important tidbit. The number of players on both rosters named Lefty was three.
Go American Leaugue!!! --Cooter
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