July 6 in American History
The best players of the American and National Leagues met in a single exhibition game in Chicago, dreamed up to lift spirits during the Great Depression — with an aging Babe Ruth hitting the first All-Star home run. It was meant as a one-time novelty. Nearly a century later, the "Midsummer Classic" is a permanent piece of American summer.
In 1933: the first Major League Baseball All-Star Game. The best players of the American and National Leagues met in a single exhibition game in Chicago, dreamed up to lift spirits during the Great Depression — with an aging Babe Ruth hitting the first All-Star home run.
The best players of the American and National Leagues met in a single exhibition game in Chicago, dreamed up to lift spirits during the Great Depression — with an aging Babe Ruth hitting the first All-Star home run. It was meant as a one-time novelty. Nearly a century later, the "Midsummer Classic" is a permanent piece of American summer.
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