1933: The Debut Of The All-Star Game

July 6, 1933 marked the debut of the first ever MLB All-Star Game. America had already fallen in love with the sport and now were given the opportunity to see the best that baseball had to offer all on the same field. The best of the best from the National and American Leagues would be voted in by fans and managers. With the 2010 All-Star Game quicjly approaching what better time then to highlight the very day it first appeared!

Below are the National and American League lineups from the Baseball Almanac. Check them out to see if one of your favorite past time players were voted in.

1933 All-Star Game National League All-Star Squad
Lineup	Name	Team	Position	Notes
7.	Dick Bartell	Philadelphia Phillies	SS
6.	Wally Berger	Boston Braves	OF
	Tony Cuccinello	Brooklyn Dodgers	2B
	Woody English	Chicago Cubs	SS
2.	Frankie Frisch	St. Louis Cardinals	2B
4.	Chick Hafey	Cincinnati Reds	OF
9.	Bill Hallahan	St. Louis Cardinals	P	Starting Pitcher
	Gabby Hartnett	Chicago Cubs	C
	Carl Hubbell	New York Giants	P
3.	Chuck Klein	Philadelphia Phillies	OF
1.	Pepper Martin	St. Louis Cardinals	3B
	Lefty O'Doul	New York Giants	OF
	Hal Schumacher	New York Giants	P	Did Not Pitch
5.	Bill Terry	New York Giants	1B
	Pie Traynor	Pittsburgh Pirates	3B
	Paul Waner	Pittsburgh Pirates	OF
	Lon Warneke	Chicago Cubs	P
8.	Jimmie Wilson	St. Louis Cardinals	C
BOLD = Fan's / manager's choice to start the game.

1933 All-Star Game American League All-Star Squad
Lineup	Name	Team	Position	Notes
	Earl Averill	Cleveland Indians	OF
1.	Ben Chapman	New York Yankees	OF
7.	Joe Cronin	Washington Senators	SS
	General Crowder	Washington Senators	P
	Bill Dickey	New York Yankees	C	Did Not Play
6.	Jimmy Dykes	Chicago White Sox	3B
8.	Rick Ferrell	Boston Red Sox	C
	Wes Ferrell	Cleveland Indians	P	Did Not Pitch
	Jimmie Foxx	Philadelphia Athletics	1B	Did Not Play
4.	Lou Gehrig	New York Yankees	1B
2.	Charlie Gehringer	Detroit Tigers	2B
9.	Lefty Gomez	New York Yankees	P	Starting Pitcher
	Lefty Grove	Philadelphia Athletics	P
	Oral Hildebrand	Cleveland Indians	P	Did Not Pitch
	Tony Lazzeri	New York Yankees	2B	Did Not Play
3.	Babe Ruth	New York Yankees	OF
5.	Al Simmons	Chicago White Sox	OF
	Sam West	St. Louis Browns	OF
BOLD = Fan's / manager's choice to start the game.