THE VERY FIRST MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ALLSTAR GAME. THE BALL FEATURES SIGNATURES OF MOST OF THE PLAYERS FROM BOTH TEAMS. On July 6, 1933, Major League Baseball's first All-Star Game took place at Chicago’s Comiskey Park. The brainchild of a determined sports editor, the event was designed to bolster the sport and improve its reputation during the darkest years of the Great Depression. Originally billed as a one-time “Game of the Century,” it has now become a permanent and much-loved fixture of the baseball season. The winning pitcher was Yankee Lefty Gomez, and the loser was Cardinal Bill Hallahan. Gomez also drove in the first run, a single scoring Jimmy Dykes. Lefty Grove was retroactively credited with a save. No surprise, the star of the game was Babe Ruth, hitting the first All-Star home run, a two-run shot in the bottom of the third inning. He also made a great catch in the eighth up against the scoreboard in center. Frankie Frisch also hit a home run for the National League. Chick Hafey had the first All-Star hit: a bloop single to center leading off the second. Twenty of the game’s thirty-six All-Stars were later inducted into the Hall of Fame. Other future Hall-of-Famers included the two managers (Connie Mack and John McGraw) and two of the four umpires (Bill Klem and Bill McGowan). Five out of six coaches later became Hall-of-Famers. It was Arch Ward’s idea for the fans to select the starting nine players. The two managers selected the other nine players for each team. The hometown White Sox had two All Stars: Jimmy Dykes and Al Simmons. Special All Star jerseys were made up for the National League players with “National League” on the front and white 'NL' letters on their navy felt caps. The American League players wore their home uniforms. In the fifth inning, the game’s official American League baseball was changed to an official National League baseball; the American League home plate umpire was replaced by a National League home plate umpire after the top of the 5th inning. 60 baseballs autographed by All-Star players were given out before the game started. Comes with a detailed Opinion Letter from Guaranteed Forensic Authenticators. It should be noted that of the 31 signatures on the ball GFA has deemed that 13 of the signatures have been enhanced and therefore the authentication results for these 13 signatures are inconclusive.

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