The Day All the Stars Came Out

by Freedman, Lew

• ISBN13: 9780786447084
• ISBN10: 0786447087
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-07-20
• Publisher: McFarland Publishing

Summary

This is a history of Major League Baseball's first All-Star Game, originally conceived in 1933 as a one-time Game of the Century (including greats such as Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Carl Hubbell and Lefty Grove) to lift the spirits of the nation and its people in the midst of the Great Depression. The game was so successful that it became a yearly event and an integral part of the baseball season. The work describes the game, from the Chicago Tribune's early advocacy for the contest through every play, and describes the later accomplishments of many of the individuals involved.

Author Biography

Lew Freedman is a Columbus, Indiana-based journalist who is sports editor of The Republic newspaper. He has worked on staffs of several newspapers, including the Chicago Tribune, Anchorage Daily News and Philadelphia Inquirer. The winner of more than 250 journalism awards, Freedman is the author of 45 books.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
The First All-Stars	p. 5
A World-Class Sport at a World's Fair	p. 13
And the Fans Go Crazy	p. 22
Picking the Team	p. 30
Getting Ready	p. 40
Comiskey Park Belongs	p. 49
The Players	p. 55
First Inning	p. 62
Second Inning	p. 71
Third Inning	p. 79
Fourth Inning	p. 87
Fifth Inning	p. 93
Sixth Inning	p. 102
Seventh Inning	p. 110
Eighth Inning	p. 119
Ninth Inning	p. 129
Post Game	p. 139
East-West Classic	p. 148
Here to Stay	p. 161
Arch's Brain Keeps Whirring	p. 171
What Happened to Everyone	p. 179
1933 All-Star Box Score	p. 195
Player Voting for the First All-Star Game	p. 198
All-Star Game Scores, 1933-2010	p. 201
Chapter Notes	p. 207
Bibliography	p. 213
Index	p. 219
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