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The 1933 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 1st edition of the All-Star Game known as the "Midsummer Classic". This was the first official playing of the midseason exhibition baseball game between Major League Baseball's (MLB's) National League (NL) and American (AL) All-Star teams. The game was held on July 6, 1933 at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois, the home of the AL's Chicago White Sox. The game resulted in the AL defeating the NL 4–2, in two hours and five minutes. The first MLB All-Star game (unofficial all-star game called the Addie Joss Benefit Game) was held on July 24, 1911 in Cleveland at Cleveland League Park (League Park, 1891–1946), the American League All-Stars versus the Cleveland Naps (1903–1915).〔''Baseball Almanac'', Addie Joss All-Star Game () Retrieved August 4, 2015〕〔(National Baseball Hall of Fame, Hall of Famers, Addie Joss )〕 The AL All-Stars won 5-3. == History == The first official MLB All-Star exhibition game on July 6, 1933 was held at Comiskey Park (1910–1990) and was part of the 1933 Chicago World's Fair during the city's centennial. The 1933 MLB All-Star Game was the idea of Arch Ward, the sports editor of the ''Chicago Tribune'', after the Mayor of Chicago, Edward J. Kelly, had first approached the ''Tribune's'' publisher for a major sport event.〔This Day In History, July 6, 1933 () Retrieved Aug 2, 1015〕 The game was intended to be a one-time event to boost morale during the Great Depression. Ward decided that the fans would select the starting nine players and the managers the other nine players for each of the NL and AL All-Star teams. The ''Tribune'' called it the "Game of the Century", and 55 newspapers across the country printed the fans' ballots in their papers.〔This Day In History, July 6, 2015 () Retrieved Aug 2, 2015〕 The ''Tribune'' estimated the game's attendance on July 6, 1933 at 49,000. The proceeds ($45,000, net gate receipts) from the game went to a charity for disabled and needy major league players. The All-Star Game would afterwards be known as MLB's "Midsummer Classic". The legendary baseball player Babe Ruth of the Yankees, highlighted the game by hitting a two-run home run in right-field in the bottom of the third inning and catching a fly ball up against the scoreboard in right-center field in the top of the eighth inning. Ruth was greeted at home plate by the AL/Chicago White Sox batboy John McBride and teammate Lou Gehrig. Twenty of the game's thirty-six All-Stars including Ruth would later be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame at Cooperstown, New York. Both the games's managers, five out of six coaches, and two out of the four umpires on the field that day would also be future Hall of Famers. Two AL All-Stars were Chicago White Sox players, starting third baseman Jimmy Dykes and starting center fielder Al Simmons. Yankee's Lefty Gomez was the winning pitcher for the American League All-Star Team. The NL team wore special made gray uniforms and navy blue caps with "National League" in navy blue felt letters on the front of the jersey, a large navy blue felt number on the back of the jersey, and "NL" in white letters printed on the navy caps. The AL team members each wore their home uniform. The NL members were allowed to keep their All-Star uniforms and caps. In 1934, each NL member used their home uniform and cap. The game's official AL baseball was changed to an official NL baseball and the AL home plate umpire was replaced by a NL home plate umpire after the top of the 5th inning.〔Baseball Chronology, 1933 Baseball All-Star Game () Retrieved August 2, 2015〕 60 baseballs autographed by All-Star players were given out before the game started. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1933 Major League Baseball All-Star Game」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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