{"id":3333,"date":"2026-07-06T16:40:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T16:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=3333"},"modified":"2026-07-06T16:40:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T16:40:22","slug":"deseret-news-archives-the-first-all-star-baseball-game-was-a-blast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=3333","title":{"rendered":"Deseret News archives: The first All-Star baseball game was a blast"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><i>Editor\u2019s note: This story was originally published on July 6, 2024.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>If you don\u2018t like the baseball All-Star game, blame a sports writer<i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>On July 6, 1933, the first All-Star baseball game was played at Chicago\u2019s Comiskey Park; the American League defeated the National League 4-2 behind winning pitcher Lefty Gomez of the New York Yankees.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=3331\">Charlie Kirk\u2019s family asks for privacy as Robinson\u2019s preliminary hearing begins<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A guy named Babe Ruth cracked a home run in the third inning, and the midseason classic became a classic.<\/p>\n<p>According to Baseball Almanac, the contest was initiated at the insistence of Arch Ward, a sports editor for the Chicago Tribune, to coincide with the celebration of the city\u2019s \u201cCentury of Progress\u201d Exposition.<\/p>\n<p>Some did not believe that a contest of this magnitude could possibly live up to the fan\u2019s expectations, especially for those who lived in the far Western states and had never been to a major league baseball game.<\/p>\n<p>The doubters were wrong.<\/p>\n<p>The Deseret News reported on the game and shared plenty of coverage with its fans.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=3329\">How Andy Reid became the guest narrator for special \u2018Music &amp; the Spoken Word\u2019 broadcast honoring America\u2019s semiquincentennial<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBabe Ruth blazed out as the star of stars once more today to smash out a home run in the third inning to give the American League All-Stars the winning margin in a great 4 to 2 victory over the hand-picked aces of the National league before 49,000 spectators,\u201d read the front page of the newspaper.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some stories from Deseret News archives about MLB All-Star game history:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMemories of when Ruth and Rajah put on a show\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c`Baseball palace\u2019 no longer: Comiskey Park era closes\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTen great moments in All-Star Game history\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLong-ball discussion mounts as All-Star game draws near\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c70 years after Babe Ruth\u2019s death, fans still flock to grave\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow Utah will be involved in this year\u2019s MLB All-Star Game\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTime to pull the plug on all-star games\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow does Utah getting an NHL team impact the effort to land an MLB team?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The National Football League played its first all-star game in 1939; the event later became the Pro Bowl. The National Basketball Association started playing its all-star game in 1951.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>Related<\/div>\n<div> We were there: See Deseret News front pages from 45 big moments in Utah, world history<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Also of note, on June 1, 1933, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints opened a 500-foot exhibit in the Hall of Religions at the Century of Progress World\u2019s Fair.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=3327\">I married 468 couples before I turned 21. Most of them I never met in person<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today in history: Held in conjunction with the Chicago World&#8217;s Fair in 1933, the game was a resounding success. 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