All Star Game Blog

Alright, I finally got the book I ordered and just in time for my annual Labor Day weekend trip so once again, things will be delayed until after the holiday weekend.  In the meantime, here are some biographies of some of the National League All Stars.  Starters are in bold.

Wally Berger OF - SABR Bio

Pie Traynor 3b - SABR Bio

Only two again.  Check back next week and I’ll start the writeup for the actual game.

Alright, I’m not quite set to run down the 1933 All Star Game because I’m waiting for something.  I know that’s vague, but trust me, it’s worth it.

Anyway, here’s your chance to meet the 1933 American League All Stars.  At least some of them.  I’m linking to each player’s SABR Biography if they have one.  If the guy is a starter, he’s in bold.

Jimmy Dykes 3b - SABR Bio

Jimmie Foxx - SABR Bio

Alright, I was hoping there’s more, but that’ll give you something to check out.  I’ll do the NL All Stars next.

I plan on writing up the 1933 All Star Game this coming week, but in the meantime, here’s a look at the rosters and lineups for each team.

No major surprises.  Babe Ruth was a couple of years away from retirement, but he still finished second in the American League in homeruns (34) well behind Jimmie Foxx’s 48 homeruns.  A strange choice was the National League’s starting pitcher.  Bill Hallahan appeared to be an inferior choice to Carl Hubbell, who was on his way to his first 20 win season.  Hubbell also finished with microscopic 1.66 ERA in over 300 innings.  Hallahan would finish the 1933 season with barely a winning record (16-13) and 3.50 ERA which would be league average.  Even Lon Warneke might have been a better choice.  He was coming off of a 20 win season the year before and his 2.00 ERA in 1933 would be second to only Hubbell.

So even back in the 1930s, there were controveries over who got in and who didn’t.  More to come on the 1933 All Star Game this week.

I grew up loving baseball’s All Star Game.  I know it’s not what it’s used to be, but I still look forward to it every year.  So I decided to start a blog to cover not only the current season’s All Star Game, but to also provide some insight into the game’s rich history.

For now, the site will remain pretty static.  I’ll be doing retrospectives on past All Star Games beginning with the very first one in 1933.  Then when the ballots go out I’ll be providing insight into the lead in to the game as well coverage of the event.

So check back on occassion, and you might find a little tidbit from an All Star Game back in the 1940s.  Or if you go to Baseball Historians on occassion, you’ll be able to see my feed there when I update.